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Lost Photos from the 1971 Glastonbury Festival

Photographer Paul Misso revisits the fabled fair that became the blueprint for the world’s greatest music festival.

On September 18, 1970, Jimi Hendrix died in London. The very next day, the Glastonbury Festival made its debut with a two-day festival attended by a mere 1,500 people. 

The following year, organizers Andrew Kerr and Arabella Churchill transf...

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