Glastonbury Festival tickets on sale this Sunday

This Sunday at 9am tickets go on sale for next year's Glastonbury Festival which runs for five full days - from Wednesday 24th until Sunday 28th June 2009 – across 1,000 acres of beautiful countryside at Worthy Farm, Somerset.

Festival organisers Michael Eavis has also dropped a hint about who may be playing the Festival in 2009, speaking to Xfm, the farmer is reported (here) as saying, "There's some talk of Kanye West playing The Other Stage, he's sort of Jay-Z's rival, or rather they come from that same stable, don't they? I'd love him to do The Other Stage, but not the Pyramid."

This weekend will be the first time ever that tickets have gone on sale so early, and the first time that ticket buyers will be able to either put down a £50 deposit or pay for their tickets outright.

Everyone who plans to buy a ticket for the Festival must already be registered, and that includes children aged 13, 14 and 15. Each ticket sold will feature a photograph of the person in whose name it is registered and will be non-transferable. So if you plan to buy tickets for friends or family you must make sure they are all registered.

Online registration can be carried out by clicking here. Those without internet access can apply for a registration form (enclosing an SAE) to Glastonbury, PO Box 2445, Glasgow G40 9AG.

Registration does not reserve or guarantee you a ticket when they go on sale at 9am this Sunday (5th October), but if you don't register you will not be able to buy a five day ticket for Glastonbury Festival 2009.

All registered festival-goers will have two options. They can either buy a full weekend ticket at a price of £175 (plus a booking fee of £5). Alternatively, tickets can be reserved at a cost of £50 per ticket. The balance must be paid by Sunday 1st February 2009. With both these options, the number of tickets available per transaction for registered customers is now unlimited - as long as each purchase (or deposit) is matched with valid registration numbers.

Payment made for tickets by card for UK sales (both online and by telephone) will be by the following debit cards only - Visa Debit, Visa Electron, Switch/Maestro Domestic and Solo. Credit cards will not be accepted for UK sales. For the purpose of ticket sales the UK includes Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands.

The ticket price includes includes a FREE programme, a useful cloth bag, and small around the neck guide. Car parking tickets can be bought at the same time and are priced at £10 per vehicle, and campervan tickets are priced at £65 per van. Car parking and campervan tickets can only be bought when paying the balance of your tickets.

Postal orders and cheques raised by either a building society or a bank (as a Bankers Draft) will also be accepted as payment on the telephone ticket line. Please note personal cheques cannot be accepted. Orders will not be accepted by fax, email or personal callers. When you confirm your order you will be given a booking reference number. Cheques or postal orders, together with that reference number, must be received by the ticket agency within five working days of the sale.

Coach tickets
When purchasing a ticket there will be the option to indicate interest in Festival coach tickets. Once ticket purchasers have indicated interest in booking coach travel; they will be contacted with information on how to book. Coach travellers will be able to choose a specific coach for arrival and for departure.

Train tickets
Train tickets will be available for purchase from Seetickets in the New Year. Ticket bookers wishing to make use of the train ticket offer should indicate an interest in train tickets when booking their Festival tickets; and you will be contacted with booking information. When booking there will be a choice of day, time and destination. Customers must retain their reservation & tickets to board the shuttle bus from the station to the Festival site at no extra charge.

Tipi hire
Tipi hire bookings will be taken in the New Year for existing ticket holders at a supplementary charge. If ticket purchasers would like more information on tipis, they should indicate their interest when booking tickets or paying the deposit.

The gates are likely to open at 8am on Wednesday 24th June 2009.

To see who might be playing, take a look at the eFestivals' Glastonbury 2009 rumours >>.

For detailed information on all aspects of the festival, click here.

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