Organisers say Glastonbury 2027 tickets sold out in just 42 minutes. Large crowds entered an online queue at 09:00 BST on Thursday, competing to get their hands on passes for the event at Worthy Farm in Somerset. The festival is coming back from 23 to 27 June following a year away.
Organisers confirmed last month that tickets for the weekend were at their highest price ever: £408, including a £5 booking fee per ticket, an increase of £29.50 from the last event in 2025. Headliners have yet to be announced, though organiser Emily Eavis previously said the team was “very excited” and things were “coming together really well”.
Glastonbury posted on Instagram shortly after 09:40 to announce the sale was over, and notified those who were in the queue. “Thank you to everyone who bought one and we’re sorry to those of you who missed out on a morning where demand greatly exceeded supply,” the post said. “There will be a resale of any cancelled or returned tickets in Spring 2027.”
Thursday saw the first round of tickets go on sale, and they vanished within a matter of minutes. The tickets were for coach packages, and they disappeared from the available list before the clock had even marked half an hour.
Price and the Queue
Despite the increase in cost, some fans argued the ticket price was still worth it. Zoe Scott, who has been to the festival twice, said “the price is totally worth it”. “You’re getting to see thousands of acts, there’s over 100 stages,” she said. “It’s such a vibe at Glastonbury- everyone’s so happy and free-spirited. You’re just on a constant high from friends, music and the sun is usually shining”.
Thursday brought the first round of ticket sales, with coach packages going on sale, and they vanished within less than half an hour.
Their last visit to the festival was in 2011, after they had managed to obtain tickets for it in 2019. The adoption of their daughter prevented them from making the trip.
Those Left Out
Not everyone managed to get in. Among those who missed out were Mat Chapman and his daughter Amy.
Mat told the BBC that he used to watch the festival on TV with Amy when she was little, promising to take her when she was five years old as “she always wanted to have her own flag that you could see on the telly”. Mat had hoped that after 20 years of trying, he would be able to beat the queue this year, on Amy’s 26th birthday. Unfortunately he only ever moved from “two bar hell to three bar purgatory”.
“There’s always next year. We’ll fly the flag there one day.”
The History Behind the Price
The cost of admission has risen without pause since 2010, from an initial price of £185 that year to the present rate of £408, which covers entry to the upcoming 2027 line-up. The largest part of that rise took place after the pandemic, with tickets jumping from £318 in 2019 to reach their present peak of £408.
Unlike recent years, the 2010s saw relatively steady price hikes. The increase from £185 in 2010 to the current rate of £408 represents a sustained upward trend across more than a decade, with the biggest jump coming after the pandemic pushed prices from £318 in 2019 to the present level.
The Resale Window
Festival organisers said any tickets from today’s sale that remain unpaid by the early April 2027 deadline will return to an official resale pool. While the precise date has not been set, it has fallen in late April in past years.
“There will be a resale of any cancelled or returned tickets in Spring 2027.”
Those who didn’t secure tickets on Thursday now have another opportunity through the resale pool. The organisers have confirmed a Spring 2027 release, although they haven’t revealed the specific date yet.
After a year off, the festival is back, and those putting it on say the headliners are coming together well. The queue for tickets has closed for now.
Source material: “Glastonbury 2027 tickets sell out in 42 minutes,” the BBC.
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