Glastonbury Extravaganza
The Glastonbury Extravaganza (also known as the Glastonbury Abbey Extravaganza and the Glastonbury Classical Extravaganza) is one of three events organised by Michael Eavis and the Glastonbury Festival each year. The other events are the major Glastonbury Festival and the local Pilton Party. It has been held in the grounds of the ruined medieval Glastonbury Abbey in Somerset since 1996. The Extravaganza is held every year as a thank you to local people from Glastonbury Festival founder Michael Eavis The event started life as a Classical concert – expanding out to three days and moving more into a mixture  of classic, pop and rock. Since 2013 it has returned to the single Saturday night format but retained a popular music theme. The current format of the event is that the grounds open at 16:30, a local choir opens the proceedings at around 17:00 followed by a number of acts leading up to the headliner, followed by a firework display to close the evening at around 22:00. People bring their own food and drink and picnic or even fetch take-away food from Glastonbury high street, a short walk away. Withdrawals. A number of artists have had to withdraw after  the initial line-up was announced due to illness or scheduling conflicts. Ticketing. Vouchers for the event usually go on sale in the December of the year before the event. These are available from the Glastonbury Abbey shop (online and in person). The announcement of who will be performing is then made in early May and the tickets are available from July onwards. The vouchers can only be exchanged for that years event. In 2019 ticket prices were £40 adult and £25 for a child.