over a million registrations for Glastonbury 2014 says Eavis

Glastonbury Festival 2014

Wednesday 25th to Sunday 29th June 2014
Worthy Farm, Pilton, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 4AZ, England MAP
£210 (secured with a deposit) - SOLD OUT

Daily capacity: 177,500

Farmer and Festival boss Michael Eavis has revealed that more than a million people have registered to be in with a chance of getting tickets for next year's Glastonbury Festival in an interview with Western Daily Press published (here).

Everyone who plans to the come the Festival which will take place at a farm in Pilton, Somerset over five full days from Wednesday 25th until Sunday 29th June 2014 must register, to be in with a chance of buying a ticket and that includes children aged 13, 14 and 15., and registration must happen before Monday 30th September (when registration will close until after Sunday 6th October).

On this day in 1970 the first Glastonbury Festival took place featuring Marc Bolan, Ian Anderson & Keith Christmas with 1,500 people paying a £1 for a ticket which included free milk.

Today, Eavis says, "Around one million people have already pre-registered. That's a crazy number. I think people know the chances of getting a ticket are only around six to one but we have to make sure the tickets are apportioned fairly."

Tickets for next year's Glastonbury Festival have been confirmed as being priced at £210 + £5 booking fee per ticket + £7 P&P per booking with up to a maximum of 6 tickets able to be booked at once.

Organisers are keen to point out that they are trying to ensure that when tickets go on sale on Sunday 6th October 2013, the chances of getting a ticket will be equal for each of those one million registrants, although it's likely some of these may be duplicates, as some festival goers may have registered more than once.

The Festival's Commercial Director Robert Richards adds, "The geographical spread of the success rate is equal to the number of people registered. Having fast or slow broadband does not affect people's chances of getting a ticket. The chances of success are equal."

All registered festival-goers who want to buy tickets will be able reserve them using the deposit scheme at a price of £50 per ticket payable from 9am on Sunday 6th October 2013, and eFestivals will have links for you to buy them then.

Festival bosses are offering 15,000 early bird coach and ticket packages which for the first time will go on sale ahead of the main ticket sale at 6pm on Thursday 3rd October as part of the Festival's continued commitment to green travel.

As with the general release of tickets, Festival goers will be able to book up to six coach + ticket packages per transaction. Along with their deposit of £50 per person, those booking coach packages will be required to pay the full coach ticket price for their journey. A list of pick-up locations and prices is available here.

The line-up for Glastonbury Festival 2014 has not yet been announced. Keep your eyes on our Glastonbury Festival 2014 line-up page for our rumours of who might be appearing next year.

eFestivals believes that Fleetwood Mac were one of the three bands Michael Eavis was referring to many months ago when he said he had the 2014 headliners sorted, and it's likely that they will top the bill next year.

The article suggests a wild array of acts could be joining them and cites that Depeche Mode, Elbow, Daft Punk, Prince, Kasabian, Arcade Fire, Foo Fighters, Stone Roses, and David Bowie may be in the running, plus more wild suggestions including defunct acts like Oasis, Led Zeppelin and even Pink Floyd may also be in the running.

Registration does not reserve or guarantee you a ticket when they go on sale, but if you don't register you will not be able to buy a weekend ticket for Glastonbury Festival 2014. Online registration for 2014 can be carried out by clicking here. You can also check your existing registration by clicking here, and edit the details here.

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