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GlastonburyAbbeyExtravaganza
GLASTONBURYABBEYGROUNDS,
MAGDALENEST,GLASTONBURY
Gatesopenat6pmbothnights.Visitorsare
encouragedtobringapicnicthoughthereisa
barandrefreshmentsareavailable.Theevent,
includingfireworksdisplay,willfinishnolater
than11pm.£30peradultticket.£15for
children(6–16).5’sandunderfree.Group
offer:buyanycombinationof10adulttickets
overthe2nightsandreceivethe11thfree.
AfreeparkandrideservicefromClarksVillage
inStreetoperatesbothnightsfrom5pmand
willshuttlepeopletoandfromtheAbbey.
Buy tickets in person at the Glastonbury
Festival Office, 28 Northload St, Glastonbury
and the Glastonbury Abbey Shop on
Magdalene Street. Or call 01458 834596
or go to
www.glastonburyextravaganza.co.uk
Saturday 8 August - Status Quo plus support
from Bjorn Again.
Sunday 9 August - Royal Philharmonic
Orchestra with Myleene Klass
MammaMia!AtouchofKlassattheAbbey
MichaelEavishasproducedadreamline-up “LandofHopeandGlory”.Andhavingthefull
forthisyear’sGlastonburyAbbeyExtravaganza orchestramakessuchadifference.Naturally
–amini-festivalthatcomprisestwooutside wewillhavefountains,lightsandfireworks.
eveningconcerts,completewithfireworks,in Itwillbeawonderfulspectacle!”Michaelhas
thebeautifulgroundsofGlastonburyAbbey. alsopersuadedthewidelypopularMyleene
Saturday8thAugustprovidesthemouth- KlasstoperformattheExtravaganzaaswell
wateringprospectof “QuoattheAbbey”.The ascomperingthewholeevening.Myleene
legendaryrockbandStatusQuo,whohave isamuch-respectedclassicalmusician.She
notyetplayedattheGlastonburyFestival,will beganplayingthepianoandhergrandfather’s
bringanostalgicperformanceoftheirmuch violinattheageoffour,thencompletedher
lovedclassicstotheancientAbbeyGrounds. studiesinVoiceattheGuildhallSchoolof
“TheQuo”havereachediconicstatusinBritish MusicandDramaandwonascholarshipto
rockhistoryandhavealoyalandenthusiastic theRoyalAcademyofMusic.Myleenewill
following.Andiftheyweren’tenoughontheir kickofftheeveningwithasoloperformance
own,theirsupportactwillbeworld-renowned andthenjointheRoyalPhilharmonicOrchestra
AbbatributeactBjornAgain.AsMichaelEavis forafantasticpianopiece.“Myleeneisexactly
said,“Thiswillbeatremendouscombination– whatweneededfortheclassicalnightat
everybodylovestheQuo,andthewholeworld Extravaganza.AsMichaelEavisexplained, theExtravaganza”,Michaelexplained.“Sheis
issingingalongtoMammaMia.Itwillbea “Ihavelistenedverycarefullytowhatpeople sowellknownandsuchawonderfulpianist.”
greatpartynightoutforpeopleofallages.” havesaid,andhavedecidedtoreturnthe Otherguestsmakinganappearancewith
OnSunday9thAugust,theRoyalPhilharmonic classicaleveningtothe“LastNightofthe theRPOincludesopranoJoAppleby,a
Orchestrareturnwithaperformanceofpopular Proms”format–fullofwellknownpieces,and formermemberoftheoperagroupAmici
classics,revertingtotheoriginalconceptofthe culminatingwithachancetowaveflagsto Forever,andrecentENOtenorAndrewRees.
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