woman convicted of Glastonbury tickets fraud

A 28 year old woman has received a nine-month suspended prison sentence at Leicester Crown Court after pleading guilty to charges relating to false claims made last April that she could supply Glastonbury Festival tickets.

Sara Hambridge, of Leicester, took £3,021 in payment for around 20 tickets, which were sold on auction websites. Luckily, in this case, it's believed that all who were conned did eventually get their money back.

This shows the risks of buying tickets from unauthorised sources. We're aware that fake ticket sales are becoming an increasing problem for events and gigs up and down the country. The only way of ensuring that the ticket you purchase is valid is to buy from a reputable agent.

For Glastonbury 2004, a system - including ID checks at the gates - was introduced to try and end the reselling of tickets, after ticket touts greatly profitted from reselling tickets the previous year. All tickets then sold out in 24 hours. Festival organisers are now considering implementing an even stricker system, that may include photo-ID cards.

Tickets for 2005 aren't yet on sale - they're expected to go on sale around the beginning of April. We'll of course bring you the full details on how ticketing will work as soon as announced by the organisers.

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