Glastonbury Festival 2009 tickets on sale!

For the first time in Glastonbury Festival’s history, tickets will go on sale eight months before the event.

From this Sunday (October 5th), festival-goers will be able to reserve tickets for next year’s event for a £50 deposit – or buy their tickets outright.

There will also be no limits on the number of tickets you can buy or reserve - as long as each purchase (or deposit) is matched with valid registration numbers.

Michael Eavis says: "I'm pleased to point out that anyone intending to come to the Festival in 2009 won't be limited to one, two or even six tickets when the booking opens on October 5. Our only stipulation is that each ticket - bought or reserved - is matched to a valid registration number. This way we can ensure that tickets are going to genuine Festival-goers only. With your consent we will save your registration number so you won’t need to re-register for the next four years."

Says Michael Eavis: “After three years, I am now confident that we have developed the fairest ticketing operation available anywhere, and we are ready to go.

“With the new scheme, backed by the all-important registration process, everyone has an equal chance of getting a ticket. And most importantly, every ticket will be going to a genuine festival-goer direct.

“I’m also convinced that the £50 deposit will help a lot of people to spread the payment for their ticket over a much longer period.”

Next year’s Glastonbury runs for five full days - from Wednesday 24th June until Sunday 28th June 2009 – across 1,000 acres of beautiful countryside at Worthy Farm, Somerset.

Many festival-goers have already registered their names for the 2009 event and will therefore have their all-important registration number. Anyone who hasn't registered will still be able to do so through www.glastonburyregistration.co.uk. Those without internet access can apply for a registration form (enclosing an SAE) to Glastonbury, PO Box 2445, Glasgow G40 9AG.

When the booking lines (0844 412 4635) and website (www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk) open for ticket sales at 9am on 5th October, all registered festival-goers will have two options. They can either buy a full weekend ticket at a price of £175 (plus a booking fee of £5), or alternatively, tickets can be reserved at a cost of £50 per ticket. The balance will be payable by 1st February 2009.