Fury as Glastonbury delays ticket sales just four hours before they were due to go on sale
Revellers hoping to get tickets for Glastonbury Festival have been left furious when organisers delayed the ticket sale just four hours after it was due to start.
The sale for next year's event has been postponed after some customers did not realise their registration had expired or was deleted earlier this month.
Organisers have now said some people were not aware of this and 'out of fairness' to those who missed Monday's deadline to re-register, the ticket sale will be pushed back by two weeks.
A statement on X read: 'This year's Glastonbury ticket sale has been moved back by two weeks. This is to ensure that everyone who would like to buy a ticket is registered and therefore eligible to purchase one.'
Tickets for coach travel will now go on sale on Thursday November 16 at 6pm while general admission will go on sale 9am Sunday November 19.
Eager festivalgoers, hoping to bag the coach tickets at 6pm tonight, are infuriated by the last minute change, with many complaining they had booked a day off work to try and get their hands on a ticket.
One fumed on social media: 'Absolute joke. There was more than enough time to sort this out. Why delay it? You're just making it harder for the people who are organised. How is that fair?'
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Those hoping to nab the first round of tickets for Glastonbury Festival have been left furious after the organisers delayed the ticket sale just four hours after it was due to start
![The highly-anticipated sale has been postponed after some customers did not realise their registration had expired or deleted earlier this month](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/11/02/14/77323147-12702715-image-a-10_1698935522611.jpg)
The highly-anticipated sale has been postponed after some customers did not realise their registration had expired or deleted earlier this month
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Another added: 'This is an absolute joke! People have taken time off work for these dates and you’ve decided to do this last minute because some random people didn’t follow simple instructions - what about the rest of us?!'
A third said: 'And for those individuals who planned ahead, checked their registrations but now won't be able to try because they're on a plane during the new sale?'
'Shocking decision. So many people will have made arrangements to make sure they’re available and ready for these sales. If other people aren’t organised (can’t read) that’s on them. Four hours notice is very poor form,' another added.
A fourth said: 'Dreadful decision folks doing this with four hours notice. Bad form.'
Those more cynical have claimed that the delay in ticket sales is due to a problem with the server - See Tickets.
One wrote: 'This is a farce. People have had how many reminders? And your servers struggle to cope with demand as it is. If anyone forgot to update their reg details that's their fault.'
Another said: 'I think this is appalling. For some reason I don't think it's because of registrations. I reckon it is See Tickets not being ready.'
A third added: 'Deffo an excuse, reckon the systems aren't ready or something has gone wrong. Why would you announce this so late in the day otherwise!'
![Tickets for coach travel will now go on sale on Thursday, November 16, at 6pm while general admission will go on sale 9am Sunday, November 19](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/11/02/14/77323655-12702715-image-a-16_1698935834741.jpg)
Tickets for coach travel will now go on sale on Thursday, November 16, at 6pm while general admission will go on sale 9am Sunday, November 19
![The highly-anticipated sale has been postponed after some customers did not realise their registration had expired or deleted earlier this month](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/11/02/14/77323697-12702715-image-a-19_1698935887283.jpg)
The highly-anticipated sale has been postponed after some customers did not realise their registration had expired or deleted earlier this month
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Those more cynical have claimed that the delay in ticket sales is due to a problem with the server - See Tickets
The organisers' statement continued: 'Following this year's Festival, we alerted everyone with a registration which pre-dated 2020 of a scheduled review of the details held by See Tickets in the Glastonbury Festival registration database.
'This was in order to ensure that the details we hold are current and that we do not store individuals' information for any longer than is necessary. These registrants were asked to take action to confirm their registration if they wished to keep it.
'As always, registration was then closed on Monday (30th October) ahead of the ticket sale. Unfortunately, it has come to light that some individuals hoping to buy tickets for 2024 have discovered after Monday's registration deadline that they are no longer registered, despite believing they were.
'Out of fairness to those individuals, we will be re-opening the window for registration at 12 noon on Monday, 6th November. It will remain open until 5pm on Monday, 13th November.
'We urge everyone hoping to buy a ticket to Glastonbury 2024 to either check their existing registration now or submit new registration, which remains free of charge (link in bio) from 12 noon on Monday.
'We apologise for the late change to the ticket sale dates, but we want to ensure that everyone who would like to buy a ticket for next year's Festival is able to confirm their registration ahead of the sale.'
MailOnline has contacted Glastonbury Festival for further comment.