sales of Glastonbury Festival tickets on the increase

Seetickets, the official ticket agency for Glastonbury Festival, have confirmed that ticket sales for the Festival have really started to pick up in the last few days, with sales 70% up on this time last week.

When Martin Fitzgerald, the general manager of Seetickets, the official ticket agency of Glastonbury Festival was asked what he thought the main reason is behind the increased sale of tickets was, he replied, "I think there's a combination of factors. As the festival draws nearer, a buzz and excitement naturally starts to build up around the event and people realize that they don't want to be watching it on t.v, wishing they were there, they actually want to be there and experience the festival in all it's glory."

Fitzgerald also thought that the improving weather was a factor, adding, "Also the fact that The Met Office is predicting some fine weather for the weekend always helps with these sorts of decisions!".

He also felt that it has made a big difference that you can pay on credit card rather than just a debit card, saying, "A lot of people were telling us that they were desperate to go but just couldn't afford it at the moment. Being allowed to book by Credit Card has certainly helped some people."

Asked if he expected tickets to sell out before the festival starts, Fitzgerald responded, "It certainly looks that way that moment." The general manager was also surprised at the criticisms the registration system had received and pointed out, "The amount of people that I meet that either think it's sold out or they can't go because they haven't registered is staggering. It's actually a very simple process and takes under 5 minutes to register your details and then under 5 minutes to do your booking. Within 10 minutes you could have a ticket to Glastonbury!"

Fitzgerald also revealed that the Seetickets website would continue to sell tickets priced £155 right up to the start of the Festival at Worthy Farm, Pilton, near Glastonbury, Somerset, "We have no plans to stop selling at the moment and we have the capability to sell right up to the festival if it's required. Customers will simply collect on the door." Although he added, "Hopefully we'll be sold out by then though!"

As well as being available to buy online, Glastonbury Festival tickets, are also available to buy in HMV from today at store in Bristol, Glasgow, Newcastle, Manchester, Birmingham, Cardiff, and London. Ticket buyers just need to provide their name, pay across the counter and make sure that they bring personal photographic ID to the Festival when they arrive. This ensures that they comply with the Festival's anti-touting policy. Tickets are subject to booking fee, with a maximum of six tickets per customer. (At this moment tickets can still be bought online - the details are below).
To buy tickets online by credit card or debit card, all it takes is to register your details with photograph online here and then purchase tickets from www.seetickets.com.

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.



To see the huge range of acts playing the Festival over the five days from Wednesday 25th to Sunday 29th June including headliners Kings of Leon, Jay-Z, The Verve, as well as Amy Winehouse, Neil Diamond, Leonard Cohen, Manu Chao, more new music acts than you could possibly see, a dance village covering every genre, and still many hundreds more music acts, circus, theatre, cabaret, poetry, a huge kids field, and weird happenings around every corner - take a look at the stage/area listings, or the Glastonbury 2008 line-ups.

Glastonbury Festival takes place at Worthy Farm, Pilton, Somerset over the weekend of Friday 27th to Sunday 29th June, with the site open to ticket-holders from Wednesday 25th.

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.

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