Glastonbury followers name for ticket poll after one other battle earlier than promoting out
Glastonbury followers have known as for tickets to be bought in a different way after many struggled to acquire them earlier than they bought out.
Tickets for the 2024 pageant, which can happen from June 26-30, bought out in underneath an hour within the common sale yesterday (November 19). In the meantime, coach and ticket packages went on sale as a substitute at 6pm GMT on Thursday (November 16) and bought out in 25 minutes.
It comes after ticket gross sales have been initially pushed again after organisers confirmed on social media that each gross sales had been delayed by two weeks following points with some voter registrations. Glastonbury have promised that, as soon as once more, there shall be a re-sale of any cancelled or returned tickets in spring 2024.
Now, following frustration amongst many who struggled to get tickets, some followers have prompt tickets needs to be bought through a poll system for subsequent festivals to make issues fairer.
Poll techniques have been used for promoting tickets to Wimbledon for years and are progressively changing into extra frequent for high-demand music occasions, equivalent to Taylor Swift‘s ‘Eras’ tour and Inexperienced Day‘s ill-fated intimate present on the Electrical Ballroom which was cancelled simply minutes earlier than doorways.
“Why not a random poll for all registrees and an e-mail notification to say the end result then a at some point window to pay? Simply sayin…” one X/Twitter consumer prompt.
“Simply. Do. A. Poll. Equal likelihood for all,” one other agreed.
A 3rd added: “Right here’s an thought Glastonbury… Simply do a poll and put everybody out this bloody distress.”
In the meantime, another person stated: “20 minutes of my life i’ll by no means get again. appears everybody agrees on the concept of doing a poll other than Glastonbury themselves. Sunday morning needs to be enjoyable.”
Simply. Do. A. Poll.@glastonbury
Equal likelihood for all. https://t.co/eloPYH1Cz1— Jonathan R 💙💛 (@toadsy_boro) November 19, 2023
JUST DO A BALLOT
— ali 🪐 (@Alialhashimi139) November 16, 2023
They need to promote #glastonbury tickets the best way they do Wimbledon, through a poll.
— Kim Taylor-Foster 🧙♂️ (@K_imbot) November 20, 2023
20 minutes of my life i’ll by no means get again. appears everybody agrees on the concept of doing a poll other than Glastonbury themselves. Sunday morning needs to be enjoyable. https://t.co/KLx2av7eij
— Morgan (@morgan_gabbott) November 16, 2023
Glastonbury actually must kind a poll, completely useless expertise
— Johnny Lyne (@johnnylyne) November 19, 2023
Does anybody know why they don’t do a poll system…which might be a lot fairer…..?? #Glastonbury
— DM2370 (@Debbiem23) November 19, 2023
Do a poll ya weirdos and save us all an hour
— Joe (@Joelfc91) November 19, 2023
Glastonbury ought to simply run a poll like Coachella and provides everybody a good shot.
— Mickey Hynes 🇬🇧🇮🇪🇺🇦 (@mickeyhynes) November 19, 2023
I stated it final 12 months after I bought tickets. I will say it this 12 months after I did not. Transfer to a poll! Higher for punters, higher for the atmosphere, fairer and extra equitable. You would nonetheless give individuals a 2 hour window to pay deposit in to maintain all gross sales to at some point.
— Andrew Stan Stanley (@AndyStanStanley) November 19, 2023
#Glastonbury simply not taking place they actually need to only do a poll 4 tickets pic.twitter.com/1wwGiN6F0y
— Vaughan (@VeeFello) November 19, 2023
One other 12 months. One other hour of my life wasted observing a refresh display screen that doesn’t do something! @glastonbury Eliminate @seetickets they’re garbage 🤬
Poll system wanted! #Glastonbury pic.twitter.com/OVz1PyiKnC— C G-M (@cpgm1) November 19, 2023
It had been rumoured that Madonna, Dua Lipa and Coldplay had been lined as much as headline the Pyramid Stage at subsequent 12 months’s pageant, however booker Emily Eavis confirmed that the rumours have been “unfaithful” regardless of media studies.