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Glastonbury tickets sell out in a record 87 minutes

210,000 tickets snapped up - but more will be available in Spring

 

Glastonbury tickets sell out in a record 87 minutes

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Tickets to next summer's Glastonbury festival sold out in a record-breaking 87 minutes after going on sale this morning (Sunday 6 October, 2013).

Limited ticket and coach packages went on sale on Thursday evening, with general tickets becoming available to those who registered.

Many would be festival-goers once again took to Twitter to voice their frustration at the ticket website crashing, before organisers Michael and Emily Eavis posted a message on Glastonbury's official Facebook page to say that the event had sold out - and assured fans that their ticket system was 'as fair as possible'.

"After one hour and 27 minutes, tickets for Glastonbury 2014 have now sold out (in record time)," they said. "Our sincere thanks to everyone who managed to buy a ticket today, or a coach + ticket package on Thursday. We have, once again, been blown away by the numbers of people who were hoping to join us at the Festival, and we're sorry that many of you have missed out on a ticket.

"We genuinely try to make the ticket system as fair as it can be, but when demand outstrips supply, it is an unfortunate inevitability that some people will be left disappointed. If you did get a ticket, then we look forward to seeing you down here at Worthy Farm next June."

They added: "If not, then there will be a resale of any returned tickets in the spring, and your registration remains valid to purchase tickets for future Glastonbury Festivals. Thank you all again for your incredible support for Glastonbury Festival. We really don’t take it for granted and we are exceedingly fortunate to have that loyalty."

Fleetwood Mac are the most rumoured band to be taking one of the headline slots at the festival and are also one of the bands most requested from the festival goers. Speaking to NME last week about the potential headliners, the Eavis family have said that they're "definitely getting close to securing two and there are a few options for the third."

Fleetwood Mac have previously stated they'd love to play Glastonbury

Glastonbury boss Michael Eavis also told BBC Newsbeat that next years headliner choices are "pretty obvious" adding that: "There aren't many left. It's the process of elimination isn't it? I think we've got three or four really good ones lined up for next year and we're sorting out 2015 as well.

"I take the liberty of booking the headliners myself."

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