over half of the tickets have already been sold for Glastonbury Festival

The first round of ticket sales for 2009 Glastonbury Festival 2009 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 got off to a good start yesterday.

Booking lines opened just before 9am on Sunday and by early evening, more than half of the 137,500 tickets had been either sold or reserved, and that is without any of the acts being confirmed. When they first went on sale there was the inevitable bottleneck as everyone wanted to be first to get their tickets.

Festival organiser Michael Eavis said, "It's really exciting that people are still remembering one of the best festivals we¹ve ever held and are clearly already looking forward to the next one. June saw the most diverse audience for 10 years or so, and hopefully this new fairer ticket system will mean that we have a great crowd again in 2009."

After this first round of sales, the remainder of tickets will be offered on Sunday 5th April 2009.

There are still tickets available to buy now and they have been selling well. All registered festival-goers who want to buy tickets 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.

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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.

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.

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.

Online registration re-opened this morning at 9am, although the system is currently very busy, and the number of simultaneous users on the registration system has been limited. 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.

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 >>.

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