How the Glastonbury ticket queue works
What happens when the sale opens, why extra tabs no longer help, and what you can and can't control.
Demand for Glastonbury tickets is many times the number available, so the sale runs through an online waiting room. Here's how it has worked in recent years and what that means for you.
Joining the queue
In the 2027 sale, buyers completed a captcha and then had to enter a registration number before joining the queue. Each person was given a unique queue ID linked to that registration.
That change means opening more tabs, browsers or devices with the same registration number gives you the same place, not a second chance. Several people in your group can each try with their own registration number, though, and whoever gets through first books for everyone.
While you wait
- Leave the page open and let it move on by itself.
- Don't refresh unless the official instructions say to. Refreshing can lose your place or trip the anti-bot checks.
- Keep the device awake and plugged in.
- Have your group's numbers ready to paste the moment you get through.
If someone in your group gets through
They should book for everyone they've agreed to cover, up to six people. As soon as the booking is confirmed, they should tell the group, so nobody else spends their turn booking the same people.
If you don't get a ticket
There's usually a second chance in the spring resale, when tickets that weren't fully paid for are sold again. See our resale guide.