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The gates have opened and the 40th anniversary edition of the Glastonbury festival is set to get under way officially tomorrow (June 25).
Gorillaz, Muse and Stevie Wonder will top the bill at this year's event, which is expected to remain dry.
To mark Glastonbury's 40th anniversary, Gigwise has taken a look at the event's history – from the first £1 festival to the magical attraction it has become.
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For more information about Glastonbury and all this summer's festivals, check out the Gigwise Festival Guide.
Glastonbury - The History
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The very first Glastonbury festival took place on September 19, 1970 - poignantly a day after Jimi Hendrix died. 34-year-old dairy farmer Michael Eavis was inspired to put on his own event after visiting the Blues Festival in Bath a year earlier. The one day extravaganza was attended by 1,500 people who each paid £1 a ticket - the price poignantly included free milk from the farm. Headlined by Marc Bolan's Tyrannosaurus Rex, other performers included Keith Christmas and Al Stewart.
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