{{Short description|Travelling stage and bar at some British festivals}} {{Use British English|date=March 2021}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}} '''The Left Field''' is a travelling stage and bar which forms part of several British festivals. The event is organised by Billy Bragg and Juliet Wills. The Left Field was first designed to tackle apathy and promote left-wing politics and trade unionism in young festival goers at the Glastonbury Festival in 2000. It was a regular fixture at Guilfest and Homelands.{{citation needed|date=March 2016}} It has and Glastonbury festivals, and in 2005 at the Edinburgh Fringe.<ref>The Left Field Coop, 2005. "[http://www.leftfield.coop/Edinburgh/ Left Field at the Fringe]." {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051029230034/http://www.leftfield.coop/Edinburgh/ |date=29 October 2005}}</ref>
The Left Field has featured left-wing musicians, such as Billy Bragg<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/jun/29/crowdsurfing-in-the-left-field-glastonbury-politics |title=Crowdsurfing in the Left Field: politics and debate thrive at Glastonbury |first=John |last=Harris |authorlink=John Harris (critic) |work=The Guardian |date=29 June 2014 |accessdate=31 August 2015}}</ref> and Asian Dub Foundation{{citation needed|reason=left-wing musician?|date=February 2018}}, political comedians such as Mark Thomas and commentators including Tony Benn,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2026893.stm |title=Tony Benn 'plays' Glastonbury |work=BBC News |date=5 June 2002 |access-date=28 January 2012}}</ref> with a number of speeches and debates taking place at each festival. The Left Field also runs many films, for example exposing the violence in Colombia. The Left Field also promotes campaigns and charities, such as No Sweat and War on Want.
==References== {{Reflist}}
== External links == * [https://glastonburyfestivals.co.uk/areas/left-field/ Left Field | Glastonbury Festival] * https://web.archive.org/web/20040404080501/http://leftfield.coop/ * https://twitter.com/theleftfield (Live blogging from The Left Field) * https://www.flickr.com/photos/glastonburyleftfield (Photos of the Left Field) * http://www.myspace.com/leftfieldglastonbury (Myspace)
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