Glastonbury ’97 beats the mud

Although it wasn’t Woodstock, the fondly-remembered Concert of Contemporary and Traditional Folk Music – to quote its official title – was more than a match for almost any British counterpart, then or

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Wendy Rigg is planning a summer of festival fun – but what is it about nostalgic music that makes us feel so good?

It was a 24/7 existence. The phone did not stop ringing. It was like being on Concorde for six years, and I loved it. The speed at which they went from A-Z was incredible. They did the Marquee, then t

If not quite the moon landing or the shooting of JFK, 13 July 1985 remains a day on which most people who were alive remember exactly where they were – a day marked by a seismic social and cultural sh

A brilliant new documentary reflects on the world’s biggest music concert 40 years on…