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Glastonbury ticket sale under way | Glastonbury ticket sale under way |
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Thousands of Glastonbury Festival fans are jamming phone lines and its website after tickets went on sale earlier. | Thousands of Glastonbury Festival fans are jamming phone lines and its website after tickets went on sale earlier. |
This year's event, which is being headlined by US rapper Jay-Z, takes place on organiser Michael Eavis's farm at Pilton, Somerset, from 27-29 June. | This year's event, which is being headlined by US rapper Jay-Z, takes place on organiser Michael Eavis's farm at Pilton, Somerset, from 27-29 June. |
Fans had to register their interest in advance of tickets going on sale, with demand slightly down on last year. | Fans had to register their interest in advance of tickets going on sale, with demand slightly down on last year. |
Mr Eavis said the drop in numbers was down to not having "the super, big headlining act" this year. | Mr Eavis said the drop in numbers was down to not having "the super, big headlining act" this year. |
"We've gone for something middle range although Jay-Z is huge in America," he told BBC Radio 1's Newsbeat last month. | "We've gone for something middle range although Jay-Z is huge in America," he told BBC Radio 1's Newsbeat last month. |
"It's going to be absolutely brilliant. But it's not like a Radiohead or a Muse or a Coldplay or an Oasis is it? So we didn't expect the demand to be quite as high." | "It's going to be absolutely brilliant. But it's not like a Radiohead or a Muse or a Coldplay or an Oasis is it? So we didn't expect the demand to be quite as high." |
Tickets went on sale at 0900 BST on Sunday morning. | Tickets went on sale at 0900 BST on Sunday morning. |
Glastonbury spokesman John Shearlaw said the sale was "proceeding slowly but fairly". | |
"We have a total of 137,500 tickets on sale and there have been no problems reported back to us so far," he added. | |
"We have worked on the sales system extensively since last year and everyone has a fair chance." | |
He advised festival-goers to "be patient, keep trying andwe will let you know when there aren't any tickets left". | |
Confirmed headliners also include Kings of Leon and The Verve, while Hot Chip and The Futureheads are also confirmed as playing. | Confirmed headliners also include Kings of Leon and The Verve, while Hot Chip and The Futureheads are also confirmed as playing. |