Glastonbury 2027 Tickets Break £400 for the First Time, Fans Split
Glastonbury 2027 Tickets Break £400 for the First Time, Fans Split
Glastonbury Festival organizers announced on the evening of Tuesday, September 8 that the festival will return at full scale to Worthy Farm from Wednesday, June 23 to Sunday, June 27, 2027. General admission tickets are priced at £408 each (including a £5 booking fee) — the first time Glastonbury tickets have crossed the £400 threshold. According to NME, the announcement immediately split fan opinion online, with some calling the price "insane" and others arguing it's still a "bargain" compared to arena concert tickets.
Ticket details
- Dates: Wednesday, June 23 to Sunday, June 27, 2027
- Venue: Worthy Farm, Somerset, England
- Price: General admission £408 per ticket (including £5 booking fee)
- Coach + ticket package on-sale: Thursday, October 1, 6pm BST
- General ticket on-sale: Sunday, October 4, 9am BST
How the price has climbed
The 2025 edition was priced at £378.50 per ticket, meaning the 2027 price marks a further increase. Data analysis by BBC News shows Glastonbury ticket prices climbing steadily from £286 in 2010 to £374, with the steepest jump coming after the pandemic — from £318 in 2019 to £374 in 2025.
Rising costs have been attributed to increased energy and infrastructure expenses, along with post-Brexit administrative complications around equipment transport, labor shortages, and visa issues. Emily Eavis told The Independent before the pandemic that staging a Glastonbury costs roughly £40 million, and the festival must sell out completely just to break even.
Fans react
Supporters of the price point to single-show concert tickets as a comparison. One X user wrote that with arena concert tickets now running £80 to £100, £408 for a five-day lineup is "still reasonable"; another called the full Wednesday-to-Monday experience a "bargain." Other comments listed UK venue price tiers — Academy-level shows from £30, Apollo-level from £60, Arena-level from £80 — arguing Glastonbury still holds relative value.
Critics argue the increase outpaces reasonable inflation. One fan said their last Glastonbury was in 2009, when tickets cost £165; adjusted for inflation, roughly £300 would be acceptable, but £400 "is simply not fair," also pointing to the lineup having ballooned in scale. Others joked "Oasis better be playing" at this price, while some commented flatly, "simply not fair."