Glastonbury 2025 ticket warning as general admission sales open today

Glastonbury 2025 general admission tickets go on sale today at 9am, and if the coach ticket sales are anything to go by, they'll be snapped up in minutes. Earlier this week, fans were "randomly assigned a place in the queue" when tickets went live, replacing the usual system of refreshing the holding page. However, within half an hour, all coach tickets were sold out, leading to widespread criticism of the new system.

Many disgruntled festival-goers took to social media to vent their frustrations, with one even directly addressing festival organiser Emily Eavis. The individual tweeted: "@emilyeavis why oh why have you input this system. Worse than before.



Punters hate it being out of their control. It's horrendous." The iconic music festival is scheduled to take place from June 25 to 29, and speculation is already rife about who the headline acts will be.

Tickets are priced at £373.50, plus a £5 booking fee, while the cost of the coach journey will range from £47 to £160, depending on where festival-goers are travelling from and whether they're booking a single or return journey to Worthy Farm. Emily has attributed the 5 per cent increase in ticket prices to the rising costs of running the jam-packed festival, which attracts over 200,000 revellers each year.

This year is expected to see an even bigger rush for tickets, as 2026 has been designated a "fallow year", meaning Worthy Farm will be closed to allow the site to recover, reports the Mirror . This years race to snatch up festival tickets could see a whopping 2.5 million people trying their luck, but with new systems in place, fans are warned to stay vigilant against scam artists who capitalise on the high demand for tickets.

Lauren Hendry Parsons from ExpressVPN commented: With hugely popular events such as Glastonbury, people are often making rapid, time-pressured decisions, with high emotions because they don't want to miss out - and we all know how quickly Glastonbury can sell out. Unfortunately, these kinds of rapid-fire, emotionally charged situations are ripe for exploitation. .

To help fans steer clear of fraud, Lauren offered some sage advice, starting with being wary if a deal looks too good to be true and checking for any odd spellings or variations in the website URLs that differ from the legitimate ticket seller. Should anyone fall prey to a scam, they should immediately contact their bank and the police. With an effort to clamp down on the rampant issue of ticket touting, festival passes will only be obtainable via the official ticketing partner, See Tickets.

Prospective attendees must sign up and provide photo ID to secure the purchase. An initial deposit of £75 is required, with the balance due by next April. Any tickets not fully paid by then will be up for grabs again once the lineup is revealed.

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