Glastonbury 2027 tickets sell out in 42 minutes
Tickets for the 2027 Glastonbury Festival sold out in 42 minutes despite a price increase to £408. Organizers confirmed the event will return to Worthy Farm in June after a fallow year.
Why it matters
Glastonbury is a major cultural event, and the rapid sell-out demonstrates the enduring high demand for live music festivals despite rising costs.
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Glastonbury Festival returns to Worthy Farm in June, following a fallow year
Tickets for Glastonbury Festival 2027 sold out in 42 minutes, organisers have said.
Thousands of people joined the online queue at 09:00 BST in the hope of securing tickets to the festival at Worthy Farm in Somerset, which returns from 23 to 27 June after a fallow year .
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 but 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 that tickets had sold out, and notified those who were in the queue.
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