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Glastonbury Festival 2009
Crowds heading from the Greenfields to Jazz World
Date(s)24 June 2009(2009-06-24)– 29 June 2009(2009-06-29)
Location(s)Worthy Farm,Pilton, Somerset,England
Previous eventGlastonbury Festival 2008
Next eventGlastonbury Festival 2010
ParticipantsNeil Young,Bruce Springsteen,Blur

The2009 Glastonbury Festival/Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Artswas held from 24 to 29 June 2009.

Tickets[edit]

Registration[edit]

In a similar way to previous festivals, tickets for the 2009 event required pre-registration (of a photograph and personal details) through the festival website.[1]Registration opened on 1 September 2008.

Sales[edit]

Tickets were able to be purchased via theSee Ticketswebsite or by telephone. A limited number of tickets were available by promotion through theWestern Daily Press[2]and competitions run byGreenpeace,[3]eFestivals[4]andThe Guardian.[5]

The 2009 wristband

Ticket lines opened on the morning of 5 October 2008, and customers were able to place deposits for tickets (£50) or buy them in full (£175). Tickets required full payment by 1 February 2009.

On 22 January 2009, atMidem 2009,Michael Eavisannounced that 90% of the event's 137,500 tickets had been sold. He also stated that although headliners had not been confirmed, he was awaiting confirmation from the acts he had approached.[6]

Re-sale[edit]

Reserved tickets which did not have their remaining balance paid by the deadline were put back on sale on 2 February 2009 and it was announced the next day that the event had sold out, with the majority of reservations being balanced by 1 February deadline.[7]A re-sale of cancelled tickets was held on 5 April 2009 at 9:00 am. These tickets sold out by 10:15 am.[8]

Site[edit]

Arenas[edit]

In a December 2008 interview, co-organiserEmily Eavisstated that theTrash Cityarena would be expanded for the 2009 festival.[9]On 5 December 2008,Battersea and Wandsworth TUCannounced that theLeft Fieldtent of the site would not be a part of the 2009 event.[10]A new area, namedWilliam's Green,occupied the same area.[11] The 2009 event saw expansion of theDance Village– including a3Ddisco– as well as the return of theG-Stageand thePussy Parlure.[12]Greenpeaceused their area in the Green Fields to create anairport terminalbuilding and miniature replica of the village ofSipson,which is threatened by theexpansion of London Heathrow Airport.[13][14]

Camping[edit]

As with previous events, the festival had atipifield where six people can accommodate one tipi for the shared price of £800.[15] A new hospitality area, surrounded by a 12 feet (3.7 m) wall, was created on the old cinema field between Lower Mead and Wicker Ground fields. This area includedPodPadcamping.[16] The positioning of this area restricted pedestrian access to both camping and parking sites; pathways at previous festivals have led through this area.

Line up[edit]

The three main headline acts (Neil Young,Bruce Springsteen& theE Street BandandBlur) were announced in March 2009,[17]with the full line up being released on 25 May 2009.[18]

Stages 1 to 11[edit]

Stages 12 to 20[edit]

Impact of Michael Jackson's death[edit]

The news ofMichael Jackson'sdeathspread during the night of 25 June.[citation needed]Various tributes were made to him by performers throughout 26 June,[19]includingDizzee Rascalleading a crowd rendition of Jackson's hit"Thriller",andN.E.R.DfrontmanPharrell Williamspaying respects for Jackson in saying "It's the music, the music was so incredible", before adding that Jackson "changed music and the way people looked at music." Other performers to pay tribute to Jackson includedThe Streets,Hugh Cornwell,Lily Allen,Dan Le Sac Vs Scroobius PipandGabriella Cilmi.[20]Within hours of his death, there were T-shirts for sale proclaiming"I was at Glasto 09 when Jacko died"[21] and shops announcing"Michael Jackson has died, 10% off everything."[22]

Swine flu at Glastonbury 2009[edit]

Several cases ofswine fluwere reported during the festival. Two of these were students and one a 10-year-old child. The three infected festival-goers were isolated when symptoms presented and no further cases have been reported. Festival organisers had reportedly anticipated some cases of the virus with a spokesperson saying "...the figure of three in 177,000 people is regarded as very low."[23]

References[edit]

  1. ^"Ticket and Registration FAQs 2009".Glastonbury Festival.31 March 2009. Archived fromthe originalon 4 April 2009.Retrieved5 April2009.
  2. ^"Glastonbury is sold out already".Western Daily Press.Northcliffe Media.2009. Archived fromthe originalon 27 March 2009.Retrieved5 April2009.
  3. ^"Win two tickets to Glastonbury!".Greenpeace.29 April 2009.Retrieved21 June2009.
  4. ^"WIN a pair of tickets to Glastonbury Festival".eFestivals.1 June 2009.Retrieved21 June2009.
  5. ^"Win Glastonbury tickets!".The Guardian.22 May 2009.Retrieved21 June2009.
  6. ^"90% of tickets sold for Glastonbury Festival".Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts '09.eFestivals. 22 January 2009.Retrieved22 January2009.
  7. ^"Glastonbury tickets are sold out".BBC.3 February 2009.Retrieved3 February2009.
  8. ^"Final Few Tickets Now Sold Out".Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts '09.Glastonbury Festivals. 5 April 2009. Archived fromthe originalon 7 April 2009.Retrieved5 April2009.
  9. ^"A Catch-up with Emily Eavis".Glastonbury Festival. 1 December 2008. Archived fromthe originalon 23 January 2009.Retrieved22 January2009.
  10. ^"No Left Field at Glastonbury 2009".Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts '09.eFestivals. 5 December 2008.Retrieved22 January2009.
  11. ^"William's Green Area Announced".Glastonbury Festival 2009.GlastonburyFestivals.co.uk. 14 May 2009. Archived fromthe originalon 17 May 2009.Retrieved14 May2009.
  12. ^"Dance Village's 2009 Plans Unveiled".Glastonbury Festivals.22 April 2009. Archived fromthe originalon 5 May 2009.Retrieved7 May2009.
  13. ^"Greenpeace at Glastonbury 2009".Greenpeace.Retrieved13 October2009.
  14. ^Finnan, Daniel (6 October 2009)."Glastonbury festival 2009 – more than just music".Radio France Internationale.Retrieved13 October2009.
  15. ^"Accommodation Tipis".Glastonbury Festivals.Retrieved1 July2009.
  16. ^"Sleep snug at Glasto with your own uber-comfy PodPad".Virtual Festivals.14 June 2007.Retrieved30 June2009.
  17. ^"Neil Young confirmed as third 2009 headliner".Glastonbury Festivals.9 March 2009.Retrieved25 May2009.
  18. ^"2009 line-up revealed!".Glastonbury Festivals.25 May 2009.Retrieved25 May2009.
  19. ^"Glastonbury tributes for Michael Jackson".BBC. 26 June 2009.Retrieved26 June2009.
  20. ^Griffiths, Sarah Jane (27 June 2009)."The stars step out at Glastonbury".BBC Online.Retrieved30 June2009.
  21. ^Brooker, Charlie (29 June 2009)."Michael Jackson's death hit Glastonbury hard – and the news channels harder".The Guardian.Retrieved30 June2009.
  22. ^Swash, Rosie (26 June 2009)."Michael Jackson's life celebrated at Glastonbury".The Guardian.Retrieved30 June2009.
  23. ^Swash, Rosie (28 June 2009)."Glastonbury festival hit by swine flu".The Guardian.Retrieved30 June2009.

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