The Greenpeace Field was introduced at Glastonbury in 1992. It grew from the festival’s expanding environmental and political programme, giving Greenpeace a prominent base within the festival site rather than treating environmental campaigning as a side issue.
The field’s origins are linked to Greenpeace’s involvement with Glastonbury founder Michael Eavis. In 1992, the organisation transformed the former Jazz Stage structure into the Rainbow Warrior, named after Greenpeace’s famous ship. This gave the area a distinctive identity and connected the festival’s countercultural roots with practical environmental campaigning.
The year 1992 is easy to confuse with other important Glastonbury dates. The festival did not take place in 1991, while 1992 marked its major return with an expanded event and new security arrangements. The Greenpeace Field is also separate from later attractions such as The Park, which opened in 2007, and the Shangri-La area, introduced in 2008.
Today, the Greenpeace Field is part of Glastonbury’s wider Green Fields, which showcase environmental organisations, sustainable living, renewable energy, crafts and social campaigns alongside music and performance.