The 2008 Glastonbury Festival took place over 3 days, from Friday the 27th to Sunday the 29th of June.
It was headlined by Kings of Leon, Jay-Z, and The Verve, with Neil Diamond in the Legend slot on Sunday.
Dates
June 27 – 29
Duration
3
days
Price
£155
Tickets Sold
135,000
tickets
Daily Capacity
177,500
people
Programme Price
£10
Venues
Performed Here
Performances
Headliners
All Headliners →
Venues
New for 2008
- Bella's Field Stage
- The Astrolabe Theatre Stage
- Shangri-La Main Area
- Tilted Disco House Stage
- Barn Stage Stage
- Croissant Neuf Area
- Rocket Lounge Stage
All Venues
-
Pyramid StageMain Stage
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Other StageMain Stage
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West HoltsMain Area
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Jazz WorldMain Stage
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John Peel StageMain Stage
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The ParkMain Area
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Park StageMain Stage
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StonebridgeBar
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The Rabbit HoleStage
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Bimble InnBar
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Ribbon TowerOther
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Park BarBar
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BBC Music IntroducingStage
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Pussy ParlureStage
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Dance VillageMain Area
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East DanceStage
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West DanceStage
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G StageStage
Performers
Performed Here
2008 Lineup →-
Amy Winehouse
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Beans on Toast
-
Brian Jonestown Massacre
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Crowded House
-
Editors
-
Elbow
-
Fatboy Slim
-
Florence & The Machine
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Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly.
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Gilbert O'Sullivan
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Goldfrapp
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Gossip
-
James Blunt
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Jay-Z
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John Mayer
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Kate Nash
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Kings of Leon
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KT Tunstall
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Leonard Cohen
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Manu Chao
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Martha Wainwright
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Martina Topley Bird
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Neil Diamond
-
Seasick Steve
History
Timeline
Full Timeline →2008
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Trash City: Moves from Theatre & Circus Fields to the old Tipi Fields
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Cubana Salsa Tent: Moves from ? to Dance Village
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Bimble Inn: Moves from the Tipi Field to The Park
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Tipi Field: Moves to its current location near The Park
Replaced by Trash City in the Southeast corner.
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Kaye Dunnings: Founds Shangri-La
Key Dates
All Key Dates →-
Tickets went on saleSun 6 Apr 2008, 9:00am
Media
Worthy Causes
Statistics
More Stats
Weather
All Weather →
State of Ground
Dry
Highest Temp
20°C
Lowest Temp
12°C
Total Rain
2.08mm
Weather Station
Yeovilton
Friday the 27th
18°C
14°C
2mm
Saturday the 28th
20°C
15°C
0.08mm
Sunday the 29th
19°C
12°C
No rain
