The rush for coveted Glastonbury tickets has begun with coach packages going on sale this evening. General admission tickets go on sale this Sunday at 9am.
Meanwhile, the book Glastonbury 50, the authorised, behind-the-scenes story of the festival that has become a global phenomenon, is set to be released.
In 1970, the day after Jimi Hendrix’s death, dairy farmer Michael Eavis invites revellers to his field in Somerset to attend a ‘Pop, Folk & Blues’ festival. Tickets are £1 each, enticing more than one thousand people with the promise of music, as well as milk from his own Worthy Farm cows.
Moving on and tickets sell out within minutes, the show is beamed live to more than 40 countries around the globe, and over three million people are registered to attend. The bill has also expanded to include top performers.
In their own words, Michael and Emily Eavis reveal the stories behind the headlines, and celebrate 50 years of history in the Vale of Avalon. They’re joined by a host of big-name contributors from the world of music – among them Adele, JAY-Z, Dolly Parton, Chris Martin, Noel Gallagher, Lars Ulrich and Guy Garvey.
The entire office just shit down at 5.50pm to buy Glastonbury tickets ? It’s like something out of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory #Glastonbury2020 #goldenticket pic.twitter.com/U7Iq8QXxU6
— Niall O'Connor (@wnialloconnor) October 3, 2019
When your plan for the evening is looking at this screen until they tell you all the Glasto tickets are sold out #Glastonbury2020 #Glastonbury #itshappening pic.twitter.com/4Wclkopjsm
— Sara Gozalo (@sara_sgm) October 3, 2019
Every year I stare at this page for approximately 20 minutes until it tells me Glastonbury has sold out and then go about my business for another 365 days #Glastonbury2020 pic.twitter.com/M4haOeKz2l
— Cristal Naiomi (@CristalNaiomi) October 3, 2019
@GlastoFest in response to me trying to get tickets for the 4th year in a row. #Glastonbury2020 https://t.co/beg42j0u9b
— Matt Jenner (@mattjenner94) October 3, 2019
#Glastonbury2020 here we come x pic.twitter.com/DB1y6iVViS
— Michael Fay (@MichaelF2000) October 3, 2019
