Epic music event Glastonbury is set to return in 2010 with early bird tickets going on sale on October 4th.
Held in Somerset, just a few miles from Stonehenge, Glastonbury is unlike any other festival around. Founded in an era when going to a music festival was regarded as being a life changing counter cultural event, Glastonbury retains this other-worldly feel.
After the trauma of 2008 the festival bounces back this year. A new and improved ticket procedure saw fans snap up briefs in record numbers, with even the weather playing its part in a relatively dry year.
Headliners this year Glastonbury included some of the biggest names around. Bruce Springsteen played his first ever British festival date, while Neil Young dropped by after the release of his ‘Archives’ boxset.
Doves played a storming set while Newcastle punk funk types Maximo Park opened proceedings with a fan-curated set.
Tickets for next year’s event are set to go on sale on October 4th. Glastonbury are set to retain their hugely successful deposit scheme, while as ever tickets will be limited to those who are over 13.
However the price for passes has gone up – weekend tickets for Glastonbury 2010 cost £185, a £10 rise.
Speaking on the Glastonbury festival website founder Michael Eavis claimed that he had no option but to bring in a price rise. “I do try and hold it down, but the girls doing the budgeting are so thorough and so clever, and they said: ‘Look, the minimum rise we can get away with is 10 quid more’. It is a shame, because I really wanted to hold the price.”
The festival icon also claimed that he had no plans to retire. “There’s no thought of me retiring whatsoever. I’ve got no interest in retirement. One day I’ll have no choice, presumably, but while I can choose I’ve got no interest in retirement.”
