Talk:Bill Harkin

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A fact from Bill Harkin appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 29 August 2022 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Bill Harkin designed the original Glastonbury Festival Pyramid Stage, which was built from scaffolding and plastic sheeting?

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The result was: promoted by Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 17:02, 21 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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... that Bill Harkin designed the original Glastonbury Festival Pyramid Stage, built from scaffolding and plastic sheeting? Source: "Bill Harkin, the designer of Glastonbury’s Pyramid stage, which became one of the world’s greatest platforms for popular music, has died aged 83. ... The first Pyramid stage was built from scaffolding and plastic sheeting." from: Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (10 March 2021). "Bill Harkin, designer of Glastonbury's Pyramid stage, dies aged 83". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ALT1: ... that Bill Harkin said the design for the Glastonbury Festival Pyramid Stage came to him in a dream? Source: "The iconic stage set was first erected in 1971, after Harkin, who had trained as an architect and set designer, saw a vision of it in a dream." from: Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (10 March 2021). "Bill Harkin, designer of Glastonbury's Pyramid stage, dies aged 83". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/T. Mohandas Pai

Created by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 07:15, 17 August 2022 (UTC).[reply]

New enough, long enough, neutral, well referenced, with no close paraphrasing. Both hooks are interesting and cited. QPQ is done. 97198 (talk) 09:04, 17 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]