The soaring cost of Glastonbury: From the £1 entry fee in 1970, to next year's eyewatering £378.50, how festival's ticket prices have risen by nearly 70% in just 10 years
4 months, 3 weeks ago

The soaring cost of Glastonbury: From the £1 entry fee in 1970, to next year's eyewatering £378.50, how festival's ticket prices have risen by nearly 70% in just 10 years

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When Sir Michael Eavis first started hosting festivalgoers at Worthy Farm in 1970, the debt-ridden farmer admitted he was desperate to clear his overdraft. Not even Mr Eavis could have predicted that Worthy Farm would go on to play host to Britain's most iconic festival - Glastonbury. The first ever Glastonbury, known as Pilton Pop, Folk & Blues Festival in 1970, cost just £1 But outraged Glastonbury fans have been left stunned by having to pay £378.50 for a 2025 ticket Sir Michael Eavis, speaking in 1970, said that he set up his Worthy Farm festival to clear his debt Sir Michael Eavis was knighted for his services to music and charity at Windsor Castle in April Furious fans have questioned the need for the price hike, with one simply asking: 'What's the justification for the huge price hike over the last decade?' Fans have been left outraged by the soaring cost of tickets since the festival first began - especially because buyers have to purchase without seeing the line-up first.

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Glastonbury Festival profits more than double amid ‘corporate’ criticism from Neil Young
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Glastonbury Festival profits more than double amid ‘corporate’ criticism from Neil Young

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Glastonbury 2025 ticket sale date and prices REVEALED- with huge pop stars rumoured to be headlining
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Glastonbury 2025 ticket sale date and prices REVEALED- with huge pop stars rumoured to be headlining

Daily Mail  

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Glastonbury: When is it, who’s on the lineup and can you get tickets?
9 months ago

Glastonbury: When is it, who’s on the lineup and can you get tickets?

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Glastonbury posters in full: As Britain's premier music festival announces 2024 acts, here are all the billboards dating back to 1970 - when you could see The Kinks and Wayne Fontana for £1
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Glastonbury posters in full: As Britain's premier music festival announces 2024 acts, here are all the billboards dating back to 1970 - when you could see The Kinks and Wayne Fontana for £1

Daily Mail  

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Glastonbury 2024 - live updates: Tickets sold out as Twitter users complain of ‘screen of death’
1 year, 4 months ago

Glastonbury 2024 - live updates: Tickets sold out as Twitter users complain of ‘screen of death’

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Glastonbury tickets 2023 - live updates: Festival sells out amid Seetickets ‘incredible demand’
2 years, 4 months ago

Glastonbury tickets 2023 - live updates: Festival sells out amid Seetickets ‘incredible demand’

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Glastonbury tickets 2023: Emily Eavis explains why prices will be so high when they go on sale
2 years, 4 months ago

Glastonbury tickets 2023: Emily Eavis explains why prices will be so high when they go on sale

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Glastonbury 2022: Worthy Farm in pictures
2 years, 9 months ago

Glastonbury 2022: Worthy Farm in pictures

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Glastonbury – Friday highlights: From Billie Eilish attacking Supreme Court to Paul McCartney’s surprise gig
2 years, 9 months ago

Glastonbury – Friday highlights: From Billie Eilish attacking Supreme Court to Paul McCartney’s surprise gig

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Glastonbury 2022: When does this year’s festival take place?
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Glastonbury 2022: When does this year’s festival take place?

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Glastonbury revellers defy rail strikes to make it to Worthy Farm
2 years, 9 months ago

Glastonbury revellers defy rail strikes to make it to Worthy Farm

Daily Mail  

Festivalgoers have defied the national rail strikes crippling the UK's transport system as well as threats of camping in torrential rain to make it to Glastonbury's Worthy Farm for the first time since before Covid. Festivalgoers have defied the national rail strikes crippling the UK's transport system and threats of camping in torrential rain to make it to Glastonbury's Worthy …

Tickets for Glastonbury will rise in cost following Covid cancellations to account for inflation
3 years, 5 months ago

Tickets for Glastonbury will rise in cost following Covid cancellations to account for inflation

Daily Mail  

Music fans have condemned a price rise on tickets bought for the twice-postponed Glastonbury Festival. Music fans who bought tickets for 2020 Glastonbury - which has twice been postponed - will have to pay an increase in March due to inflation The tickets to the festival were sold at £265 each plus a £5 booking fee, with ticket holders paying …

Glastonbury: Coldplay to headline Live at Worthy Farm live stream
3 years, 11 months ago

Glastonbury: Coldplay to headline Live at Worthy Farm live stream

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Live at Worthy Farm: How to get tickets for Glastonbury’s livestreamed event
3 years, 11 months ago

Live at Worthy Farm: How to get tickets for Glastonbury’s livestreamed event

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Glastonbury 2019: Thousands of music fans trudge into festival
5 years, 9 months ago

Glastonbury 2019: Thousands of music fans trudge into festival

Daily Mail  

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Glastonbury headliners booked for next two years with four returning acts and two new ones
9 years, 6 months ago

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Revelling in the mud, music and mayhem that is Glastonbury
10 years, 8 months ago

Revelling in the mud, music and mayhem that is Glastonbury

China Daily  

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Glastonbury 2013: Thousands queue overnight for Britain's biggest music festival (praying that the rain stays away)
11 years, 9 months ago

Glastonbury 2013: Thousands queue overnight for Britain's biggest music festival (praying that the rain stays away)

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Final tranche of Glastonbury 2013 tickets sell out in an hour
11 years, 11 months ago

Final tranche of Glastonbury 2013 tickets sell out in an hour

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