The Pain Of The Glastonbury Ticket Sale Is Way Too Real As Site Crashes

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There was frustration and celebration on Sunday morning as the race to secure Glastonbury tickets began.

For many, the experience was a painful one as the festival’s website crashed due to overcapacity.

So huge was the demand for tickets that the site buckled under the sheer amount of people on it.

Many took to social media to complain that they were not able to access the ticket sale.

Glastonbury ticket site crashed? Come onnnnnnn #Glastonbury2019 #Glastonbury pic.twitter.com/pGtrZFGLZX
— Kate Leonard-Jones (@KateLJones7) October 7, 2018

#Glastonbury2019 hello darkness my old friend pic.twitter.com/DMeKcZWYN8
— Sarah Hatton (@Hatton26) October 7, 2018

A familiar theme....#Glastonbury2019 pic.twitter.com/nDzkp5VFxW
— Robert Russell (@RobRussell94) October 7, 2018

Me seeing other people on twitter successfully buy tickets when I'm still stuck on the error page #Glastonbury2019 #Glastonbury pic.twitter.com/B6EIvbDcKs
— Jodi B (@jodibwithoutane) October 7, 2018

Others were left on a holding page for the main site, leaving them questioning their chances of being able to get a ticket...

“You will be held at this page until there is a free space” #Glastonbury2019 pic.twitter.com/mRb4L31ke0
— Tom Coulson (@T__Coulson) October 7, 2018

You won't, though, will you Galastonbury love?!#Glastonbury2019 pic.twitter.com/KRpwNZQzoy
— Amy-Jane (@socialhotcake) October 7, 2018

How are people getting tickets. 😩 i’ve been on this page since 9am. #Glastonbury2019 pic.twitter.com/wVwMfbTFHk
— Ζara Barclay (@zarabarclay) October 7, 2018

Hello darkness my old friend #Glastonbury2019 pic.twitter.com/leI7yAM03b
— Samantha Cullum (@sam_47_cheese) October 7, 2018

Is this good or should I refresh myself? #Glastonbury2019 pic.twitter.com/7pWYfnoef1
— J R B Patel (@TheRealJRBPatel) October 7, 2018

However, Glastonbury organisers and ticket vendors offered reassurances to people that there were still tickets left and people should keep trying...

Bookings for @GlastoFest being processed steadily at https://t.co/fodf47RkQC.

If you are trying for @GlastoFest tickets this morning, please stick to one tab/screen, so we can serve you more quickly.
— See (@seetickets) October 7, 2018

Tickets are selling, but we're seeing incredible demand. Please keep trying - there are still tickets left.
— Glastonbury Festival (@GlastoFest) October 7, 2018

For the more seasoned Glastonbury goers, the challenge of trying to get a ticket was a familiar one, and many preempted the site crash, organising themselves with military precision...

Me, up at 9 AM on a Sunday, trying to get Glastonbury tickets #Glastonbury2019 pic.twitter.com/t9Q679KKrI
— Aman T 🌹 (@AmanTsays) October 7, 2018

Everyone on the Gladtonbury website trying to get tickets #Glastonbury2019 pic.twitter.com/yEzLOlue1S
— Laura🎃 (@lauraNmoscrop) October 7, 2018

Right then, coffee made, phones charged, laptops plugged in, registration numbers written out ready for each person, refresh finger exercised, all set for the chaos which is inevitably the Gibson household trying to buy #Glastonbury2019 tickets.
— Daniel Gibson (@dlsgibson) October 7, 2018

10 minutes to go. Good luck everyone! #Glastonbury2019 pic.twitter.com/BMeNUbrCsS
— Ian Wardle (@IanWardle27) October 7, 2018

As the scramble continued, there were some sensible suggestions to avoid all the chaos...

Definitely think #Glastonbury2019 tickets should be done differently, this mad dash is just silly. Perhaps everyone should pre-register to say they want to go and then randomly drawn.
— Mark Peters (@MarkDotPeters5) October 7, 2018

But for those who did manage to secure tickets, the countdown to the main event officially started...

In the bag!! @GlastoFest 🙌🙌 #glastonbury2019 pic.twitter.com/wTHjbrZuTC
— Linsey Sheerin (@linseytweets) October 7, 2018

Got glastonbury tickets!
Woo#Glastonbury2019
— Leah Malfoy (@Leahscheese) October 7, 2018

Got in for our family at 10:13am. Bought 2 sets of tickets for other people at 10:25am. Are we ‘happy campers’? Of course we are!! See you all at #Glastonbury2019 festival family! pic.twitter.com/5ImLJlGkLC
— The Goddess Style (@thegoddessstyle) October 7, 2018

Tickets later sold out in just 35 minutes after going on sale at 9am on Sunday...

Tickets for Glastonbury 2019 have now Sold Out. Thank you to everyone who bought one, and sorry to those of you who missed out. There will be a ticket resale in April.
— Glastonbury Festival (@GlastoFest) October 7, 2018

As yet, there are no acts officially confirmed for Glastonbury 2019.

However, Kylie Minogue has been strongly rumoured to be occupying the Sunday evening ‘legends’ slot, while possible headliners include the likes of Kendrick Lamar, Madonna, Paul McCartney and Led Zeppelin.

After taking a fallow year in 2018, next year’s Glastonbury takes place from 26 to 30 June.