Glastonbury Festival 2003
Friday 27th to Sunday 29th June 2003Worthy Farm, Pilton, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 4AZ, England MAP
£105 (plus booking fee plus postage) - SOLD OUT!
Daily capacity: 150,000
The plan is to spend around £100,000 allaying the villagers fears, by siting 50 CCTV cameras at potential trouble-spots, as well as providing a 200-strong private security team. The ticket price is to remain the same as in 2002 - £97 (plus £3 booking fee), expected on sale on 1st March - and so the extra expense will be to the cost of the good causes.
Following the success of the new fence in keeping out those without tickets last year, Pilton (and elsewhere) suffered from the 100 or so people who made a nuisance of themselves (mainly from trespassing) outside the fence.
A preliminary hearing of the appeal against the Council's refusal to grant the (first) licence application was held on 10th January, where Operations Director Melvin Benn said that significant moves were already being made by the organisers to address the Council's objections. The full appeal hearing - if the organisers choose to pursue it (they may choose not to if the second licence application is granted on 17th February) - is scheduled for 5th March.