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Could well be a bit of column A, bit of column B.    The cost for See of having a billion different devices trying to connect just for ticket day is probably a bit silly; there aren't 2.5 million people trying for tickets each year by any stretch but almost certainly that many devices attempting to connect. The hosts hack may have played a part to; with an acceptance that its too big a deal to work with in house for see.   For all the festival have said in the past about no wanting to do a ballot the demographic of the festival has changed the last few years - you cannot deny that at all. The question is if that's a genuine shift in the type of person who wants to go to Glastonbury or the festival has become unrepresentative and if that fault lies, in part, with the ticketing system.   There's definitely an argument the ticket system had become biased so I can see why the festivals view could have changed. 

You would think so, I'd expect one but it's probably worth remembering if I'm right here that the dance acts did better on Chevron that the main stage headliners themselves that were rockier?, and the festival with think about that. There is no doubt that Reading this year on the whole with the headliners like a great booking that was 10 years late lol.   You've even got the option of Creamfields taking them and them maybe playing Victorious too. C&S hardly ever play live at Cream, usually a dj set so if they got them in a prominent slot slot it would be major for them. 

I just hope it doesn’t take to long to sell out. At least when you could f5 it you were doing something. I can’t spend 5 hours keeping an eye on a few screens, I’ve 2 kids to keep entertained and swimming booked for the afternoon 

I really don't buy this idea of the festival having this queueing system forced on them by See. The festival have been so proactive about the registration process, years before any other anti touting measures, have been so proactive in trying to reduce the amount of time they take to sell out etc... I just can't imagine them going 'oh go on then' IF See came along and said 'you have to do this.'    It's not all over the news saying 'Seetickets have changed this' it says 'big change in Glastonbury ticket sale' - the festival will be well aware it's their reputation that goes along with the sale, not the ticket company.