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Glastonbury tickets went on sale on Sunday 6 October at 9am. All 120,000 were gone by 10:30am, leaving thousands thrilled at their early purchase - and thousands more gutted that, as yet, they won't be going to Glasto 2014.
Details are scarce about next year's event, and understandably so, as Glastonbury's triumphant 2013 return was just a few short months ago, but a number of details have been leaked, either by organisers Michael and Emily Eavis, or other sources (admittedly, of varying reliability). So, with just nine months to go, we run down everything we know about Glastonbury 2014 so far...
Fleetwood Mac will almost certainly headline
Fleetwood Mac were heavily rumoured to headline Glastonbury 2013. They didn't, obviously. However, the rumour-mill was up and running as soon as this year's event was over and The Mac were one of the top names, once again. This time, however, it seems more of a certainty that Stevie Nicks, Mick Fleetwood and co will be making their way down to Worthy Farm in 2014, with Ladbrokes now refusing bets on their headline appearance.
And they're not the only ones...
Whether its Fleetwood Mac or 'other', two of the three Glastonbury headliners are all but done-and-dusted, as Emily Eavis recently revealed that the organisers were 'close' to finalising the first two top slots at Glastonbury 2014. "We are away in Cornwall this week and I've just been talking to an agent on the phone on the beach in the rain about one of our headliners," said Emily in a recent interview with NME. "We're definitely getting close to securing two and there are a few options for the third. It's annoying really as there are lots of great bands touring next year and we'd love to have them all.
If Emily Eavis has her way, it will be Led Zeppelin and Adele headlining
Emily Eavis has taken the reigns on Glastonbury in recent years, and shortly after the 2013 festival was over, she had already named her top-two picks. "Yeah, it’s on a napkin actually. On the fridge, there... We would love to have Adele," she told the BBC. "We’d also love to have Led Zeppelin. I mean Zeppelin have got to do it haven’t they? It would be so good wouldn't it."
And if Michael Eavis gets his picks, it will be Depeche Mode, Fleetwood Mac and Elbow
Michael Eavis' picks for Glastonbury 2014 are said to be slightly different from his daughter's however, with reports claiming that he was gunning for Fleetwood Mac (sorted?), Depeche Mode and Elbow, in a report by EFestivals. The website claimed that verbal agreements were already in place in July 2013, showing how quickly the festival boss gets to work.
Could Oasis be on the line-up?
As unlikely as it seems, those Gallagher reunion rumours just won't go away, and betting odds have been slashed of Oasis reuniting to headline Glastonbury 2014. Sure, there will be a lot of water to put under the bridge before it happens, but surely the opportunity to step on the stage at the biggest event in the UK could help ease things between Brit-rock's most difficult duo?
Probably not - Michael Eavis says the headliners are 'obvious'
As brilliant as Oasis would be, Michael Eavis previous announcement that the 2014 headliners are 'obvious' might put pay to that rumour. He told the BBC in September that the headliners would be bands who had never done it before. "Pretty obvious isn't it?" he told Newsbeat. "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."
It's going to be the most popular one yet
Not that the headliners matter to the audience of course, if the speed of ticket sales for 2014 is anything to go by, next year's Glastonbury is going to be the most popular yet. 210,000 tickets for Glasto 2014 sold out in a record 87 minutes when they went on sale on Sunday, 6 October 2013, leading to inevitable glee and fury from those who did, and didn't, manage to secure their place at next year's biggest summer event.
More tickets will be on sale in Spring 2014
Obviously, there's thousands left gutted at being unable to snap up tickets in October. Whether it was a problem with the purchase system or simply people not getting out of bed in time on the Sunday, more tickets will go on sale in Spring of 2014, when returns go up for resale to desperate fans.
Below: the most likely Glastonbury headliners - who we reckon who top the line-up
