Glastonbury fans are stunned after the organisers announced a "baffling" price hike for 2023 tickets.
Last time tickets went on general sale in 2019 and they cost £265 plus a £5 booking fee for what should have been the 2020 festival, but it was subsequently cancelled for two years due to the coronavirus pandemic. Organisers have today announced tickets for Glastonbury Festival 2023 will cost £340 and will go on sale in early November.
Tickets for 2019's festival were sold in 2018 for £248, plus a £5 booking fee. The price rise comes as many businesses and individuals struggle during the cost-of-living crisis as energy costs soar and inflation remains high.
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The music event will return to Worthy Farm in Somerset from June 21 to 25, and festival goers will have the option to pay a £50 deposit with the rest of the balance due by the first week of April 2023.
Fans took to social media after the announcement to express their shock at the new ticket price, with one person saying the hike was "baffling".
@amywott said: "The Glastonbury price hike is baffling they can jog on."
@economysagoner said: "Those Glastonbury prices have me feeling violently ill."
@DudecalledScott added: "Very disappointed in Glastonbury for those new prices. They will start pricing out the working class to these sort of events and it will just become another Coachella. Hope they can reconsider this huge increase."
Fans will be able to purchase coach and ticket packages for the 2023 festival from 6pm on November 3 and standard tickets from 9am on November 6. An additional fee will be charged for the coach transfer if this package is selected.
Fans must register before purchasing in a bid by organisers to stop ticket touts. The line-up has yet to be revealed but Roxy Music have been rumoured to be filling the Sunday tea-time legends slot.
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