Biggest Crowd

[Bisque]

Does anyone know what band/artist has attracted the largest crowd at Glastonbury in recent history? I read somewhere that Levellers pulled in a huge crowd in '94.

Snoop Dogg certainly got a huge crowd for an act playing half way through the day in '10.

[liamgazza]

I'm sure I read somewhere that Stevie Wonder had one of the biggest crowds ever.

[sonny]

Blur seemed to have a massive crowd. I was standing by the sound stage and there seemed to be as many people behind me as there was in front of me. Dont ever remember that before.

[swede]

Rem in 1999 certainly had a large crowd.

[The Nal]

There was 200k at Bowie apparently after the fence came down.

I think U2 will pull in the biggest legit crowd ever. 120k minimum I reckon. People who don’t even like them are saying they’re going just to soak up to atmosphere.

[mr flow]

There was 200k at Bowie apparently after the fence came down.

I think U2 will pull in the biggest legit crowd ever. 120k minimum I reckon. People who don’t even like them are saying they’re going just to soak up to atmosphere.

[Ed209]

only been since the fence, but of those 8 it felt like Stevie was the biggest crowd I'd ever seen at the pyramid. It was rammed all the way back.

Fully expect U2 to at least be on a par with that

[Ed209]

oh actually a lot of people went to see Paul Mac. Suspect he's right up there too.

[tilt]

There was 200k at Bowie apparently after the fence came down.

I think U2 will pull in the biggest legit crowd ever. 120k minimum I reckon. People who don’t even like them are saying they’re going just to soak up to atmosphere.

[jeffie]

Often wondered how many watched Fun Lovin' Criminals doing Scooby Snacks on The Pyramid in 1999......

[robith]

Stevie last year was unlike anything I've ever experienced. Got there late post LCD Soundsystem, and it was solid people all the way to the back. I was stood in the camp sites at the back.

Agree with The Nal on U2. It's going to be an enormo crowd

[Homer]

Brian Wilson was big, being that he was on in the afternoon and up against The Bravery!

[airds]

I wouldnt say the biggest but...

a couple of years ago Amy Winehouse had a big crowd, I only realised how big when we left half way through to see Hot Chip on the other stage. On the way from Amy there was hardly any one about and coming over the last bridge to the other stage I thought something was wrong, as the field was nearly empty, it was like a Wednesday afternoon

When we got to where we could see them (near the flags), we could also see The Pigeon Detectives on the queens head, there was absolutely no one at all between the 2 stages, really strange.....but that might say more about hot chip & the pigeon detectives

[new2glasto]

I was right at the back next to the ice cream van for Stevie, and the sea of people in front of me was just unbelievable. It didn't look like there was a single space free in the entire field, made the performance even more special. Going for a wizz felt like travelling to Mordor and back.

Edited February 24, 2011 by new2glasto

[Zacko]

The Stevie crowd was f**king huge, I was at the front and it took what must have been 40 minutes to get out at the end.

[bethan0684]

Often wondered how many watched Fun Lovin' Criminals doing Scooby Snacks on The Pyramid in 1999......

[eFestivals]

If I'm remembering things correctly, at the point that Rolf Harris played the Pyramid in around 2003, that was the biggest crowd there'd ever been up-to that point for a Pyramid act.

[CaledonianGonzo]

Rolf's crowd last year on the Friday morning was ridiculously sizeable.

Thrown into sharp distinction when everyone buggered off afterwards, leaving the field near-deserted for the otherwise excellent set of storming afrobeat from Femi Kuti....

[ivan]

If I'm remembering things correctly, at the point that Rolf Harris played the Pyramid in around 2003, that was the biggest crowd there'd ever been up-to that point for a Pyramid act.

[eFestivals]

Personally I thought Florence and The Machine last year must have had biggest ever Other Stage

crowd , it was rammed back to the railway for her !

nah, it wasn't that full - I walked around the crowd there while she was singing screeching, and there wasn't a huge amount of difference with the crowd size to at other points over the weekend.

I also walked along the railway track a bit later in her set, and strangely there was quite a few people stood on there to get an elevated view. This was when she was doing 'The Chain', and I can't believe those people's ears weren't hurting. Mine definitely were.

[thesecretingredientiscrime]

I remember watching this on the TV as a teenager and thinking that being in that crowd going nuts the way everyone was would be one of the best feelings in the World

Edited February 24, 2011 by thesecretingredientiscrime

[Bisque]

That's f**king huge!

[roomonfire94]

I was late for Stevie cause I saw Julian Casablancas before, and when we arrived we stood on the very edge of the crowd and we were nearly by the oxfam tent

[Ci Sgoti]

Never tire of that Fun Lovin Criminals youtube clip. Problem is it tends to build up the excitement and its way too early for that now

[Wooderson]

Neil I would be surprised if Rolf had more people than Bowie.

Post fence SNAFU I'm pretty sure the biggest crowd ive seen was Stevie last year.

U2 will at least match Stevie. Ollan's prediction of 100K+ is far from exhaggerated.