exclusive: Metcheck weather forecast for Glastonbury Festival

eFestivals asked weather prediction experts www.metcheck.com/ for a prediction for this year's weather over the period of the Glastonbury Festival, and here's what they told us:

Although we're expecting a somewhat average British Summer thanks to the effects of La Nina in the Pacific, it shouldn't be anything quite like we saw last year. As usual, Glastonbury is situated at the end of June, in the European "monsoon" period which makes it liable to rain, however this year shouldn't see anything like a re-run of last year's deluge.

Glastonbury Festival 2008 will take place at Worthy Farm, Pilton, near Glastonbury, Somerset from Friday 27th to Sunday 29th June, with the gates opening for early arrivals on Wednesday 25th June, that's five days of festival fun with something like 2,000 performances at 50 or so venues, including music, cabaret, theatre, circus, a fantastic Kidz area, poetry, green crafts and information and loads, loads more ... Glastonbury Festival is much more than just the music, so make sure you check it all out!

Anyone wishing to buy a ticket for this year's Glastonbury Festival who didn't register is being offered a new chance to register when it re-opens at 4pm on Tuesday 8th April. Please note that there will be no editing facility for late registrations, so please ensure that all your details are correct, and that your photo is of a suitable size and standard, before submitting your details.

Registration, involves filling in a simple form and supplying a passport photograph, and full details can be found at www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk.

The registration process was implemented in 2007 as a measure to stop the touting of Festival tickets - which it has achieved successfully otherwise there would be no tickets left. By preventing touting, the Festival is able to make sure tickets aren't sold at inflated prices, and we can all buy tickets at face value.

Festival goers who register now can tick a box to enable their registration for this year's event to be eligible to buy tickets in 2009 and 2010 making it even easier to buy tickets for the next couple of years.

If you've registered for Glastonbury, then why not enter the eFestivals' competition to win yourself a pair of tickets here!

The line-up for all the Festival stages will be announced on Thursday, 1st of May. To get the best idea of the acts you'll see over all the stages at the festival in June make sure you keep an eye on our Glastonbury 2008 rumours, which will build up into the most comprehensive list available anywhere before the full line-up announcement is made.

Tickets for Glastonburyare on sale either online or through a free phone call from a normal landline.

The ticket costs £155 for a weekend ticket, plus £5 booking fee per ticket and £4 post and packaging per order. To buy tickets for this year's Glastonbury, you'll need to have pre-registered and have your registration number and postcode to hand, plus the registration number and postcode of anyone else you're buying for.

Tickets can be purchased through www.seetickets.com or by phone from 0800 079 2008 for UK buyers and 0044 1159 934 183 for overseas buyers. Overseas ticket purchases can only be made using either Visa or Mastercard credit cards. UK sales will not be accepted on the International Ticket Sales Line, or any other Seetickets telephone lines.

No one other than the above are allowed to sell tickets, and alternative outlets offering them should not be used.

You will need your debit card to hand to give all the necessary information to complete your purchase, including the security number on reverse.

A registration number may only be used once, which will prevent inadvertent duplicate purchases. You are only able to use one card per transaction - therefore we recommend you pool money into one account before buying for other people.

Remember that this year the Festival wants festival-goers to work them to Love the farm, Leave no Trace by travelling light, only bringing what you're willing to carry home. When you buy your tent and camping gear, don't buy the cheapest, get something you'll want to keep. when it's time to go, pack up your stuff and take it away.


Glastonbury 2007

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