Glastonbury coach tickets sell out in minutes as fans slam new system – LIVE

Around 2.5 million people competed for 210,000 Glastonbury tickets overall last year.

Coach tickets sold out within 25 minutes for Glastonbury 2024, while standard tickets were all bought within an hour, with the usual rush for tickets and ensuing website crash.

The lineup included SZA, Charli XCX, Coldplay, and Dua Lipa.

Meanwhile, the first group of tickets for Glastonbury Festival 2025 sold out in 30 minutes, organisers have confirmed, with general admission tickets going on sale on Sunday.

The cost of a Glastonbury ticket has risen by more than £100 in the last six years.

The festival, which takes place between Wednesday 25 June to Sunday 29 June 2025, has revealed that ticket prices to Glastonbury 2025 have increased by £13.50 on last year, with a general admission full weekend ticket now costing £373.50 plus a £5 booking fee. General admission tickets to the 2024 event cost £360.

This means that the cost of a Glastonbury ticket has risen by £108.50 in the last six years, as tickets in 2019 cost £265 plus a £5 booking fee.

The change was confirmed on Tuesday 5 November, ahead of the sales on 14 and 17 November.

• A good internet connection. The last thing you need is your broadband failing at the precise moment the transaction is going through.

• The time. You need to be on the tickets page on the Glastonbury See Tickets website at precisely 9am on 17 November for general sale. So set your alarms!

• Money at the ready. Once you reach the payment page you will have five minutes to submit your payment information, so make sure you enter all the information accurately and have your details ready. The time remaining will be shown on the right hand side of your screen.

• It’s not over until the SOLD OUT sign appears on the Glastonbury website. So don’t freak out if you see a message notifying fans that “all available tickets have now been allocated”. That means the orders are being processed, but at least a few people end up running out of time… meaning the tickets are up for grabs again.

• Avoid multiple tabs. As stated on the Glastonbury website, trying to buy tickets on multiple tabs could actually put you at risk of confusing the ticket sales process and result in a failed transaction. “We strongly advise that you use just one browser tab when trying to book tickets, in order to avoid possible problems with your transaction,” Glastonbury says.

Disappointed Glastonbury fans have hit out at the new booking system for the festival as they missed out in tickets in the coach sale.

The change came after a spotlight was shone on various issues within online ticket selling including the use of dynamic pricing and tickets being resold by touts.

The subject made headlines after the release of Oasis tickets in September prompted the government and the UK’s competition watchdog to pledge they would look at the use of prices surging in line with demand.

Tickets for Glastonbury have risen in cost this year – again.

The 2025 festival cost £373.50 plus a £5 booking fee, which is a £18.50 rise from the 2024 price of £355 plus a £5 booking fee.

Demand for Glastonbury this year was expected to be higher than ever as the festival will be taking a year off in 2026.

Festival organiser Emily Eavis has previously said 2026 will be a fallow year for Glastonbury, to allow the land to rest and recover.

The first group of tickets for Glastonbury Festival 2025 sold out in 30 minutes, organisers have confirmed.

After sale for coach travel tickets opened at 6pm this evening, a statement from the official festival X account announced at 6.32pm that tickets had “sold out”, alongside a note on its website.

“The Glastonbury 2025 tickets + coach travel which were on sale this evening have now all been sold,” it said.

“Our thanks to everyone who bought one.

“Standard tickets are on sale at 9am GMT on Sunday morning – and @nationalexpress will offer coach travel to standard ticket holders from across the UK.”

Glastonbury fans have suggested there were 44 bars in the queue to get coach tickets for next year’s festival.

Punters are attempting to work out the new system ahead of the general admission sale for the festival on Sunday.

One Glastonbury fan account posted on X: “So, apparently, there are around 44 bars. I was on 2 all through it. My mate got to 39. Well done to everyone who got them. Roll on Sunday!”

Oasis have ruled out a sensational return to Worthy Farm putting an end to growing rumours that the band were intending on crowning their reunion with a headline slot at Glastonbury.

Brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher officially buried the hatchet after an infamous backstage bust-up ahead of a 2009 festival date led to their split, setting the stage for a lucrative European tour in 2025.

All is not lost for the unlucky music fans who did not manage to get themselves a Glastonbury 2025 ticket in the coach sale this evening – as the general admission tickets are going on sale over the weekend.

Start preparing yourselves for an early night on Saturday, as punters are advised to be prepared well ahead of time before the sale begins at 9am on Sunday (17 November).