The race is on for Glastonbury 2025 general admission tickets, with sales kicking off today at 9am. If the coach ticket sales are anything to go by, they’ll be snapped up in a flash.
Earlier this week, fans were thrown into a random queue when tickets went live, ditching the usual system of refreshing the holding page. But within half an hour, all coach tickets were gone, sparking a backlash against the new system.
Disgruntled festival-goers vented their frustrations on social media, with one even calling out festival organiser Emily Eavis directly.
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They blasted: “@emilyeavis why oh why have have you input this system. Worse than before. Punters hate it being out of their control. It’s horrendous.”
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The iconic festival will run from June 25 to 29, and speculation is already rife about who will headline. Tickets will set you back £373.50, plus a cheeky £5 booking fee, reports the Mirror.
Coach fares will range from £47 to £160, depending on where revellers are travelling from and whether they’re booking a single or return journey to Worthy Farm.
Emily chalked up the 5% ticket price hike to the rising costs of running the action-packed festival, which pulls in over 200,000 punters each year. Reports suggest that this year could see a mad dash for tickets, as 2026 has been dubbed a “fallow year”, meaning Worthy Farm will shut its gates to allow the site to recover.
This year, a mind-boggling 2.5million punters are set to scramble for tickets. But with the new ticketing system comes a stark warning about dodgy dealers looking to snare desperate gig-goers.
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Digital rights expert, Lauren Hendry Parsons from ExpressVPN, dished out the details, warning: “With hugely popular events such as Glastonbury, people are often making rapid, time-pressured decisions, with high emotions because they don’t want to miss out – and we all know how quickly Glastonbury can sell out.
“Unfortunately, these kinds of rapid-fire, emotionally charged situations are ripe for exploitation.”
Lauren’s pro tip for fans is to keep their eyes peeled for sketchy signals when snatching up those golden tickets from people who seem legit. A deal that looks too good to be true should set off alarm bells.
Another pointer is to sleuth the web URL for any odd words that stick out compared to the real site. If you get caught by a fraudster, then make sure to contact your bank and the police immediately.
In an effort to slam the door on ticket scalpers, festival goers have to bag their passes exclusively through the official vendors at See Tickets. They’ve got to jump through hoops like registering and proving it’s really them via photo ID to snag the elusive entry.
There’s an upfront £75 deposit needed with the full amount due by next April. Any tickets not paid in full will find their way to a re-sale post line-up reveal.
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