Tickets for next year’s Glastonbury festival took more than an hour to sell out after the venue experienced a “technical issue”.
The second ticket launch went on sale from 9am on Sunday and sold out by 10.03am, more than the usual 30 minutes the festival takes.
Many users reported the site crashing repeatedly as See Tickets, the company handling ticket sales for the festival, asked people to “bear with us” while they were “working on a technical problem”.
Festival co-organiser Emily Eavis apologized to those who did not get tickets on Sunday morning. “While we’re delighted that so many of you want to come to Glastonbury next year, we’re sorry that a large number of people missed out on a ticket this morning, as demand far outstripped supply.
“Thank you to everyone who tried to buy a ticket. Your loyalty to this festival is greatly appreciated. There will be a resale of tickets in the spring of 2023, so if you didn’t get one, please try again “.
Coach tickets, which include transport to Worthy Farm grounds in Somerset, sold out in 22 minutes last Thursday, with many people reporting that the website didn’t even charge them.
In 2019, the last time tickets went on sale, some 2.4 million people tried to get tickets to the event, which has a capacity of 210,000 between staff and volunteers.
The cost of tickets has risen from £265 plus a £5 booking fee in 2019 to £335 plus a £5 booking fee for next year, but the increase doesn’t seem to have deterred festival-goers . Eavis blamed the rise on “huge increases in the running costs of this vast show” while “still recovering from the huge financial impact of two years without a festival due to Covid”.
He said regular opportunities would be available for “thousands of people” to volunteer or work as part of the crew. “In these incredibly difficult times, we want to continue to bring you the best show in the world and provide our charities with funds that are more vital than ever.”
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Glastonbury celebrated its 50th anniversary this summer after the pandemic forced organizers to cancel the festival twice. The event returns to Worthy Farm from Wednesday June 21 to Sunday June 25, with the schedule yet to be revealed.