ticket tips and tricks Glastonbury 2024 resales

[Skip997]

37 minutes ago, gfa said:

I swear 2016 was a washout and not much has changed since then?

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/jun/26/michael-eavis-laments-muddiest-ever-glastonbury-festival

[Field Commander Jefferson]

2 hours ago, Crazyfool01 said:

Nope but I’d do it pretty sharpish if you need to 

Thanks, not for me but I have to rally some troops hoping to make their comebacks

[Ayrshire Chris]

47 minutes ago, gfa said:

I swear 2016 was a washout and not much has changed since then?

Not a washout but It was muddy mainly due to the heavy rain that had fallen pre festival, but not too much rain during the festival apart from the last night. In fact as the mud began to dry it became sticky and welly swallowing. We enjoyed that year apart from the traffic nightmare on the Tuesday night, Wednesday morning.  We’ve been spoiled with the weather conditions since then. 

[MrZigster]

So when do people think they will announce the sale days? Never been this late in the day for the dates has it?

Hope they keep it the same. I've booked leave and will need six weeks notice if they change the sale days, and not much time to cancel the leave I have booked.

[incident]

1 hour ago, MrZigster said:

So when do people think they will announce the sale days? Never been this late in the day for the dates has it?

Hope they keep it the same. I've booked leave and will need six weeks notice if they change the sale days, and not much time to cancel the leave I have booked.

Later today. Tomorrow at the absolute latest. It probably would've been last week under normal circumstances, so any delay at this point is likely just not wanting to be seen to rush it out as soon as possible afterwards.

[blutarsky]

14 hours ago, Skip997 said:

There's been a shit load of strange decisions that have been "out of respect"

My daughter’s swimming lessons were cancelled “as a mark of respect”. I’m sure it had nothing to do with the fact the lessons take place in a school swimming pool and the school was closed for the bank holiday, they were cancelled purely out of respect. Because the last thing the queen would have wanted is for some toddlers to have fun and learn to swim. 🙄 

[MEGATRONICMEATWAGON]

9 hours ago, gfa said:

I swear 2016 was a washout and not much has changed since then?

 

8 hours ago, Skip997 said:

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/jun/26/michael-eavis-laments-muddiest-ever-glastonbury-festival

 

Seems like more of a mud out, than a wash out? Ha! 

I don't think people mind a bit of mud and 2016 certainly didn't affect 2017 ticket sales. Even if they'd been an extra 20-30 quid, 2017 would still have sold out, I think.

[MEGATRONICMEATWAGON]

FWIW, I think there would need to be about five consecutive years of horrible flooding to melt away all the tourists, but even then, there's such a diehard fanbase for Glasto, I just can't imagine it cancelling other than for something biblical or an extreme anomaly.

Even then, I bet it wouldn't take long for people to donate to get it started again.

£315, £75 for deposit. 

[Suprefan]

16 hours ago, Skip997 said:

There's been a shit load of strange decisions that have been "out of respect"

Who wouldve thought war and death would come at the worst times to make Glasto have to be sort of sensitive. Most others would just go on about their business. If they want to give people almost no time leading into the sale because of the queens death, thats on them if they want to shoot themselves in the foot. 

[Neil]

26 minutes ago, MEGATRONICMEATWAGON said:

, I just can't imagine it cancelling

me neither, its run for the best part of 50 years without having to cancel.

[Suprefan]

10 hours ago, Supernintendo Chalmers said:

If and when Glastonbury struggles, I think it's safe to say that the rest of the industry is in real trouble

The industry has been in trouble for a while, its just that nobody wants to acknowledge it. Glasto has struggles like everyone else, theyre not as immune as you think. Like Ive said, its still underpriced for what it is. If it gets to what it should cost for what youre getting then people will make decisions on whether or not to go. I think theyre still fortunate to be able to have the initial sell out because they just ask for a deposit. Have people do payment plans instead and right now it would be a much different story on who can afford an extra £50  a month to pay a balance off.

 

It could also mean the  resale might become much easier like this years was for people. If youre looking at the lineup vs the cost and such and dont feel its worth it then there will be plenty of tickets to go around. Wonder what the reaction will be whenever Roxy Music gets announced and there are a lot of "who is that?" comments.

[Neil]

3 minutes ago, Suprefan said:

The industry has been in trouble for a while, its just that nobody wants to acknowledge it

mostly because music has changed and todays kids don't have musical heroes in the same way.

 

so theres a shortage of huge draw acts.

[brettredmayne]

I think if we don’t hear anything soon the ticket date may get pushed back a week 

[Ayrshire Chris]

I’m relying on the ticket sale date be the usual beginning of October.  A week later and we are on holiday so it will be I pad and phones.  It’s amazing that nothing leaks out about the sale date.  As for the mud,everyone should experience at least one muddy festival, folk who have only done the last few ones don’t know what they are missing 😉
maybe the ticket date announcement is waiting until the support for business package is revealed today by the government. That will affect the festival costs and possibly the ticket price 

Edited September 21, 2022 by Ayrshire Chris

[gooner1990]

1 hour ago, Ayrshire Chris said:

I’m relying on the ticket sale date be the usual beginning of October.  A week later and we are on holiday so it will be I pad and phones.  It’s amazing that nothing leaks out about the sale date.  As for the mud,everyone should experience at least one muddy festival, folk who have only done the last few ones don’t know what they are missing 😉
maybe the ticket date announcement is waiting until the support for business package is revealed today by the government. That will affect the festival costs and possibly the ticket price 

Having done 2007 and 2016 I would prefer not to have a repeat just so some newer attendees can experience the same!

[Ayrshire Chris]

4 minutes ago, gooner1990 said:

Having done 2007 and 2016 I would prefer not to have a repeat just so some newer attendees can experience the same!

Aye, maybe I’m a bit hasty suggesting newbies have to go through some Glastonbury rite of passage that affects everyone! 

[Supernintendo Chalmers]

2 hours ago, Suprefan said:

The industry has been in trouble for a while, its just that nobody wants to acknowledge it. Glasto has struggles like everyone else, theyre not as immune as you think. Like Ive said, its still underpriced for what it is. If it gets to what it should cost for what youre getting then people will make decisions on whether or not to go. I think theyre still fortunate to be able to have the initial sell out because they just ask for a deposit. Have people do payment plans instead and right now it would be a much different story on who can afford an extra £50  a month to pay a balance off.

I can't disagree with any of this. 

I wonder if the perceived delay in ticket sale announcement could mean a different payment structure? A monthly payment plan like you suggest?

Here's a big question: what would it mean to people if they scrapped the deposit scheme and needed full payment up at point of sale? Would it still sell out immediately? Would it weed out those who absolutely intend to go from those chancing their arm by securing a ticket in October via the deposit and making a final decision at a later date, safe in the knowledge that they'd only lose £20? 

[March Hare]

I said this on another chat a few months ago. I think £345 with a six month payment plan and a simultaneous announcement of discounted/free tickets for nurses will be where we are at for 2023

Inflation is 10% and they cancelled two festivals. Bills got to be paid. I’m cool with it

Edited September 21, 2022 by March Hare

[gooner1990]

24 minutes ago, Supernintendo Chalmers said:

I can't disagree with any of this. 

I wonder if the perceived delay in ticket sale announcement could mean a different payment structure? A monthly payment plan like you suggest?

Here's a big question: what would it mean to people if they scrapped the deposit scheme and needed full payment up at point of sale? Would it still sell out immediately? Would it weed out those who absolutely intend to go from those chancing their arm by securing a ticket in October via the deposit and making a final decision at a later date, safe in the knowledge that they'd only lose £20? 

I think so.

I think in someways this makes getting a ticket even harder in the October sale because you get people who may only attend based on headliners that get announced inbetween.

I would be prepared to pay the full amount in one go if I had to, but equally I would also like to commit to a ticket then pay it off at £50 a month until April....suppose whatever way its done then someone won't like it. 

[gazzared]

30 minutes ago, Supernintendo Chalmers said:

Here's a big question: what would it mean to people if they scrapped the deposit scheme and needed full payment up at point of sale? Would it still sell out immediately? Would it weed out those who absolutely intend to go from those chancing their arm by securing a ticket in October via the deposit and making a final decision at a later date, safe in the knowledge that they'd only lose £20? 

I don't think that will ever happen as the lead booker would be paying out about £1800 and if your part of a big group and helping others aswell you could be paying out over £3000 in one go.

[gooner1990]

11 minutes ago, gazzared said:

I don't think that will ever happen as the lead booker would be paying out about £1800 and if your part of a big group and helping others aswell you could be paying out over £3000 in one go.

Put the 6 full amounts into one account for each group.  

Done.

[gazzared]

2 minutes ago, gooner1990 said:

Put the 6 full amounts into one account for each group.  

Done.

that would be good 👍 and you could just log in when you get to the booking page and all regs and postcode details are already saved and you just press - proceed, no more shaky hands haha

[mufcok]

Really getting the fear that they're gonna delay the sale date by a week, that would be an absolute disaster for me; 4am job in America. 

Big sign of relief if October 6th / 9th drops today or tomorrow 🙏

[gazzared]

2 minutes ago, mufcok said:

Really getting the fear that they're gonna delay the sale date by a week, that would be an absolute disaster for me; 4am job in America. 

Big sign of relief if October 6th / 9th drops today or tomorrow 🙏

iam the opposite haha if sale stays the same its a 2am try and wake up for the 3am sale time so if iam being selfish I'd love a delay

[EamerRed]

Do we think there's any chance that this delay could be pointing to a new system for getting tickets? Perhaps doing away with the mad rush of everyone at the same time?

I can't see it, but it does seem a bit out of line with what's happened previously.