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title: Why do we love music festivals?
date: 2023-06-22T17:17:00+01:00
author: Emma Sowden
canonical_url: "https://www.eauk.org/resources/what-we-offer/videos-and-podcasts/why-do-we-love-music-festivals"
section: Videos
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    In its 53 years, Glastonbury festival has grown into its own cultural icon. But what’s the big deal? Aside from seeing our favourite headliners, why do we love music festivals so much?

Catch Emma in this week’s quick take and she seeks to answer this question and what it reveals about the intrinsic human desire for collective experiences of worship.

 

 

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