Tickets for next year’s (2010) Glastonbury music festival have finally gone on sale this morning at 9am.
Glastonbury festival takes place next year on June 23rd to June 27th. Camping is included in the ticket price and the campsite is open from Wednesday June 23rd to Monday June 28th. For more details see www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk.
Next year will be the 40th anniversary of the Glastonbury festival, which is held at Worth Farm in Somerset, and its organiser Michael Eavis has said “expectations are really high, as we’re trying to get the best headliners in the world”.
To buy a Glastonbury ticket you must have pre-registered by Friday last week to qualify to buy a ticket. The pre-registration system was introduced in 2007 to combat ticket touts, although last year fans were able to extend their registration for three years. Registration does not guarantee a Glastonbury ticket, but means that you are “eligible” to buy one.
Glastonbury tickets will cost £185 plus a £5 booking fee, and £4.95 for postage and packaging. You can buy Glastonbury tickets on-line via www.seetickets.com and by phone on 0844 412 4635.
Glastonbury fans can also participate in the Glastonbury ticket deposit scheme, which allows you to pay a £50 deposit to reserve a ticket, with the full amount payable by February 28th 2010.
Fans from both the UK and overseas will need to supply their personal details and submit a digital passport-style photo. Tickets will arrive with the submitted photographs printed on them to help prevent ticket touting and fraud.
If you’re planning ahead make sure you pack you travel size toiletries for camping and get a festival weekend kit to make the most of the fun. Glastonbury tickets will be in short supply again as it is expected that in 2012 the Glastonbury festival will not take place to allow the Somerset site to recover.
