From the archive, 31 August 1981: Christians rock to U2 at Greenbelt Festival

Faith based event grew from 2,000 people sitting on sodden grass seven years ago to the international audience flooding in to watch U2 playMore than 10,000 people formed Britain's largest congregation in a Bedfordshire field yesterday for a communion service at the first rock festival to include a bishop and a family of goats."I have never had such a large congregation to speak to in all my life," said the Right Reverend John Taylor, Bishop of St Albans. Bible in hand, he was taking his turn wit...

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