Glastonbury festival tickets have completely sold out in just four hours, organisers have confirmed.
Glastonbury remains an iconic festival. Over the past two decades the fields of Somerset may have lost their outlaw status, but Worthy Farm remains the site of Britain’s biggest music festival.
Turning forty this year, Glastonbury has benefited in recent years from an inventive ticket system. Fans can book their passes as usual, before ‘topping up’ the payment in instalments throughout the year.
The approach has rejuvenated the festival, with other events across Europe changing their system to reflect Glastonbury’s influence.
Tickets for next summer’s event went on sale early yesterday morning (October 3rd) and were completely sold out in just four hours. Opening at 9am, all weekend passes were sold by 1.15pm.
A statement on the official Glastonbury website thanked fans for their patience, after some had complain of not being able to access the ticket area. Posted on the site, Michael and Emily Eavis paid tribute to the loyal fans of the festival.
“We’re very sorry to those of you who didn’t get tickets, and acknowledge there were some issues with the website/phoneline due to the sheer volume of people trying to get through.”
However all is not lost. The payment process means that some fans do drop out, with a re-sale organised for April 2011. Registration for this second sale takes place today (October 4th) via the festival’s website.
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Glastonbury 2011 takes place on Worthy Farm between June 24th – 26th. The line up has yet to be confirmed, though U2 are widely expected to reprise their scheduled role as headliners.
