Glastonbury was officially 25 years old(01 of19)
Open Image Modal80,000 revellers attended the festival's anniversary celebrations. (credit:Mick Hutson via Getty Images)
It was the golden age of Britpop...(02 of19)
Open Image ModalIn three months time, Oasis and Blur would go head-to-head in the most-talked about chart battle ever. (credit:Peter Still via Getty Images)
...And Justine Frischmann was its undisputed Queen(03 of19)
Open Image ModalWhile the blokes were busy fighting among themselves, the 3/4 female band Elastica were trumping them both. Their self-titled album became the fastest-selling British debut and Justine and her bandmates also cracked the notoriously difficult US market. (credit:All Action/EMPICS Entertainment)
Tickets cost £65. (04 of19)
Open Image ModalThis is one of the most 1995 crowd shots you'll ever see. (credit:Mick Hutson via Getty Images)
There was no Pyramid Stage(05 of19)
Open Image ModalThe second Pyramid burnt down in 1994, and until 2000, organisers made do with a plain, old dome stage. (credit:Mick Hutson via Getty Images)
John Peel was there (06 of19)
Open Image ModalNine years later, when the DJ died, the Eavis family named a stage in his honour. (credit:Martyn Goodacre via Getty Images)
Tricky performed(07 of19)
Open Image ModalSixteen years later, he had the nation asking "WTF?" when he joined Beyoncé on stage during her headline set. (credit:Sue Moore/EMPICS Entertainment)
Look how fresh-faced Weezer's Rivers Cuomo was (08 of19)
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The Stone Roses pulled out at the last minute... (09 of19)
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....And Jarvis Cocker's Pulp stepped in.(10 of19)
Open Image ModalThe single 'Common People' was released just a month before Glasto, and Pulp's 'Different Class' album was yet to be released. (credit:Mick Hutson via Getty Images)
Jeff Buckley performed(11 of19)
Open Image ModalThe singer died at the age of 30 just two years later. His cover of Leonard Cohen's 'Hallelujah' was one of his biggest hits and is often found on lists including Rolling Stones' Best Songs Of All-Time. (credit:Mick Hutson via Getty Images)
The dance stage was introduced(12 of19)
Open Image ModalMassive Attack, Carl Cox and Eat Static graced the stage during its inaugural year. (credit:Andre Csillag/REX)
Sinead O'Connor was rocking a seriously '90s look (13 of19)
Open Image Modal'Nothing Compares To U' was 5 years old and Sinead's career was in full swing. (credit:Mick Hutson via Getty Images)
Robbie Williams had a fab weekend with the Gallaghers(14 of19)
Open Image ModalAfter quitting Take That in early 1995, the Robster let his (peroxide blond) hair down at Worthy Farm. (credit:EMPICS Entertainment)
Seriously, he had a great time (15 of19)
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The Cure headlined(16 of19)
Open Image ModalTheir amp sticker refers to the French president at the time, Jacques Chirac. (credit:Peter Still via Getty Images)
Stone Circle was already the place to be (17 of19)
Open Image ModalStones? Check. Sunshine? Check. T-shirts? Umm... (credit:Mick Hutson via Getty Images)
Shangri La DID NOT EXIST(18 of19)
Open Image ModalCan you imagine a world without the festival's South-West Corner? The late night area wasn't added until 2008. (credit:Mick Hutson via Getty Images)
Michael Eavis looked the same as he does now(19 of19)
Open Image ModalWe're looking into whether or not he is actually immune to the effects of ageing. (credit:Martyn Goodacre via Getty Images)