While around 100,000 people had tickets and duly went through the gates as usual, by Friday night the rudimentary fence erected to keep gatecrashers out was breached in several places as fans clamoured to enjoy the festival experience, and David Bowie in particular. The introduction of the new, impenetrable fence meant that when 150,000 tickets went on sale in 2003 they sold out within 24 hours – a stark contrast to 2002’s 140,000 tickets, which took two months to sell. Record number jump the fence Organisers and fans pronounce weekend 'one of the best' despite security problems Glastonbury 2000: special report Quiz: Find yourself at the festival. The infamous million-pound ‘Super Fence’ was first set up in 2002. A s Glastonbury began to control its borders with military precision, the nature of the event behind the fence started to change. This year, Glastonbury Festival saw a huge influx of gatecrashers, so much so that the vast perimeter fence completely collapsed, leading to a year's hiatus in 2001.

Glastonbury 2000 . After a couple of years of security breaches, 2000 was the year that nearly killed Glastonbury Festival. The future of the Glastonbury festival is in doubt after the deaths of nine fans at its Danish equivalent, Roskilde, and the overcrowding which jeopardised safety at this year's event. Glastonbury began working with music promoter Mean Fiddler in 2002 to handle security and installed the ‘super-fence’ that reduced numbers dramatically. Michael Eavis plans a "super fence" next year. Here is the culmination of Glastonbury 2000, the millennium festival’s final act, and, for a moment, everything hangs in the balance.


The move emerged at the end of a three-hour meeting in which Mr Eavis was severely criticised by police and … Glastonbury festival organiser Michael Eavis is facing prosecution for allegedly allowing twice the permitted 100,000 revellers into this year's event. Glastonbury Festival (formally Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts) is a five-day festival of contemporary performing arts that takes place in Pilton, Somerset, in England.In addition to contemporary music, the festival hosts dance, comedy, theatre, circus, cabaret, and other arts. David Bowie: the day I pulled the plug on his Glastonbury comeback. This reoccurred in 2000, and out of the 250,000 revellers who attended that year, less than half had purchased a ticket. The new £1m "super-fence" that will ring June's Glastonbury Festival has been unveiled by organiser Michael Eavis.

October 2018. 2000 was the also the last year before the dreaded security fence went up, so it was probably the last Glastonbury with any ounce of anarchy in it.