The Pyramid Stage was the stage used for major performances at Glastonbury Festival from 1971.
Glastonbury’s first event in 1970 used a basic stage, but the Pyramid Stage was introduced for the 1971 festival. Its distinctive pyramidal design became one of the festival’s defining visual features, and the stage evolved into the principal headline platform at Worthy Farm.
The original structure was destroyed by fire in 1994. A replacement was built, and later versions became larger and more technologically capable while retaining the pyramid shape. Headline performances at the stage have included artists from rock, pop, hip-hop, and other genres.
The Pyramid Stage is not the same as Glastonbury’s other named areas, such as the Other Stage, West Holts, or the Acoustic Stage. Those platforms host important acts too, but the Pyramid Stage is the festival’s best-known and traditional main stage.