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| Glastonbury fans in ticket rush | |
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| Tickets for the largest ever Glastonbury Festival went on sale at 0900 BST on Sunday. | |
| A total of 395,000 people have pre-registered their details for the new ticket system, which was introduced to stop touts buying up tickets. | A total of 395,000 people have pre-registered their details for the new ticket system, which was introduced to stop touts buying up tickets. |
| Every ticket will bear the name and photo of the person who bought it, and can only be purchased if a reference number is produced. | Every ticket will bear the name and photo of the person who bought it, and can only be purchased if a reference number is produced. |
| The 177,000 capacity event takes place in Somerset from 22-24 June. | |
| Sell-out | Sell-out |
| The Arctic Monkeys, Dame Shirley Bassey and The Who will all perform at the festival, but the full line-up will not be released until June. | The Arctic Monkeys, Dame Shirley Bassey and The Who will all perform at the festival, but the full line-up will not be released until June. |
| Anyone wishing to purchase a ticket can only do so via a dedicated telephone line or through the website. | Anyone wishing to purchase a ticket can only do so via a dedicated telephone line or through the website. |
| The Arctic Monkeys will headline this year's Glastonbury Festival | The Arctic Monkeys will headline this year's Glastonbury Festival |
| Tickets will cost £145, with a £5 handling charge per ticket and £4 delivery charge per transaction, with fans able to buy up to four each. | Tickets will cost £145, with a £5 handling charge per ticket and £4 delivery charge per transaction, with fans able to buy up to four each. |
| As in previous years, tickets can only be bought using debit cards, because organisers think allowing credit cards makes it easier for touts to purchase multiple tickets. | As in previous years, tickets can only be bought using debit cards, because organisers think allowing credit cards makes it easier for touts to purchase multiple tickets. |
| Over the years, Mr Eavis - who has run the event since its inception in 1970 - has massively increased investment into preventing gate-crashers and drug dealers entering the site. | Over the years, Mr Eavis - who has run the event since its inception in 1970 - has massively increased investment into preventing gate-crashers and drug dealers entering the site. |
| In 2005, when the last Glastonbury Festival took place, tickets sold out in less than three hours - a record in the event's history. | In 2005, when the last Glastonbury Festival took place, tickets sold out in less than three hours - a record in the event's history. |
| Earlier this week Mendip District Council in Somerset approved a four-year licence deal, securing the festival's future until 2010. | Earlier this week Mendip District Council in Somerset approved a four-year licence deal, securing the festival's future until 2010. |