Glastonbury 2010 Tickets Sold Out

Epic British music event Glastonbury is already a sell out for next summer's instalment, despite being some eight months away.

Glastonbury has enjoyed its ups and downs but the reception afforded the 2008 event took everyone by surprise. For the first time in its existence the festival was being openly questioned, with many criticising the line up and ticket procedure.

However since then organisers have re-doubled their efforts to make Glastonbury the best festival around. A new ticket procedure has seen fans pay a deposit on their tickets before paying the rest of the amount in instalments.

Resulting in last year's record sell out, Glastonbury 2010 has now beaten this by selling out less than a day after briefs went on sale. With phone lines opening on Sunday morning all tickets were snapped up less than 12 hours later.

Speaking to NME, festival organiser revealed that even those behind the scenes were shocked by the scale of the demand.

"It took a few months last year, we went on sale in October and were sold out by February, so it was brilliant, but we're just a little bit shocked and surprised," Eavis told NME.

"It amazing to sell out this far in advance. I'm sure the 40th anniversary has something to do with it, and we've had a really good run of a few brilliant years," she explained.

She added: "It's quite humbling for us, because people are showing a lot faith in us, and it makes us think we've got to rise to it and really pull out all the stops next year! To be honest it's what we've been doing for next year anyway, but it's a good reminder."

A small supply of Glastonbury tickets are set to become available soon due to cancellations. Registration for this limited batch will reopen on October 12th.