15,000 Tickets Left

[paulo999]

Original Article

If Emily Eavis was nervous when The Times spoke to her in June 2007 [sic], it was hardly a surprise. Glastonbury needed to sell its remaining 20,000 tickets to break even. And, even then, if it rained again, or if Jay-Z confirmed Noel Gallagher’s declaration that hip-hop didn’t belong in Glastonbury, the festival’s prospects for 2009 looked bleak. What happened next, of course, is the stuff of legend.

“We have about 15,000 tickets left [for 2009’s festival],” says Eavis, “And they are steadily selling.” Better still, having seen the effect that Jay-Z’s set had, the Eavises reported a marked upturn of interest from artists whose fees normally put them out of the Festival’s price range.

“I’ve never known us to have so many great bands wanting to play,” continues Eavis, “We have some very special things lined up for 2009, and without giving any line-up specifics away, it really looks set to be one of our most exciting bills ever. We have one or two people headlining who are complete first timers, which I think always raises the bar.”

Complete first-timers? Who could she be referring to? Names recently thrown up by the rumour mill have included Bruce Springsteen and Neil Young – neither of whom have stopped by Glastonbury in 38 years of Festivals. Eavis’s lips remain sealed. But, whoever else plays, it seems reasonable to assume that Oasis might give Worthy Farm a wide berth on this occasion."

Edited December 30, 2008 by paulo999

[shangers]

pinch of salt...

methinks they're trying everything possible to sell tickets in thie current tax year

Edited December 30, 2008 by shangers

[DaveMac]

Hope info is true as would like Glasto to sell out before headliners are officially announced.

I think we are in for a great Glasto 2009 ( fingers crossed ).

Edited December 30, 2008 by DaveMac

[Joshuwarr]

I can't wait, I just want to be back at the campsites chilling by my tent with a Pear Cider under the hot sun. Bliss

[scudetto_boy]

pinch of salt...

methinks they're trying everything possible to sell tickets in thie current tax year

[harper11]

well there are two reasons to think 15,000 is not quite accurate

1. coach tickets, there are 25,000 of these

they cant force them onto people who have bought tickets

so thats atleast 40,000 tickets

2. they only have deposits on tickets

people have to stump out the other 100 pounds or so in the post xmas credit crunch environment

and with the rumurs of three old timer headliners theres going to be alot of pull outs

[TomfromStroud]

2. they only have deposits on tickets

people have to stump out the other 100 pounds or so in the post xmas credit crunch environment

and with the rumurs of three old timer headliners theres going to be alot of pull outs

[chad73]

Dont believe a word of it (Big Full Stop).