Glastonbury Fayre (film)

For the album, see Glastonbury Fayre.

Glastonbury Fayre
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Directed by	Nicolas Roeg Peter Neal
Produced by	David Puttnam
Release date	May 1972
Running time	87 minutes
Language	English

Glastonbury Fayre is a 1972 documentary film directed by Nicolas Roeg and Peter Neal of the 1971 Glastonbury Festival (known then as the Glastonbury Fair), which was held on 20–24 June 1971.

About the film

The film is the first attempt to document the Glastonbury Festival, which in 1971 was in its second year. Glastonbury Fayre is notable for being photographed by Nicolas Roeg and being one of the first films produced by David Puttnam. The film is a mix of performances from the likes of Arthur Brown and Fairport Convention, as well as scenes of festival-goers enjoying the festival. It does not feature any footage of David Bowie, who played at dawn, but he is on the soundtrack.

An album of performances from the festival, Glastonbury Fayre, was also released in 1972 and has since become a rare collectors' item; however, it features no performances in common with the film. The film received a VHS release during the 1990s but has since been deleted. A DVD of the film was released with the CD edition of the Akarma reissue of the album. A four-minute clip of the film featured on the extras of the 2005 Glastonbury Anthems DVD. An 87-minute DVD of Glastonbury Fayre is available.

Music

The film includes performances from:

• Arthur Brown 'All forms and distinctions'
• Family
• Fairport Convention
• Gong 'Tried so hard'
• Kingdom Come
• Linda Lewis
• Magic Michael
• Melanie 'Peace will come (According to plan)'
• Quintessence 'Giants'
• Terry Reid
• Traffic 'Gimme Some Lovin' '
• Trumpton and the Riots
• Tonto's Expanding Head Band
• Bostik Swastika

See also

• Glastonbury
• Glastonbury the Movie

External links

• Fansite with pictures of the 1971 festival
• Details of the soundtrack album