Glastonbury 2027 tickets sell out within 40 to 45 minutes at £408
Glastonbury Festival tickets for 2027 sold out within 40 to 45 minutes, with general admission at £408, up £29.50, and Oasis ruled out as headliners.
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Glastonbury Festival tickets for 2027 went on general sale at 9am and sold out within about 40 to 45 minutes. The festival returns to Worthy Farm next June after a fallow year, when the working farm is rested so the land can recover. General admission is £408, the first time the price has gone above £400 and the most expensive in the festival's history. The price is reported to be £29.50 higher than last year.
Demand stayed strong despite the rise. A new online queuing system was introduced, and each registered attendee was given only one place in the line. One festival veteran described the process as 'literally a lottery'. Queues have long been difficult, and one tactic is to gather groups of friends because a single transaction can buy up to six tickets. Hundreds of thousands of people still try to get in.
Ticket prices have risen sharply since the first festival:
- 1970: £1, which included a free pint of milk from the farm.
- 1984: £13.
- 1990: £38.
- After 2000: over £100, with tickets selling out within 24 hours.
- 2022: £280, when Billie Eilish, Paul McCartney and Diana Ross performed.
- 2027: £408 for general admission.
The rise reflects Glastonbury's status as a global cultural institution, though some may see it as outrageous for a festival that began as a hippie event. Others point out that four or five nights of major arena gigs would cost more than a Glastonbury ticket. One report said some fans are willing to pay £480 without knowing who the headliners are.
The headliners have not been announced. Organisers say all big names are already booked, and the festival has said the headliners are locked in. Oasis and Madonna have been ruled out. Fan forums have mentioned Harry Styles, Taylor Swift and Sam Fender as possible names, but there is no confirmation.
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Key Claims
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| Widely reported · 3 or more of 4 channels | ||||
| Glastonbury weekend tickets for next year's festival cost £408, with prices above £400 for the first time and making it the most expensive in the festival's history. | Reported by BBC One | |||
| Tickets for next year's Glastonbury Festival sold out in about 40 minutes. | Reported by BBC One | Not reported by Sky News | ||
| Reported by a few · 2 channels | ||||
| A new online queuing system was introduced for Glastonbury tickets, giving each registered attendee one place in the queue. | Not reported by Channel 5 | Reported by BBC One | Not reported by Sky News | |
| Only on one channel | ||||
| Glastonbury tickets for next year's festival went on general sale at 9am today. | Not reported by Channel 5 | Not reported by BBC News | Not reported by BBC One | |
| Oasis will not headline Glastonbury 2027, although all major acts have already been booked. | Not reported by BBC News | Not reported by BBC One | Not reported by Sky News | |
Channel Perspectives
What each channel focused on, with key quotes.
Sky News led on the general sale opening and framed the story around price and value. It gave a detailed history of ticket prices, compared Glastonbury with the cost of arena gigs, and discussed queue tactics and headliner speculation. It did not report that tickets had already sold out, since its coverage treated the sale as still to come.
- “Glastonbury tickets go on at general sale today, but while some people may be excited at the prospect of getting a ticket, others may be questioning the price of it.”
- “For the first time ever, prices are now above £400, making the next festival the most expensive in Glasto's history.”
- “Today, it's going to set people back £408 for a weekend ticket, which is a bit more than inflation, to say the least.”
BBC News focused on the speed of the sell-out and the mechanics of the queue. It highlighted the new online queuing system, one place per registered attendee and a veteran's description of the process as a lottery. It noted the £400 milestone and the 1970 price of £1 with a free pint of milk, but did not speculate about headliners beyond saying they were unknown.
- “Tickets for next year's Glastonbury Festival have sold out today in just 40 minutes.”
- “A new online queuing system was introduced this year and each registered attendee only got one place in the line.”
- “One festival veteran told us it is literally a lottery.”
5 treated the story as a short final news item, centred on the sell-out time and the confirmed details. It gave the 2027 date, the £408 price and £29.50 rise, and the decision that Oasis will not headline. It did not include historical price comparisons, queue tactics or headliner speculation.
- “Tickets for Glastonbury 2027 sold out in under 45 minutes.”
- “general admission now costing £408, an increase of £29.50 from last year.”
- “organisers have confirmed Oasis won't be among the headliners, though all big names have already been booked.”
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