Glastonbury Extravaganza

The Glastonbury Extravaganza (also known as the Glastonbury Abbey Extravaganza and the Glastonbury Classical Extravaganza) is one of three events organised by Michael Eavis and the Glastonbury Festival each year. The other events are the major Glastonbury Festival and the local Pilton Party. It has been held in the grounds of the ruined medieval Glastonbury Abbey in Somerset since 1996.[1] The Extravaganza is held every year as a thank you to local people from Glastonbury Festival founder Michael Eavis[2]

For the five-day festival of contemporary performing arts, see Glastonbury Festival.

Glastonbury Extravaganza
Glastonbury Extravaganza in the early evening
GenreMusic festival
FrequencyMostly annually, with some fallow years.
Location(s)Glastonbury Abbey, England
Coordinates51°08′43.8″N 02°42′51.84″W
Years active24 years
Inaugurated1996 (1996)
FounderMichael Eavis
Most recent2018
Next event2020
ParticipantsSee performers
Attendance10,000
Organised byGlastonbury Festivals Ltd.
Websitewww.glastonburyabbey.com

The event started life as a Classical concert – expanding out to three days and moving more into a mixture of classic, pop and rock. Since 2013 it has returned to the single Saturday night format but retained a popular music theme.

The current format of the event is that the grounds open at 16:30, a local choir opens the proceedings at around 17:00 followed by a number of acts leading up to the headliner, followed by a firework display to close the evening at around 22:00. People bring their own food and drink and picnic or even fetch take-away food from Glastonbury high street, a short walk away.

Performers
YearDateHeadline ArtistSupport Act(s)
1996Pendyrus Male Choir[3]
1997Pendyrus Male Choir[3]
1998
1999
2000Pendyrus Male Choir[3]
2001Saturday 18 August 2001[4]Pendyrus Male Choir[3]
2002Pendyrus Male Choir[3]
2003Saturday 2 August 2003Jools Holland and his Rhythm and Blues Orchestra[5]
2004Friday 30 July 2004Van Morrison[6]Pendyrus Male Choir[3]
Saturday 31 July 2004The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra[6]
Sunday 1 August 2004Jools Holland and his Rhythm and Blues Orchestra[6]
2005Friday 5 August 2005Joss Stone[7]
Saturday 6 August 2005Nigel Kennedy, and The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra[7]
Sunday 7 August 2005The Rat Pack 'Live from Las Vegas'[7]
2006Friday 4 August 2006Jools Holland and his Rhythm and Blues Orchestra[8]
Saturday 5 August 2006The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra[8]
Sunday 6 August 2006The Rat Pack 'Live from Las Vegas'[8]
2007Friday 10 August 2007Van MorrisonCorinne Bailey Rae[9]
Saturday 11 August 2007Charles Hazlewood conducting the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra[9]
Sunday 12 August 2007Ray Davies of The KinksPaolo Nutini[9]
2008Friday 8 August 2008SqueezeLulu[10]
Saturday 9 August 2008The FeelingKate Nash[10]
2009Saturday 8 August 2009Status QuoBjorn Again[11]
Sunday 9 August 2009Aled Jones with the Royal Philharmonic OrchestraJo Appleby, Andrew Rees, The Corelli Quartet[12][11]
2010Saturday 7 August 2010MadnessSteve Harley and Cockney Rebel[13]
Sunday 8 August 2010Royal Philharmonic OrchestraNicola Benedetti, Andrew Rees, Jo Appleby, RaVen Quartet[13]
2011Saturday 6 August 2011Status QuoBootleg Beatles[14]
Sunday 7 August 2011Katherine Jenkins, accompanied by the National Symphony OrchestraWynne Evans,[14] The National Symphony Orchestra, Mendip Male Voice Choir[15]
2012Fallow Year – no event[16]The venue slot was instead used for the "Orchestra In A Field" event[17]
2013Saturday 11 August 2013Bryan Ferry and The Bryan Ferry OrchestraSteve Harley & Cockney Rebel[18][16]
2014Saturday 9 August 2014Sensational Space Shifters featuring Robert PlantGeorge Ezra, Wildflower[19]
2015Saturday 8 August 2015Ray Davies of The KinksThe Drystones, The Shires[20]
2016Saturday 6 August 2016Van MorrisonJamie Cullum[21]
2017Saturday 5 August 2017Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys performing 'Pet Sounds'Black Dyke Band, Corinne Bailey Rae[22]
2018Saturday 4 August 2018Tom Odell[23]
2019Saturday 3 August 2019The Specials[24][25]The Brue Boys,[26] Lighthouse Family
2020Saturday 1 August 2020Acts expected to be announced in May 2020

Withdrawals

A number of artists have had to withdraw after the initial line-up was announced due to illness or scheduling conflicts.

YearArtist
2009Myleene Klass[11]
2015Joan Armatrading[20]
2018Paloma Faith[23]

Ticketing

Vouchers for the event usually go on sale in the December of the year before the event. These are available from the Glastonbury Abbey shop (online and in person). The announcement of who will be performing is then made in early May and the tickets are available from July onwards. The vouchers can only be exchanged for that years event. In 2019 ticket prices were £40 adult and £25 for a child.

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