‘Magic and midsummer madness’: The last of the old-school Glastonbury Festivals

Many die-hard fans claim 1993 was the last of the old-school Glastonbury Festivals. It was before phone masts, biometric tickets and wall-to-wall coverage changed the music event forever.

To celebrate the special year in the festival’s history, a digitally restored film is screening in cinemas across the UK showing scenes from 1993.

The original director of Glastonbury The Movie, Robin Mahoney, recorded footage at the event over four days, with a group of 30 young filmmakers, which has now been restored using the latest technology.

“The music, the magic, the midsummer madness. No voiceover. No talking heads. No presenter telling you how to feel. Just Glastonbury as it was,” Mahoney said.

“The festival was on the cusp of being its original free-form, free-for-all, mad, chaotic environment to becoming considered a world-class music festival.”