There seemed to be a central figure holding court, grinning, a man naked to the waist, older than the rest with a crown of holly, rugged features and kingly almost – but also with a tricksy air about him and though the dusk light made the event magical, there was a strange edge to it all. Described as a “cultural and pharmaceutical event” by the late Sen. John McCain, an estimated 400,000 people showed up for the festival on a hay field in Bethel, about 70 miles south of the village. Thousands of people took over the small town of Sedalia, Missouri, in 1974 for the Ozark Music Festival, a party full of nudity, drugs and rock 'n roll music. Glastonbury festival has transformed over the years from the tune in, drop out vibe of the first festival in 1970 to the hyped-up and spaced-out version taking to its many stages today. From the tune in, drop out vibe of the first festival in 1970 to the hyped-up and spaced-out version taking to its many stages today, things have changed over the years at Glastonbury. From Paris to Prague, students and young people who grew up in the post-war era rejected the rigid norms of their societies, expressing a desire to experiment with love, sex, art and different. In the summers of 2017 and 2019, artist Tom Hunter set up a makeshift photo booth at the Glastonbury Festival. In the spirit of the first 'Summer of Love' in the late 1960s, Hunter asked the festival-goers to reimagine the liberation of that era and embrace the freedom of going naked.