The organisers of Glastonbury have revealed that this year’s tickets will go on sale from October 3rd.
Celebrating its 40th anniversary, Glastonbury seems to show no signs of aging. The evergreen summer institution leads the festival season, introducing forward thinking new measures on a seemingly daily basis.
However the most successful of these recent innovations has been the introduction of a deposit system. Tickets for the 2011 event are due to go on sale from October 3rd, with payment staggered across the year.
Once again, fans can book a ticket and then pay in full or a £50 deposit. Designed to make payment more flexible during tough economic circumstances, the measure has become hugely popular with fans.
Many other festivals across Europe and beyond have adopted the measure. Meanwhile, Glastonbury remains ahead of the pack allowing fans to delay full payment until April 1st next year at the earliest.
The April 1st deadline applies to British fans, with international ticket holders allowed to settle their balances between February 25th and March 3rd.
The line up for next year’s Glastonbury has yet to be confirmed, although there are strong rumours that U2 will appear. Scheduled to headline this summer’s event the Irish rock giants pulled out at the last moment.
Having written a song in honour of the festival, the move came as a huge personal disappointment to the band. Meanwhile, Michael Eavis has told press of his intentions to book U2 once again.
Replaced by Gorillaz, previous instalments of Glastonbury have seen the likes of Madonna, Coldplay and Radiohead headline the Somerset event.
The full line up will be announced next year.
Tickets for Glastonbury go on sale from 9am on October 3rd.
