The first batch of tickets for the Glastonbury Festival 2019 go on sale TONIGHT.
The tickets on sale this evening (Thursday, October 4) are for coach and ticket packages, while general admission tickets alone do not go on sale until Sunday morning.
Registration has already closed - so if you have not sorted that out, then you will have to wait until next year.
You can only buy tickets for the June 26 to June 30 festival at Worthy Farm through the official site .
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Tickets are expected to sell out within minutes - so you need to have a plan if you want to improve your chances.
We will be reporting on tonight's ticket release in our live blog below . For updates as they happen and tips on how to get a ticket, scroll down.
Good luck!
What is a Glastonbury Festival 2019 coach ticket and how do I buy one?
On sale: Thursday, 4 October at 6pm BST.
That is the time and date you will need to be ready to try and get your coach tickets.
If you are lucky enough to get your hands on tickets, you will pay a £50 deposit (plus the price of your coach) and be able to buy up to six tickets.
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You will need your registration details and your credit/debit card at the ready – you have six minutes to complete the transaction once you have entered the booking process.
And remember - if someone else is using your registration details, when you try to buy, your account will be locked for 10 minutes.
Why should I buy a coach ticket?
By going for a coach ticket on sale from 6pm on Thursday, you are effectively giving yourself two bites at the cherry - with the general sale still to come on Sunday.
You’ll be kicking yourself if your mates go for it and get it but you don’t, and then miss out on Sunday’s general ticket sale. It’s a risk too big to take.
Get into groups with your friends
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It is possible to buy tickets for up to six people, so it is worth finding five friends who you want to go with. By doing this, it means you can all try for each other, in turn maximising your chances of getting a ticket.
If possible, your group of six ticket-hunters should be in different locations and not all in the same place, in case there’s poor WiFi or other computer problems which could jeopardise the whole process.
Have the registration details of you and your friends open on your computer screen
If you manage to get through the first screen, you’re going to need to be on the ball or you risk losing your place altogether, so you'll want to have the vital information to hand.
Notepad is a handy programme when it comes to easily displaying all the necessary details. It’s worth having it open in a small box in the corner of the screen with everyone's details on so that when you get through to the fateful screen, you’re good to go right away.
DON’T have multiple tabs open
A lot of people think that having multiple tabs open will boost their chances of getting a ticket, but this actually has the adverse effect. If you have 10 tabs open which you constantly refresh, you are not increasing your likelihood of getting a ticket by 10 but instead reducing it by that amount. Instead, to try and get to the front of the queue, you should try refreshing on multiple browsers instead, including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer, refreshing each one constantly.
But DO use multiple devices.
Don’t just use one laptop to try and bag tickets, get your hands on as many devices as possible including tablets and mobile phones in order to give yourself more of a chance. Just like having multiple browsers open, you will give yourself a slightly bigger chance of getting to the front of the queue if you do this.
Don’t start celebrating prematurely
Until the moment money leaves your bank account, your tickets are not secure. If you get through to the screen where it asks for your card details, don’t assume that means you’ve managed to get tickets and start celebrating, as that could cost you big time. Stay focused until it’s 100% completed.
Stay calm and good luck!
For the majority of people attempting to get tickets, the process will no doubt be a fairly tortuous one, so stay calm and keep your eyes on the prize. And if it all fails, remember you’ll have a second shot at getting tickets when the re-sale comes around (although bear in mind it just as, if not more, difficult getting tickets at this stage)...
How to get tickets for Glastonbury 2019 To get tickets for Glastonbury 2019 you need to register on their website. The registration for the first release closed at midday on Monday October 1 but will reopen on Thursday November 1 if there are any tickets left. When registering, you need to provide your details as well as a passport picture so if you successfully get a ticket, you cannot resell it.
Coach packages go on sale on Glastonbury’s official website from 6pm today - Thursday October 4 - and ticket only deposits will be on sale from 9am on Sunday October 7. How much are tickets and how do you pay? Glastonbury tickets cost £248 + £5 booking fee per person. This includes entry to the festival, five nights of camping, free mobile charging and camping and an on-site newspaper and free firewood.
Glastonbury festival 2019: Tickets go on sale today
If you are booking a coach package you will also need to pay the £50 ticket deposit plus the full price of your coach booking. Children aged 12 and under are admitted free of charge and do not need a ticket. The balance for the tickets will be due in the first week of April 2019. Buyers in the UK can either use a UK registered debit card or credit card.
Glastonbury festival 2019 tickets: You must be registered to be able to purchase a ticket
If you are using an international bank card this must be a credit card. Everyone can purchase up to six tickets per person online at glastonbury.seetickets.com. According to Glastonbury’s official website, there will be no tickets sold by telephone this year. When is Glastonbury 2019?
Glastonbury festival 2019: The festival will take place from June 26 - June 30, 2019
How did you get on?
Glastonbury 2019 ticket and coach packages went on sale tonight (October 4) – and sold out in 30 minutes.
The 2019 edition of the world-famous music festival, which takes place from June 26-30 on Worthy Farm in Somerset, returns after a two-year break. 2018 was a fallow year for the purposes of land repair and recovery.
SeeTickets posted a message on Twitter at 6.30pm which confirmed all coach tickets had sold out:
READ MORE: How to get Glastonbury 2019 tickets
Many people were delighted to have bagged coach tickets to the festival next summer.
But others missed out….
General admission tickets go on sale this Sunday, 7 October at 9am.
Organiser Emily Eavis wrote on Twitter: “Coach tickets are now all gone. Thanks to everybody for your patience. Our standard ticket sale will be on Sunday at 9am.”
The last installment of the festival in 2017 saw Foo Fighters, Radiohead and Ed Sheeran headline. Other notable performance came from Dizzee Rascal, London Grammar, Lorde, Katy Perry and BBK.
Paul McCartney, Kendrick Lamar, Madonna, Bruce Springsteen and Kylie are some names who could potentially headline.
Speaking at the VO5 NME Awards in February, Glastonbury founder Michael Eavis dropped some hints about the festival’s 2019 headliners, stating there’ll be “two or three [acts] that have never played”.
His daughter, Emily, told NME that they had “booked one headliner so far”, adding: “Headliners should be the best artists around – whether they’re rappers, pop stars or rock bands. The genre is irrelevant – it’s about who is going to produce the most exciting show and is making the best music.”
Weekend tickets for Glastonbury 2019 cost £248, plus a £5 booking fee. The price of the ticket includes entry to the festival, five nights camping, a free programme and mini-guide, onsite newspaper and mobile charging points, free firewood and access to the Kidzfield.
A portion of the ticket price is also donated to Oxfam, Greenpeace, Wateraid and hundreds of other worthy causes, while funds are also used to improve the site’s infrastructure and environmental impact.
Michael Eavis’ Glastonbury festival will be returning in 2019 (Picture: PA)
Glastonbury fans will have been waiting for two whole years for their festival fix by the time the 2019 one arrives.
This year saw the annual Worthy Farm shindig take a year off for the first time since 2012, as organiser Michael Eavis gave the farm time to recover.
But it’s back in 2019 and while we’re yet to have the headliners and artists confirmed, there have been plenty of rumours already.
Here’s everything you need to know about the 2019 festival – including where and how to get your tickets.
When is Glastonbury 2019?
Next year’s eagerly-anticipated 2019 festival from Wednesday 26 June to Sunday 30 June.
Who is on the music bill?
In February this year, organiser Michael Eavis teased huge plans for Glastonbury’s return in 2019.
Speaking to Radio 1 at the time, he coyly revealed that the biggest acts will be: ‘Two or three that have never played.’
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Now that is interesting as it immediately cancels several artists out.
Michael and his daughter Emily Eavis work on perfecting Glastonbury each year (Picture: Robin Little/Getty Images)
His daughter Emily has previously hinted that she’d like Fleetwood Mac to take to the legendary stages, so perhaps they are being lined up. And The xx are rumoured to be in talks too.
And of course the Spice Girls have been chatting about playing some reunion shows – the Legends slot perhaps?
But earlier this month, it was hotly rumoured that Kylie Minogue could take that spot.
Kylie is to take to the stage at next year’s Glastonbury (Picture: PA)
The 50-year-old had been geared up to perform at Glasto 12 years ago but had been forced to pull out just a month before her appearance after discovering she had breast cancer.
But now she’s set for the Sunday night slot on the Pyramid stage, which will more than make up for what she missed out on all those years ago.
Kylie has spoken of her desire to hit the Glasto stage, previously saying: ‘When I was supposed to do it I think I would have been the first solo female to headline in however many years it was, so I was really proud of that at that time. Obviously it didn’t happen.
Madonna is also rumoured to be taking to the stage at Worthy Farm (Picture: Eugene Adebari/REX/Shutterstock)
‘So yes, it would be amazing and very emotional to be standing there and doing what I didn’t get to do all those years ago, for sure.’
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It was also reported in June this year that Madonna was a potential for the 2019 festival.
Other names linked to appearing on the bill include Liam Gallagher, Cardi B and Diana Ross.
How can I get me some tickets then?
Coach tickets for the annual festival are on sale today, with general sale opening on Sunday.
Registration is already closed, so if you haven’t sorted that out, then you will have to wait till next year.
Coach tickets:
On sale: Thursday, 4 October at 6pm BST.
That is the time and date you will need to be ready to try and get your coach tickets, which you can do so here.
If you are lucky enough to get your hands on tickets you will pay a £50 deposit (plus the price of your coach) and be able to buy up to six tickets.
You will need your registration details and your credit/debit card at the ready – you have six minutes to complete the transaction once you have entered the booking process.
Fingers crossed for good weather (Photo credit should read OLI SCARFF/AFP/Getty Images)
Where do coaches to Glastonbury travel from and how much do they cost? There tend to be around 15,000 coach tickets available and they travel from the following destinations for these prices… Bath £34
Birmingham £50
Brighton £55
Bristol £35.50
Cambridge £72
Cardiff £41.50
Edinburgh £107.50
Glasgow £107
Leeds £70
Leicester £53
Lincoln £67
Liverpool £68
London £56
Manchester £68
Newcastle upon Tyne £87
Norwich £75
Nottingham £62
Oxford £48.50
Plymouth £44
Reading £49
Sheffield £68.50
Southampton £54
Stoke £58.50
Swansea £43
Swindon £47
Taunton £39
Truro £54
York £80
Standard tickets:
On sale: Sunday, 7 October at 9am BST.
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The same rules apply for the standard tickets and you head to the same place to get them – here.
Glastonbury Festival 2019 tickets will go on sale on Thursday, Oct 4th (coach + ticket packages) and Sunday, Oct 7th (standard tickets)! Get all the info at https://t.co/qNHPgTclAX #Glastonbury2019 pic.twitter.com/VAgJ3MuHOx — Glastonbury Festival (@GlastoFest) September 17, 2018
We probably shouldn’t expect the be all and end all for the 2010 festival, given 2020 sees Glasto celebrate its 50th anniversary. Now THAT will be a year to watch out for.
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