The Glastonbury Festival is world-famous today for its incredible music line-ups and vibrant atmosphere, but it all began as a much wilder and more rebellious event. A recently published photography book by artist Beezer delves deep into the festival’s untamed past, featuring rare images from the 1980s that capture the raw energy and spirit of those early days.
Beezer’s powerful photos showcase candid moments of festival-goers immersed in the freedom and chaos that defined Glastonbury’s early years. These evocative black-and-white images reveal not just the music, but also the subculture of creativity, defiance, and community that blossomed on the muddy fields of Somerset.
The book serves as a vivid time capsule, inviting readers to explore a period when Glastonbury was a bold experiment in self-expression, very different from its polished and commercialized present. Through Beezer’s lens, the untold stories of makeshift stages, impromptu gatherings, and the festival’s pioneering spirit come alive, reminding us how Glastonbury first earned its iconic status.