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Glastonbury 2009 Set To Be A Classic, Organisers Say

A good weekend is ahead...

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Blighted by torrential rain, Glastonbury 1985 was the muddiest year yet. It was also the largest yet, with the site enlarged after Michael Eavis purchased the neighbouring Cockmill Farm providing ample, if ridiculously muddy room for the 40,000 strong crowd. The Boomtown Rats, Ian Drury and the Blockheads, The Pogues and Midnight Oil all braved the adverse conditions.

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