Glastonbury Festival 2023 is just a few months away with around 200,000 punters expected at Worthy Farm, with a further 63,000 tickets to cover all staff and performers. As we all know by now, trying to get a ticket to the best festival in the world is like gold dust, with more than 2.5 million people trying in 2019, which is the latest data.
This year, coach tickets sold out in just 22 minutes and the general sale took more than an hour, slower than previous years in part due to an issue on the ticket site. Chances of getting a ticket in the resale are understandably even slimmer than the general sale, but those who are attempting to bag one should be aware of a major change in the booking process.
Glastonbury tickets with the additional coach travel option will go on sale on Thursday, April 20 at 6pm (GMT), limited to two tickets per person. The general admission ticket sale is on the following Sunday (April 23) at 9am (up to four tickets per person) and accommodation options will be available to buy from Thursday, April 27 at 12 noon.
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The only point of resale will be through glastonbury.seetickets.com. Organisers have said due to the high volume of traffic expected for the limited number of tickets available in the resales, those who get through to the booking system will not be asked for payment details at that time.
On its website, the festival says: "Once you have submitted your order request, including the registration details for each ticket, you will receive an initial confirmation to let you know we have received your order, followed by an email within three hours of the sale closing, with details of how to pay for the booking. You will then have 24 hours to complete your purchase, before the order is cancelled."
This year, tickets have jumped in price slightly to £335 + £5 booking per person. The deposit scheme for tickets has now ended so those looking to purchase one in the resale must be prepared to pay the full price at once.
Tips from Glastonbury Festival on the resale
You must be registered by 5pm BST on Monday (April 17) to access the presale. The festival advises registering by Friday (April 14) to allow for the registration to be processed and resubmitted if needed.
The exact number of tickets made available has not been announced, like in previous years, however demand is expected to significantly outweigh the number of tickets available. Only a limited number of people will be given access to the booking site at any one time to prevent the system from crashing.
The page will automatically refresh to look for space on the booking page every 20 seconds. Glastonbury Festival advises that you have your registration numbers and registered postcode for the lead booker to hand, so you can input the information swiftly.
These details cannot be changed once you proceed with your booking. You should receive a booking email to complete payment (which must be done with 24 hours otherwise the ticket(s) will be cancelled). If no booking email is received, the festival advises you to contact the team at See Tickets via their Customer Service Portal.
For more FAQs, head to the Glastonbury Festival website.
Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm June 21-25, 2023
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