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Glastonbury coach ticket packages sell-out within half an hour, organisers say-Tori Brazier-Entertainment – Metro
Despite higher-than-ever costs at £340 per ticket, demand was faster than ever.
Demand seems as high as ever for Glastonbury tickets, despite the cost (Picture: Joseph Okpako/WireImage)
Ticket and coach packages for next year’s Glastonbury festival sold out within half an hour of going on sale, organisers said.
The coach tickets, which include transport to the Worthy Farm venue in Somerset, were all bought after being made available at 6pm on Thursday.
At 6.23pm, Glastonbury’s official account posted: ‘The Glastonbury 2023 coach + ticket packages on sale this evening have now all been sold.
‘Thank you to everyone who bought one. Standard tickets are on sale at 9am GMT on Sunday morning (and @nationalexpresswill offer coach travel to standard ticket holders from across the UK).’
In 2019, the festival announced at 6.27pm that coach tickets had sold out for Glastonbury 2020, with demand increasingly slightly this year during the first ticket sale for three years.
The festival celebrated its 50th year this summer after the coronavirus pandemic forced organisers to cancel twice.
It took just 23 minutes before the festival announced on Twitter that all ticket and coach packages had been snapped up (Picture: Matt Cardy/Getty Images)
Standard tickets for 2023 will go on sale on Sunday November 6 at 9am.
Tickets for the 2023 festival will cost £335 plus a £5 booking fee for standard tickets, with £50 as a deposit and the balance due by the first week of April.
This year’s event, the delayed 2020 festival, cost £280 plus a £5 booking following a £15 increase.
Organiser Emily Eavis addressed the backlash to the £340 ticket price during the current cost-of-living crisis shortly after it was announced, explaining that they had ‘tried very hard to minimise the increase’.
Festival organiser Emily Eavis (L, with her founder father Michael)) explained the ticket price rise this year (Picture: David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images)
Taking to Twitter, she wrote: ‘I wanted to post about the Glastonbury 2023 ticket price which was announced today.
‘We have tried very hard to minimise the increase in price on the ticket but we’re facing enormous rises in the costs of running this vast show, whilst still recovering from the huge financial impact of two years without a festival because of COVID.’
She continued: ‘The £50 deposit on ticket sales day in November will be the same as ever, with the balance not due until April. And, as always, there will be opportunities for many thousands of people to come as volunteers or part of the crew.
Kendrick Lamar was one of this year’s headliners, with 2023’s line-up yet to be announced (Picture: Joseph Okpako/WireImage)
‘In these incredibly challenging times, we want to continue to bring you the best show in the world and provide our charities with funds which are more vital than ever. We are always, hugely appreciative, of your ongoing support.’
The music event will return to Worthy Farm in Somerset from June 21 to 25 2023, it was previously announced.
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Fans must register before purchasing in a bid by organisers to stop ticket touts.
The line-up has yet to be revealed, but rumours have spanned artists including Arctic Monkeys, Roxy Music, Eminem and the Spice Girls.
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