Those who missed out within the Glastonbury tickets scrum final November have two extra possibilities to strike it fortunate subsequent week when the official resales happen. On Thursday 24 April, at 6pm, tickets with coach journey will go on sale, whereas from 9am on Sunday 27 April common admission tickets are up for grabs.
These are tickets purchased by individuals who can not attend or who had been unable to pay what they owed, although with solely a “very restricted” quantity out there, most Glastonbury followers are going to be upset.
However in the event you come away empty-handed (once more), don’t be downcast. There are stacks of different festivals to swimsuit all tastes and budgets, starting from a one-dayer in London the place tickets value as much as £380 every (virtually £45 an hour), to plenty of free and low-cost occasions which can be promising some respectable acts.
Pageant worth hikes
In 2019, earlier than the pandemic triggered chaos, Glastonbury’s common admission tickets value £248 every. This yr they’re £373.50. That may be a 50.6% rise in six years – roughly double the headline, 25%-ish, improve in the price of items and providers within the UK. However Glastonbury may most likely cost much more than it does and nonetheless promote out. And people attending this yr will get extra for his or her cash than just a few years in the past.
For Latitude pageant in Suffolk, the place headliners this yr embody Sting, Fatboy Slim and Snow Patrol, the rise in ticket worth is even higher: 52%. An grownup weekend ticket was £202.50 in 2019 – this yr it’s £308.
In the meantime, the price of an grownup weekend ticket for the Isle of Wight pageant has soared by virtually 66% over the identical interval – from £175 in 2019 to £289.95 for non-islanders this yr.
These are all face-value prices; there could also be charges and expenses on prime. For instance, with Glastonbury there’s a £5 reserving payment for every ticket, plus postage and packing at £10.25 an order.
Make a vacation of it
There are many occasions nonetheless up for grabs throughout the remainder of Europe – typically with higher lineups and at a fraction of the value.
A 3-day ticket to NOS Alive in Lisbon, Portugal, on 10-12 July will set you again €199 (£171) – with Kings of Leon, Sam Fender, Olivia Rodrigo, Noah Kahan and 9 Inch Nails among the many lineup.
Primavera Sound Barcelona in Spain takes place on 4-8 June, however is bought out. Nevertheless, tickets to its sister pageant, Primavera Sound Porto in Portugal on 12-15 June, are nonetheless out there, and acts taking part in embody Charli xcx, Central Cee, Jamie XX, Haim and Fontaines DC. Normal four-day tickets value €180, although Revolut prospects can get 10% off, taking the value to €162.
In the meantime, you may catch Raye, Gracie Abrams, Large Assault and Linkin Park at Open’er pageant in Gdynia on the north coast of Poland on 2-5 July. A four-day ticket prices 1,359 Polish złoty (£272) with tenting and 1,089 złoty with out.
After all, you need to think about journey prices and perhaps additionally lodging, relying on the occasion, however some individuals will have the ability to condense the price of a pageant and a vacation into one.
We checked out flights from London to Gdansk, Poland, close to to Gdynia, leaving on 1 July and returning on 6 July. Return flights from Luton with Wizz Air began at slightly below £99 an individual.
Abroad festivals aren’t all the time cheaper than UK ones: a three-day common admission go for final weekend’s Coachella pageant in California, the place Girl Gaga performed an acclaimed set, value $649 (£490) this yr, whereas passes for this weekend begin at $599.
Volunteer
Organisers typically depend on a small military of volunteers and staff performing numerous duties – from being a parking steward or working the bar to giving individuals their wristbands or litter-picking – in change for a free ticket.
A great start line is to register with recruitment businesses that present employees for festivals and different occasions, in addition to charities akin to WaterAid, CND and Oxfam, which can want helpers.
Festaff gives volunteering jobs at a lot of weekend and one-day occasions, from Glastonbury to Boomtown, a five-day music pageant within the South Downs nationwide park. On the time of writing, Festaff was not accepting purposes for a few of this yr’s festivals however was nonetheless in search of individuals for a variety of occasions together with Kendal Calling within the Lake District (31 July to three August), Neil Younger at BST Hyde Park in London on 11 July, and Belladrum Tartan Coronary heart pageant, close to Inverness (31 July to 2 August).
It’s possible you’ll be anticipated to pay an administration payment or, in just a few instances, a refundable deposit. For instance, with Festaff there may be sometimes a £10 or £15 admin payment, and people volunteering at Glastonbury through the corporate needed to put down a £375 deposit, to be returned minus a £15 admin payment if work is accomplished to a “good normal”. You’ll often have loads of free time to benefit from the occasion.
DC Website Providers additionally specialises in offering a variety of pageant and occasion employees.
Money to splash
Whereas cash is tight for many individuals, there are clearly loads of music followers on the market with money to splash. This yr’s Soho Home pageant, which takes place in Gunnersbury Park, west London, on 3 July, is for members and their company and prices as much as £380 an individual for one afternoon and night’s leisure. That’s up virtually 17% from £325 two years in the past. The acts taking part in haven’t been introduced but. The value contains limitless meals and drinks. In case you are heading to Glastonbury, the Pop-Up Lodge gives a variety of packages together with the Tipi Tenthouse Suite, which prices £28,999 for six company.
Low-cost UK festivals
Listed below are just a few of the larger occasions:
Pageant Too: a free, unticketed occasion held in King’s Lynn, Norfolk, over three weekends: 28-29 June; 4-5 July; and 11-12 July. Extra particulars to be confirmed. Ocean Color Scene and Sigala performed final yr.
Godiva pageant in Warfare Memorial Park, Coventry, on 4-6 July. Grownup day tickets from £10. Acts billed embody Marc Almond, Clear Bandit, Ocean Color Scene and Heather Small.
Leigh people pageant in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, on 28-29 June. Right here, sometimes virtually all occasions are free, except for some ticketed concert events.
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