Glastonbury fans ‘almost choke’ at festival prices as packages sell out in just 32 minutes – here’s how to get tickets
Music lovers are livid with the "ridiculous" prices being quoted for next year's Glastonbury festival.
Tickets for the Uk's biggest music event went on sale this week - with fans needing to have already been registered for the 2025 ticket ballot to be eligible.
The ballot closed on Monday at 5pm - with coach packages the first to sell out - in only 32 minutes.
With the official Glastonbury X account saying: "The Glastonbury 2025 tickets + coach travel which were on sale this evening have now all been sold."
The festival's 2025 lineup hasn't even been offically announced but the likes of Ed Sheeran, Harry Styles, Oasis, Rihanna, Alanis Morissette
Simple Minds, have all been mentioned.
Some bookmakers have even stopped taking bets on Olivia Rodrigo playing - suggesting the American pop star could well be one of next year's headliners.
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Despite a lack of line-up confirmation, fans have still been flocking to for the festival which runs from June 25- 29, but a massive price hike on tickets has not gone down well.
Those successful in purchasing coach packages will have to pay £378.50 in total.
A £75 deposit plus coach fare is due immediately - while the remaining balance needs to be settled by April of next year.
One music fan said on X: "Just saw the new price for Glastonbury tickets and almost choked."
While another made reference to the dramatic increase in ticket prices in recent years, saying: "2022 tickets were £280. This is getting ridiculous."
This year Coldplay became the first band to play at the festival for a record-breaking fifth time, having previously shared that honour with The Cure, who have played the Worthy Farm festival on four occasions.
Coldplay played the much-coveted Pyramid stage Saturday night slot, while pop princess Dua Lipa headlined on the Friday and SZA closed proceedings on the Sunday.
Glastonbury backlashes
Glastonbury Festival has been going for 54 trailblazing years - but at times it has been a stormy ride Here, we look at the biggest backlashes to hit the iconic music event.
The Smiths (1984): One of the first bands to divide the early Glastonbury purists were Manchester indie stars The Smiths. The band's set even sparked a full scale stage invasion as they introduced the crowd to their guitar-driven, post-punk romanticism music. Guitarist Johnny Marr described their usual fanbase as "cup final supporters", adding: "Eventually, I did manage to instigate a stage invasion, which raised a few eyebrows. One fan was trying to climb on stage, I helped pull him up, and then a few more people followed, and all of a sudden we’d managed to turn it into a Smiths gig."
The Fence (2002): It wasn't a band or musician that sparked controversy in 2002... it was a fence. Organiser Michael Eavis came under fire when he organised the erection of a £1million fence around the site. The ring of steel was brought in to protect ticket holders and those who might inadvertently endanger themselves by breaking in. Diehard Glasto fans, however, felt it was at odds with the event's hippy ethos of peace and love. Eavis and co refused to back down, though, and the fence remains in place today.
JAY-Z (2008): Despite its long history, Glastonbury had never welcomed a rapper for a headline set - until 2008. Jay-Z's top bill booking was met with a flurry of digs, including some from Oasis's Noel Gallagher, who claimed hip hop had no place at the festival. In a perfect clap-back, Jay-Z walked out to a version of Wonderwall before launching into his powerful hit 99 problems. Seven years later, his pal Kanye West followed in his Glastonbury footsteps and topped the bill.
Metallica (2014): Thrash metal rockers Metallica were met with raised eyebrows when they were announced as Glastonbury headliners. Some critics claimed they lacked mainstream appeal, while others felt they were past their prime. However, frontman James Hetfield managed to quickly win the crowd round thanks to his good humour and polite manners.
Adele (2016): Although Adele wowed both festival goers and music fans at home with her headliner set, the British songstress did cause a stir by turning the air blue. She warned the crowd about her "potty mouth" but not everyone was impressed with with the 30 plus expletives she dropped on the stage during her headline set, which aired on the BBC.