Glastonbury Festival is one of the most popular music festivals in the world, with thousands flocking to Worthy Farm every year the festival takes place.
It is well-known that securing a ticket to Glastonbury is extremely difficult, with people sitting in the online queue for hours every year hoping it will be their turn to attend the iconic event.
While tickets are hard to get, they are also quite pricey - but that hasn't always been the case.
How much is a Glastonbury ticket?
A full weekend ticket for Glastonbury 2024 was priced at £355 plus £5 booking fee, which is mandatory with every booking.
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The ticket enabled access to the festival from the moment the gates opened at 8am on 26 June.
Attendees can pay extra for different accommodation types, such as the festival's iconic Tipis, as well as transport, with coach tickets available to purchase with weekend tickets.
How much has the price of a Glastonbury ticket increased?
The original Glastonbury Fair in September 1970 cost just £1 to attend, with artists such as Tyrannosaurus Rex, Stackridge and The Amazing Blondel taking to the stage.
By 1979, a ticket to Glastonbury cost £5 and the price then rose to £8 in 1981.
The festival continued to get bigger and bigger every year, meaning the ticket price increased along with demand.
In 1984, a Glasto ticket was priced at £13 but by 1992, festival-goers were being asked to pay £49 to attend.
Prices reached over £100 in 2003, before increasing to £185 in 2010 for the festival's 40th anniversary edition.
Glastonbury tickets have continued to rise in price and in the last two years, the amount has risen by £75.
In 2022 you could purchase a weekend ticket for £280 plus a £5 booking fee, while the following year the same ticket had risen by £55 in price.
People have shared their shock at the price increase on TikTok, after a user posted a video going through every price of Glastonbury tickets over the last 54 years.
"I do not understand why it’s so so expensive for the amount of people that go," one person complained, as a second commented: "£355. Thanks but no thanks. I’ll watch it on the telly."
However, there's no doubt you get your money's worth at Glastonbury, with the festival boasting over 100 stages and over 2,000 acts on the line-up.
Co-organiser Emily Eavis addressed fans' disappointment in the price hike last year, admitting Glastonbury had seen an 'enormous rise' in costs.
She said: "We have tried very hard to minimise the increase in price on the ticket, but we're facing enormous rises in the costs of running this vast show, whilst still recovering from the huge financial impact of two years without a festival because of COVID.
"In these incredibly challenging times, we want to continue to bring you the best show in the world and provide our charities with funds which are more vital than ever."
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Danni King