# The Left Field

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{{Short description|Travelling stage and bar at some British festivals}}
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'''The Left Field''' is a travelling [stage](/source/Stage_(theatre)) and [bar](/source/bar_(establishment)) which forms part of several [British festivals](/source/List_of_festivals_in_the_United_Kingdom).  The event is organised by Billy Bragg and Juliet Wills. The Left Field was first designed to tackle apathy and promote [left-wing politics](/source/left-wing_politics) and [trade unionism](/source/trade_unionism) in young festival goers at the [Glastonbury Festival](/source/Glastonbury_Festival) in 2000. It was a regular fixture at [Guilfest](/source/Guilfest) and [Homelands](/source/Homelands_(festival)).{{citation needed|date=March 2016}} It has and Glastonbury festivals, and in 2005 at the [Edinburgh Fringe](/source/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](/source/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](/source/The_Guardian) |date=29 June 2014 |accessdate=31 August 2015}}</ref> and [Asian Dub Foundation](/source/Asian_Dub_Foundation){{citation needed|reason=left-wing musician?|date=February 2018}}, political comedians such as [Mark Thomas](/source/Mark_Thomas) and commentators including [Tony Benn](/source/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](/source/Colombia).  The Left Field also promotes campaigns and charities, such as [No Sweat](/source/No_Sweat_(organisation)) and [War on Want](/source/War_on_Want).

==References==
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== 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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