Glastonbury have introduced a hike within the value of tickets for the 2023 pageant which Emily Eavis has defined in a tweet beneath. With the economics of music and occasions being severely strained in latest occasions by Covid/Brexit/Ukraine and plenty of different components, we’re staggering into very tough occasions. The worth rises is inevitable with all of the elevated prices and components however with the financial strains being felt throughout the board by the entire inhabitants it’s going to imply lots of people will battle to fulfill these value rises. Hopefully it received’t imply that the cash is saved by not going to smaller and grass roots occasions as folks pull their few spare coppers collectively for one large occasion splurge. The entire nature of music and lives is altering quick as we speed up into a really uncomfortable new period.
Glastonbury Pageant organiser Emily Eavis has stated ‘extremely difficult occasions’ are behind an increase in value for subsequent 12 months’s occasion.
Pageant-goers can be charged £335 plus a £5 reserving price for traditional tickets, with a £50 deposit.
The final time tickets went on sale in 2019 they price £265 plus the reserving price for what ought to have been the 2020 pageant that was finally postponed.
Eavis stated they’d tried “very arduous” to maintain prices down.
“We’re going through huge rises within the prices of operating this huge present, while nonetheless recovering from the massive monetary impression of two years and not using a pageant due to Covid,” she stated.
“The £50 deposit on ticket gross sales day in November would be the similar as ever, with the steadiness not due till April.
“And, as all the time, there can be alternatives for a lot of 1000’s of individuals to return as volunteers or as a part of the crew.
“In these extremely difficult occasions, we wish to proceed to deliver you one of the best present on this planet and supply our charities with funds that are extra important than ever.
“We’re, as all the time, vastly appreciative of your ongoing help.”
— Emily Eavis (@emilyeavis) October 17, 2022
— Emily Eavis (@emilyeavis) October 17, 2022
