Glastonbury Festival 2011
The Park
2007 saw the launch of The Park, a new performance area organised by Emily Eavis: home to live music stages, late night bars and cafes, Tipi villages, art installations, stonemasons and craftsmen. At its summit, the Eastern-inspired Ribbon Tower is illuminated from within and stands a full fifty feet tall providing a free panoramic view and map to the entire site, day and night throughout the festival. For 2009 the Tower sat higher and the land behind rolled back further to provide a grandstand of green space to wander, sit back and look out over the Giant Meadow and Glass House below.
Franz Ferdinand make a secret appearance at The Park in 2008
Latest The Park news
6 August 2010
Video: Thom Yorke & Jonny Greenwood's surprise set in The Park
Watch them perform Karma Police and Street Spirit from their unannounced 2010 set
29 June 2010
Trader tales
Throughout the Festival, Maite blogged direct from a food stall in the Park
16 June 2010
Free University returns to the Park
Lunchtime lectures featuring some of the UK's leading writers
3 June 2010
Stonebridge Bar line-up revealed
Music, booze and socialising every day in The Park from 1pm
19 August 2009
A film made at The Park
We continue our run of short films with a lovely one about The Park
9 July 2009
Million Mums Campaign a big Festival success
Some 10,000 people add voice to campaign - including a supermodel and the prime minister's wife
16 June 2009
Phoenix project promotes peace in The Park
Installation dedicated to the resolution of all global conflicts
