Ticket tips and Tricks for 2025 festival

[Ayrshire Chris]

1 hour ago, Friendly Banter said:

Let me make sure I understand this years ticket sale.

show up

 

wait

 

Nothing else? 

Correct. Just stare and the screen hoping for the reg page and make sure you’ve gone for a piss before starting. 

[phillyfaddle]

8 hours ago, doogie said:

 

I expect there will be a button to click on the glastonbury.seetickets.com page.

 

Should be simple enough, but the fun comes when you can't get that page to load.

 

Lolz. It’s going to happen isn’t it? But no F5 option…

[phillyfaddle]

7 hours ago, Gnomicide said:

 

No button, it automatically gives you a random place in the queue as sales open.

 

Thanks. A whole new world. There’ll still be the same challenges at payment stage, I’m assuming. But no “back/resubmit” option. 

[Gnomicide]

35 minutes ago, phillyfaddle said:

 

Thanks. A whole new world. There’ll still be the same challenges at payment stage, I’m assuming. But no “back/resubmit” option. 

 

In theory, yes. The main thing to remember is that you have not secured the tickets until payment is made. Don't think you've got 10 minutes if you get through, it could sell out as you are entering your details.

[Peter_Quaife]

11 minutes ago, Gnomicide said:

 

In theory, yes. The main thing to remember is that you have not secured the tickets until payment is made. Don't think you've got 10 minutes if you get through, it could sell out as you are entering your details.

Jeez! Does it not lock you in for 10. If for any reason you cannot complete in 10 mins, will it not then release the tickets back into the pot? 

[Gnomicide]

5 minutes ago, Peter_Quaife said:

Jeez! Does it not lock you in for 10. If for any reason you cannot complete in 10 mins, will it not then release the tickets back into the pot? 

 

[doogie]

I think the tickets are held for you for 5 minutes once you reach the final payment screen (there's a countdown timer), but not before.

 

Edit: just seen the post above, so maybe not!

Edited November 12 by doogie

[Nobody Interesting]

5 minutes ago, doogie said:

I think the tickets are held for you for 5 minutes once you reach the final payment screen (there's a countdown timer), but not before.

 

Edit: just seen the post above, so maybe not!

 

On the GF website the example page has  a countdown timer on the payment screen that suggests they are held. On the example I think it says 5 mins 46 seconds.
It may simply be the remainder of the initial 10 mins. Whether they are held at that point is rather ambiguous but they are not secured til payment is succesful.

[TGCarr]

So prior to the sale, do we get to select which day of travel? 

Or is it

 

Waiting Room,

Select Travel day

Reg details

[CaledonianGonzo]

Pretty much

[Peter_Quaife]

1 hour ago, Gnomicide said:

 

:)...the pressure is rising. When I got through in the 2023 main sale, I was that nervous the wife had to take over !

[09matthewsw]

Are we in agreement that multiple devices are the only thing you can do to improve your chances? Or will this not even make a difference? 

[incident]

7 minutes ago, 09matthewsw said:

Are we in agreement that multiple devices are the only thing you can do to improve your chances? Or will this not even make a difference? 

 

The problem is, we don't know.

 

It's been many years since we went into a sale with this many unknowns. Probably 20 and people weren't obsessing over it the same degree back then.

[MrZigster]

 

22 hours ago, Avalon_Fields said:

No, just be in the queue any time before 9am, doesn't matter what the time of entry is.

 

Sigh. It's basically a ballot now isn't it.

16 hours ago, Ayrshire Chris said:

Check if you can log on to Glastonbury see tickets. As long as your employer hasn’t blocked ticket sales sites, some have I believe. 

Just tried from my ancient (at home) desktop and am getting:

 

"Unusual Traffic Detected

 

We have detected unusual activity from the IP address or connection you are using.

 

If you are using a VPN or proxy service to connect to us please disconnect it and try again. (I'm not afaik)

 

..."

 

Any way I can stop this happening?

 

This may explain why I haven't got through for myself since 2019.

 

Can log into See fine through my mobile on wi-fi.

13 hours ago, Pinhead said:

Think I'll just work it again if it doesn't work out. Concerned that the queue will be dominated by professional queue squatters that you have to be on their books in order to get a look in.

I too will possibly have that option but tbh it nearly physically and mentally killed me this year.

12 hours ago, Crazyfool01 said:

We are f**ked 😂

 

12 hours ago, charlierc said:

 

 

@charliercbeat me too it.

 

_______

 

Think it's just going to be me through the home wi-fi on the work laptop and one mobile on mobile signal with wifi turned off as I'm now really paranoid about triggering something and shutting myself out.

 

Multiple people in multiple locations would seem to be the best strategy then?

 

(Cries in solo).

[Talcroft]

13 minutes ago, MrZigster said:

 

@charlierc

 

(Cries in solo).

 

Zig we only have 5 in my group. We're not trying for coach but if you want the last spot for general you're welcome to it. We should have about 10 people in the queue for us. Message me if you want it. 

 

(Sorry Charlierc I can't delete the tag!) 

[ChewieDC]

21 minutes ago, MrZigster said:

"Unusual Traffic Detected

 

We have detected unusual activity from the IP address or connection you are using.

 

If you are using a VPN or proxy service to connect to us please disconnect it and try again. (I'm not afaik)

 

..."

 

Any way I can stop this happening?

 

This may explain why I haven't got through for myself since 2019.

 

Can log into See fine through my mobile on wi-fi.

I too will possibly have that option but tbh it nearly physically and mentally killed me this year.

 

Updating your browser will help I think.

[charlierc]

9 minutes ago, Talcroft said:

 

Zig we only have 5 in my group. We're not trying for coach but if you want the last spot for general you're welcome to it. We should have about 10 people in the queue for us. Message me if you want it. 

 

(Sorry Charlierc I can't delete the tag!) 

It's a website limitation. It is what it is.

[efcfanwirral]

Use case this morning, I missed out on Everton - Liverpool tickets following the queue. 

 

I logged on at 9.40 for a 10am sale, then went into the waiting room. But then I went for a shower, returning only to move my mouse a couple of times. Bot behaviour? Or flagged as a non-standard user already and never had a chance whatever I did? Guess we'll find out on Sunday! 

Edited November 12 by efcfanwirral

[belfast]

Trying for both coach and general sale. Ideally want general sale 100% but if dont attempt coach and dont get anything on Sunday ill regret not trying coach so here we are..

[MrZigster]

24 minutes ago, Talcroft said:

 

Zig we only have 5 in my group. We're not trying for coach but if you want the last spot for general you're welcome to it. We should have about 10 people in the queue for us. Message me if you want it. 

 

(Sorry Charlierc I can't delete the tag!) 

 

That's very kind. Have DMed you.

 

18 minutes ago, ChewieDC said:

 

Updating your browser will help I think.

 

Think you missed the word "ancient" in my post. Still running Vista and Chrome. No updates available.

 

14 minutes ago, efcfanwirral said:

Use case this morning, I missed out on Everton - Liverpool tickets following the queue. 

 

I logged on at 9.40 for a 10am sale, then went into the waiting room. But then I went for a shower, returning only to move my mouse a couple of times. Bot behaviour? Or flagged as a non-standard user already and never had a chance whatever I did? Guess we'll find out on Sunday! 

 

Now that's worrying.

[giantkatestacks]

44 minutes ago, MrZigster said:

 

 

Sigh. It's basically a ballot now isn't it.

Just tried from my ancient (at home) desktop and am getting:

 

"Unusual Traffic Detected

 

We have detected unusual activity from the IP address or connection you are using.

 

If you are using a VPN or proxy service to connect to us please disconnect it and try again. (I'm not afaik)

 

..."

 

I get this on one browser but not in Edge...

[incident]

17 minutes ago, efcfanwirral said:

Use case this morning, I missed out on Everton - Liverpool tickets following the queue. 

 

I logged on at 9.40 for a 10am sale, then went into the waiting room. But then I went for a shower, returning only to move my mouse a couple of times. Bot behaviour? Or flagged as a non-standard user already and never had a chance whatever I did? Guess we'll find out on Sunday! 

 

Did you actually get a "suspicious behaviour" message?

 

Or just stayed in the queue and it didn't go anywhere?

 

Or kicked out of the queue with no explanation?

[Gnomicide]

~makes note not to have a shower on Sunday~

[belfast]

What browser we thinking is the best for this?

[belfast]

Potentially dense question here but are we getting emailed the link beforehand or when do we think we'll  get that?

 

Or is it a case of going onto seetickets on the day yourself?