Glastonbury Festival organisers have announced a new ticket-selling process — which means the mad scramble to buy them will be slightly different.
The Somerset music and arts extravaganza will be held from Wednesday, June 25 to Sunday, June 29, 2025. As usual, tickets will be on sale months before the gates open, with a registration system and deposit scheme in place.
The process can be slightly confusing, especially for people trying to nab tickets for the first time.
But fear not. Here’s everything you need to know about buying Glastonbury 2025 tickets, including those all-important on-sale dates and how the registration process and ticket release will work.
You have to be registered to try
Glastonbury’s registration process has been in place for years and if you’re considering buying tickets, you’ll need to ensure you’re registered. This applies to each person you’re buying a ticket for because every ticket is linked to a unique registration number
While many concerts nowadays offer the option to transfer tickets to other people, this is not the case for Glastonbury. Your picture will be printed on your ticket alongside your name and address. Volunteers at the gate will check if the photo matches the person before them.
Registration closes at 5pm GMT on Monday, November 11. However, organisers have urged people to submit their application at least five days prior, to ensure sufficient time for it to be checked and processed.
You can check your details and retrieve your registration number here if you think you’re already registered.
When do Glastonbury 2025 tickets go on sale?
There are two sales you need to know about.
The first is on Thursday, November 14 at 6pm. This is when tickets with coach travel included will be made available. Through a partnership with See Tickets, Glastonbury offers coach travel from 28 towns and cities at various prices, including London for £40 one way or £74 return.
When you get to the front of the queue (more on that later) you’ll need to enter the registration numbers and postcodes for the people you are purchasing for. You’ll then be given a dropdown list of departure points and you can pick the day and time you want.
Everyone you’re booking for will need to be on the same coach. When June finally arrives, your tickets won’t be posted out, they’ll be given to the driver instead (this is to ensure you don’t skip the coach and choose a less eco-friendly method of travel).
The second sale — on Sunday, November 17 at 9am — is slightly more straightforward. As you’ll buy the tickets without travel, enter your card details once your registration numbers are accepted.
You can buy a maximum of six tickets in each sale and each registration number can be used only once.
How does the deposit scheme work and how much are tickets?
Each ticket costs £373.50 plus a £5 booking fee — but you won’t need to pay all that now.
Instead, you’ll pay a £75 per ticket deposit (plus the coach fare if you’re booking that option) and the rest of the money will be due in the first week of April 2025.
If you don’t pay off the deposit, you’ll receive a refund and your ticket will be available in the April resale.
What has changed for the Glastonbury 2025 ticket sale?
Until now, successfully loading the booking page has often been a challenge and is often achievable only after hitting refresh as much as possible. That will no longer be the case.
Instead, See Tickets is putting a queuing system in place so you’ll need to keep a close eye on your laptop, phone or tablet and move quickly when you’re at the front of the queue (you’ll have only 10 minutes to complete your booking before being chucked off the website).
It’s best to visit the ticket website at least 15 minutes before they go on sale. Depending on the day, as it strikes 6pm or 9am you’ll be randomly assigned a place in the queue.
Joining the queue from your phone and laptop is not advised and could backfire completely. The Glastonbury website warns: “Running multiple devices or tabs simultaneously to attempt to access the website may lead to your IP address being blocked.”
