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| Glastonbury ticket sale kicks off | |
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| Tickets for 2009's Glastonbury music festival have gone on sale, eight months before the event. | |
| Fans will be able to reserve their places by putting down a £50 deposit or they can buy tickets outright. | Fans will be able to reserve their places by putting down a £50 deposit or they can buy tickets outright. |
| The early ticket sale comes after last year's event failed to sell out on the first day, as had been usual before. | The early ticket sale comes after last year's event failed to sell out on the first day, as had been usual before. |
| Organiser Michael Eavis also said the scheme was to ensure tickets went to genuine fans and make it easier for them to pay by spreading the cost. | Organiser Michael Eavis also said the scheme was to ensure tickets went to genuine fans and make it easier for them to pay by spreading the cost. |
| Passes for the three-day festival will cost £175 and 100,000 tickets will be made available. | Passes for the three-day festival will cost £175 and 100,000 tickets will be made available. |
| But those wanting to go will also have had to pre-register their details, a system introduced in 2007 to stop ticket touting. Every ticket will be going to a genuine festival-goer direct. Michael Eavis | |
| Mr Eavis said of the early sale for 2009: "After three years, I am now confident that we have developed the fairest ticketing operation available anywhere, and we are ready to go. | Mr Eavis said of the early sale for 2009: "After three years, I am now confident that we have developed the fairest ticketing operation available anywhere, and we are ready to go. |
| "With the new scheme, backed by the all-important registration process, everyone has an equal chance of getting a ticket. And most importantly, every ticket will be going to a genuine festival-goer direct. | "With the new scheme, backed by the all-important registration process, everyone has an equal chance of getting a ticket. And most importantly, every ticket will be going to a genuine festival-goer direct. |
| Line-up decision 'soon' | |
| "I'm also convinced that the £50 deposit will help a lot of people to spread the payment for their ticket over a much longer period." | "I'm also convinced that the £50 deposit will help a lot of people to spread the payment for their ticket over a much longer period." |
| Glastonbury 2008 saw more than 130,000 revellers watch acts like US rapper Jay-Z, Amy Winehouse and veteran songwriter Leonard Cohen. | Glastonbury 2008 saw more than 130,000 revellers watch acts like US rapper Jay-Z, Amy Winehouse and veteran songwriter Leonard Cohen. |
| Next year's Glastonbury runs for five days from June 24 to 28 across 1,000 acres of countryside at the Eavis family's Worthy Farm. | Next year's Glastonbury runs for five days from June 24 to 28 across 1,000 acres of countryside at the Eavis family's Worthy Farm. |
| Emily Eavis, daughter of Michael, told the BBC news website in September that the headliners for next year should be announced "pretty soon". | Emily Eavis, daughter of Michael, told the BBC news website in September that the headliners for next year should be announced "pretty soon". |
| She declined to name them, but did say: "It's not Coldplay, it's not U2 and it's not the Rolling Stones." | She declined to name them, but did say: "It's not Coldplay, it's not U2 and it's not the Rolling Stones." |
| She also said Franz Ferdinand and The Ting Tings would be "somewhere on the bill" after playing a show for locals. | She also said Franz Ferdinand and The Ting Tings would be "somewhere on the bill" after playing a show for locals. |
| Ms Eavis said the booking of acts has been brought forward in response to the earlier ticket sale. | Ms Eavis said the booking of acts has been brought forward in response to the earlier ticket sale. |