Michael Eavis
(Picture: BBC)There have been a few near-end moments for Glastonbury: There was that time in 1990 when 150 riot police had to be called in to help a security team deal with drug dealing travellers; the time in 1971 when Arabella Churchill brought a posh posse up from London and founder Michael Eavis found the drugs a bit too much, and there was that time right back at the beginning when Eavis’ bank manager told him it would be best to abandon his new project.
There have been some edgy junctures too, such as the absolute mud-fest in 1997, overly packed crowds in 2000 that led to a super fence being put up around the festival, and some lulls in the magic. But luckily, at every twist and turn, Michael Eavis ploughed on.
