Freddie Bannister

December 3, 1934 – August 11, 2019

The British concert promoter passed away 40 years to the day since his final Knebworth Festival, headlined by Led Zeppelin. That series of summer concerts featured appearances from Pink Floyd, the Rolling Stones and Genesis, among others. Michael Eavis cites Bannister as the inspiration behind Glastonbury. He was 84, and had been battling cancer.