Ticket Price

[mouth]

I'd rather be able to afford to go away once in a while and not have to miss out on the festival. As it is, I haven't been away for years because my funds all go on tickets!!! lol

[Craig_G]

Buy 3 years, get one free? Glasto loyalty card? Every three years a festival with no big bands - just a festival with lots of small stages? hehe

[MoonBuggy]

I actually quite like the idea of rewarding loyal fans. I doubt they could manage free, but maybe 25% off every fourth festival?

Where did you get the info on the ticket prices, by the way?

[Edit] Ignore that, I found them.

At risk of massively over-geeking the thread, here's what the ticket price rises are like in 2009 equivalent £s:

Edited May 13, 2009 by MoonBuggy

[fraz]

Dont know if anyone has metined this but the cost ot have a stall also goes into the GLF coffers as well. Obviously the money would go towards the cost of the utilities required and the infrastructure required. As some will require power points etc

I read once that a pitch for a burger van at the bulldog bash a much smaller festival was 3-400 pounds a day earlier in the decade. (This was in an article many years ago)

This would provide a large stream of revenue and the profits for being there must be worthwhile as so many return year on year.

[jayhpool]

I miss the £60 ticket days. I know it's not viable but still £150 is a fair price. When you're near £200 for a festival that's not even abroad - you really have to think twice.....

[glasto_freak]

but fence jumping threatened to ruin the festival. The license could have been taken away, and there was so much crime.

[THEBOILERMAN]

this thread is making me smile.

first went in 81 ticket price £8 tickets bought from CND book shop at finsbury park. there was about 9-10 of us that went . as the years have gone by and the prices increased i have kept saying that when the price goes above X amount i would stop going..........! somehow though that has never happened.

8 of us going this year, only me and one other from 81. the other 6 are my daughter my mates son and 4 of there friends. still do a few other festivals each year but Glastonbury will always be head and shoulders above any other.

Edited May 13, 2009 by THEBOILERMAN

[tinpottery]

Supply and demand my friends, if we keep paying it, they'll keep charging it (far from a rip off imo).

[grumpyhack]

Perhaps GFL need to do some Quantitive Easing - printing tickets for people who haven't got any money, paid for by imaginary loans, with bands we just hope might play at prices that are falling.

[r0cky]

I can see the £200 barrier being hit soon though but it is still only a fiver a week to save.

[lofichic]

TBH, they're practically at the £200 barrier, for me it came to £198.40 for one ticket, admittedly that includes optional insurance for £3.90.

[r0cky]

Surely your car parking pass is optional too

[markeee]

the price is getting a bit top high, and does risk losing the 'roots' of the festival and forgetting and making it primarily middle class middle aged due to sheer cost

as said, it's not just the tickets, but prices on site go up each year too

considering the traders have to pay a lot for a stall & they have sponsors, i do believe the ticket price to bet a bit steep tbh