Tickets for Glastonbury sold out in 34 minutes ahead of 50th anniversary festival – as more than 2 million people registered to try to attend
- Demand for Glastonbury Festival’s 50th anniversary next year sold out
- All 135,000 tickets were bought within 34 minutes, according to organisers
- A back-up website was used due to intense traffic on the festival homepage
Tickets for the Glastonbury Festival’s 50th anniversary next year sold out in just over half an hour.
All 135,000 tickets were bought within 34 minutes, according to organisers.
Demand for the summer event in Somerset far outstripped supply, as more than two million people registered to try to attend.
A back-up website was used due to the intense traffic on the festival homepage.
Demand for the summer event in Somerset far outstripped supply, as more than two million people registered to try to attend (file image)
For those who missed out, the festival website promised a ‘ticket resale in April’ and a ‘ballot for the sale of 50 pairs of tickets in the coming days’.
Glastonbury celebrates its 50th year in 2020, and big acts are expected to be booked to appear on the various stages at Worthy Farm.
However, the tickets did not go as quickly as in 2015, which sold out in just 20 minutes, or 2016, which took just half an hour.
Emily Eavis, daughter of founder Michael, said online: ‘We have now sold out. Thank you all for your incredible, continued support.
‘Demand was higher than ever, with over 2.4 million people registered. Bring on 2020!’
The tickets did not go as quickly as in 2015, which sold out in just 20 minutes, or 2016, which took just half an hour. Pictured, Alix Smith (left) and Jess Buttel, both from Sydney, in 2015
The festival has offered advice on how fans can still buy a ticket if they missed out on the first sale.
A post online said: ‘Tickets for Glastonbury 2020 have now sold out. Thank you to everyone who bought one, and sorry to those who missed out.
‘There will be a ticket resale in April – plus we’ll be announcing details of a special ballot for the sale of 50 pairs of tickets in the coming days.’