Glastonbury hopefuls count down to ticket bloodbath as coach packages go on sale at 6pm
Its that time of the season when thousands of Brits will be glued to their screens, in anticipation of having their hearts broken for yet another year.
Its that time of the season when thousands of Brits will be glued to their screens, in anticipation of having their hearts broken for yet another year.
And no, were not talking about the reveal of John Lewis Christmas advert. Instead, people across the nation have begun counting down the seconds until tickets for Glastonbury 2025 go on sale later today.
Festival hopefuls are gearing up for what is set to be one of the most competitive tickets sales to date, after organisers announced a dramatic shake up to how the process will run.
The first mad dash to secure a spot on the Worthy Farm dancefloor will take place tonight as coach tickets for the festival go on sale at 6pm, before a wider general admission sale at 9am on Sunday.
But the unlikely odds have not dampened the spirits of some punters looking to get their hands on a ticket, which this year will cost up to £378.50, with many having already taken to social media to poke fun at their expected misery.
People across the nation have begun counting down the seconds until tickets for Glastonbury festival go on sale later today. Pictured: The Pyramid stage at Glastonbury Festival in 2022
Many Glastonbury hopefuls have already taken to social media to poke fun at their expected misery this evening
One Glastonbury hopeful wrote on X: Very excited to not get Glastonbury tickets again this year!
John Loughran is also bracing himself for disappointment as he shared a picture of a man with his hands on his head.
He added: Me joining the queue tonight knowing seetickets will have a nightmare as usual #Glastonbury.
Another person wrote: The yearly try for glastonbury tickets is here, cant wait to fail for the millionth time.
Others poked fun at the soaring cost of tickets this year, with one admitting theyd be willing to shell all he had for a place on the Worthy Farm dancefloor.
The X user, named sasha, wrote: glastonbury coach ticket sale is tomorrow, assuming i succeed i will have a grand total of 14 great british pounds left to my name…
Another punter made a last minute plea for help in securing a place at next years festival, as they asked for someone to add them to their ticket buying group.
They wrote: Any spare spots on Glastonbury spreadsheets for tomorrow, favour returned.
The unlikely odds have not dampened the spirits of some punters looking to get their hands on a ticket, with some already poking fun at their anticipated heartbreak on X
Sir Elton John performs on the Pyramid stage during day five of Glastonbury Festival 2023
The staggering cost for 2025 marks a 68 per cent rise in the price of a ticket in the last 10 years
This weeks ticket sale is set to be more competitive this year after organisers announced a huge shake-up for buying tickets the festival in a move that left some fans furious.
The organisers are set to introduce an online queue for this years ticket sale, which is taking place on November 14 and 17.
This will mean that anyone who logs onto the Seetickets website before the sale starts at 6pm or 9am respectively will be randomly assorted a place in a queue along with thousands of others.
They will then be met with a progress bar indicating how close they are to reaching the booking page. Once this runs outs, fans will be given 10 minutes to enter the website and purchase up to six tickets for the festival.
While the move is supposedly meant to make the process much fairer for Glastonbury hopefuls, some have claimed they will no longer be rewarded for their persistence and could see huge numbers of less devoted fans taking part.
In yet another shake-up, the statement also revealed that using multiple devices may harm your chances at getting tickets.
Whilst we understand that everyone wants to have the best possible chance of booking a ticket, running multiple devices or tabs simultaneously to attempt to access the website may lead to your IP address being blocked, preventing you from buying a ticket, the statement added.
After being randomly assorted a place in a queue along punters will then be met with a progress bar indicating how close they are to reaching the booking page (pictured)
Many fans pointed to the chaotic sales of Oasis reunion tickets earlier this year as a prime example of how a queueing system could backfire (File image)
Thousands were left devastated after they failed to grab tickets in Augusts general sale - with the band confirming all 17 of their shows had been sold out within hours of them going on sale
Many fans have criticised the move, pointing to the chaotic sales of Oasis reunion tickets earlier this year as a prime example of how a queueing system could backfire.
Niki Sorabjee said: Awful decision, the previous ticket sale rewarded the determined. Look what happened with Oasis with a queue. Really hope this doesn’t dilute the crowd. Pls rethink this.
Another devastated fan wrote: Screams problems, got through for Oasis then kicked out after trying to pay, cannot bare that this is possibility for Glastonbury now.
Thousands were left devastated after they failed to grab tickets in Augusts general sale - with the band confirming all 17 of their shows had been sold out within hours of them going on sale.
Many blamed technical issues on Ticketmaster for their failures as they were forced into a queue just to join the waiting room.
Others reported getting kicked out of the website as they got to the front having waited in the virtual line for several hours.
Some hopefuls also reported being suspended by the ticket seller after it accused them of being bots.
