Glastonbury resale: Festival fans devastated after tickets sold out in under six minutes
In just two months, Worthy Farm will be transformed into a festival site with the return of Glastonbury this summer.
While the large majority of tickets were sold in November, music fans had another chance to secure their place at this year’s event with a “very limited number” of tickets on sale this week.
The first batch of resale tickets, which included coach travel, were sold on Thursday (20 April). The second and final portion of resale tickets – not including travel – were available for purchase at 9am today (Sunday 23 April).
It took less than six minutes, however, for all of the tickets to be sold, leaving many disappointed music fans airing their grievances with the ticketing system on social media.
Now in its 51st year, Glastonbury 2023 is due to take place in Somerset between Wednesday and Sunday, 21 – 25 June.
Arctic Monkeys, Elton John, and Guns N’ Roses are among the artists to have been confirmed by co-organiser Emily Eavis, who also addressed the controversy surrounding the all-male headliners.
Follow along with live updates as they happened below...
Glastonbury resale – live updates
Tickets sell out in six minutes
When does the resale begin?
Am I eligible to buy a ticket in the resale?
How many tickets can I buy during today’s resale?
Last chance!
08:20 , Annabel Nugent
Today is the final chance to secure your spot at Glastonbury 2023 with the last batch of tickets up for resale at 9am.
What time does the resale begin?
08:26 , Annabel Nugent
The last chance to secure Glastonbury tickets begins at 9am. All tickets can be purchased here when they go on sale in 34 minutes...
What tickets are available to purchase today and for how much?
08:31 , Annabel Nugent
Today’s resale will be general admission tickets – without travel included.
Tickets cost £335 + £5 booking fee per person.
Heads up: Unlike with the original sale, attendees must pay the full ticket price in full when prompted, not just a deposit. Those successful in the ticket resale will not be required to pay at the time of placing a booking request. An email confirming the booking request will be sent within 3 hours with information on how to complete payment and finalise the booking. This will not be the deposit as in previous sales, but the full amount.
Am I eligible to purchase a ticket during today’s resale?
08:40 , Annabel Nugent
Anyone hoping to nab a ticket during today’s final resale will have had to already registered by 17 April in order to obtain your registration number.
Those who are already registered – whether from November’s sale or previous years – can use their existing registration numbers.
Unfortunately, if you do not already have a registration number then you cannot purchase tickets during this morning’s resale.
Good luck!
08:44 , Annabel Nugent
With demand expected to be very high, you’ll likely need it to nab a ticket!
Good luck once again to everyone trying for Glastonbury tickets in TOMORROW's resale – May the force be with you, the odds ever in your favour and the Glasto-gods forever in your corner! 🤞✨
⏰ RESALE TIME: 9am (BST) on Sunday, 23rd April#Glastonbury #Resale
📷Paul Griffin pic.twitter.com/hhO14Xtxmt— Glasto Fest Feed (@GlastoFestFeed) April 22, 2023
T-minus 15 minutes
08:45 , Annabel Nugent
Some of us are preparing for the worst...
We all ready to be left disappointed all day with this pathetic Glastonbury resale?
— ⛳️ (@ROUNDTHEBEND__) April 23, 2023
This is the second (and final) resale...
08:49 , Annabel Nugent
The Glastonbury resale takes place in two rounds. The first batch of resale tickets were sold on Thursday (20 April).
These were the tickets of people who got through in the original sale, but did not pay the balance on their tickets earlier in April.
Today’s resale will be for the remaining tickets (without travel).
10 minutes...
08:50 , Annabel Nugent
Good luck to everybody bracing themselves for the @glastonbury ticket resale. I’ve been successful in the past so it can be done! #Glasto pic.twitter.com/70V2D0EGJ2
— Penneth_Official (she/her) (@OfficialPenneth) April 23, 2023
What was 2022 Glastonbury like?
08:54 , Annabel Nugent
Here’s a stellar review of last year’s Glastonbury to get you revved up before the resale – good luck!
Glastonbury 2022 was the weekend we’d been waiting for
How many tickets am I allowed to purchase?
08:57 , Annabel Nugent
You can apply for up to four tickets at a time during this morning’s resale.
And so it begins...!
09:00 , Annabel Nugent
The race is on. A reminder that you can only purchase resale tickets here:
People are already bracing themselves for disappointment
09:03 , Annabel Nugent
Time for another @glastonbury ticket farce. Not sure my heart can take this all over again…
— Journobird (@JournoBird) April 23, 2023
A reminder...
09:06 , Annabel Nugent
If you want any chance of securing a ticket in this morning’s resale, you will have had to already register by 17 April.
Those who are already registered – whether from November’s sale or previous years – can use their existing registration numbers.
First ever time trying. Apparently you have to pre-register? F this!
— NJW (@NJWesthead) April 23, 2023
When will the chaos end?
09:07 , Annabel Nugent
We’re getting desperate out here!
PLS LET ME THROUGH I'M BEGGING
— keira (@aboutagrrrI) April 23, 2023
SOLD OUT
09:07 , Annabel Nugent
And just like that they’re gone!
Six minutes later...
09:08 , Annabel Nugent
Tickets for @Glastonbury 2023 are now SOLD OUT. Congratulations to everyone who got tickets for this morning. Sorry to those who missed out
— See Tickets (@seetickets) April 23, 2023
One word to describe it...
09:10 , Annabel Nugent
Shambles.
— Conór🍀 (@MrPinkFloyd1877) April 23, 2023
People are not happy with how that went...
09:12 , Annabel Nugent
It’s safe to say that many people missed out in the six-minute window
This new system SUCKS
We need payment failures to keep delivering tickets back so this process takes more than 4 minutes!!— Jonny Vox (@JonRay_15) April 23, 2023
No way?! THAT fast???
— Sarah (@SarahUEvents) April 23, 2023
The website is an actual joke! Get it right or don’t bloody bother!!!!!
— Darryl Kirby (@KD62019) April 23, 2023
ICYMI
09:15 , Annabel Nugent
It took less than six minutes for all of the resale tickets to sell out... I repeat, six minutes...
What more can you do?
09:16 , Annabel Nugent
Been here since 8am, on my fibre connected, mega PC, along with 5g phone. Partner on her iPhone on WiFi. I really don't know what you have to do. It's been years now. I'll be dead soon. Oh well. Being kicked out the booking process would be a privilege!!
— Rich Kemp (@mrrkkemp) April 23, 2023
Will there be another resale?
09:19 , Annabel Nugent
Unfortunately, today was the final chance to nab a general admissions ticket.
A limited amount of returned campervan tickets, Worthy View and Sticklinch accommodation, however, will go on sale to ticket holders at 12 noon on Thursday (27 April).
Next steps if you did manage to nab a ticket!
09:24 , Annabel Nugent
For the lucky ones who did manage to net a ticket this morning – congratulations!
Within three hours (around 11am), you will receive an email with payment instructions. You must pay for your tickets by 11.59pm tomorrow to secure the booking.
Unlike with the original sale, attendees must pay the full ticket price in full when prompted, not just a deposit.
Stuck on a holding page...
09:30 , Annabel Nugent
The announcement that the tickets were sold out was seemingly only shared on Twitter (at least initially), which left many hopefuls stuck on a holding page without a chance.
No notification on your holding page !! For non Twitter users how do they know you’ve sold out!!!
— Lucie E (@lucielonglegs) April 23, 2023
We’d like to hear from you...
09:33 , Annabel Nugent
Has anyone actually managed to buy a #glastonbury ticket today? 😵💫 #resale
— Astrid Hofer (@Astrid_Hofer) April 23, 2023
ICYMI
09:37 , Annabel Nugent
It took a total of six minutes for the resale tickets to sell out.
Tickets for @Glastonbury 2023 are now SOLD OUT. Congratulations to everyone who got tickets for this morning. Sorry to those who missed out
— See Tickets (@seetickets) April 23, 2023
We’d like some answers...
09:45 , Annabel Nugent
How can ALL the tickets sell out in 4minutes?! It probably took that long to write that tweet…
— Climber Climb (@climb_climber) April 23, 2023
As the dust settles from that chaotic resale, let the excitement begin!
09:56 , Annabel Nugent
Glastonbury ticket holders: This is the kind of thing you’re facing in 59 days time 😆#Glastonbury #Glasto pic.twitter.com/dwY2zGi7cp
— Gl⛺️stobation 💦 (@glastobation) April 23, 2023
What happens if you did manage to buy a ticket?
10:09 , Annabel Nugent
Firstly, congratulations!
Within three hours (around 11am), you will receive an email with payment instructions. You must pay for your tickets by 11.59pm tomorrow to secure the booking.
Unlike with the original sale, attendees must pay the full ticket price in full when prompted, not just a deposit.
Will there be another resale?
10:42 , Annabel Nugent
Sadly, today was the final chance to nab a general admissions ticket.
A limited amount of returned campervan tickets, Worthy View and Sticklinch accommodation, however, will go on sale to ticket holders at 12 noon on Thursday (27 April).
