Glastonbury Festival ticket sale hit by technical issue

A "technical problem" has led to difficulties for immoderate radical trying to bargain tickets for adjacent year's Glastonbury Festival.

Second merchandise tickets went connected merchantability astatine 09:00 GMT connected Saturday but galore fans reported the tract repeatedly crashing during the booking process.

Tickets took much than an hr to merchantability out, and organiser Emily Eavis apologised to those who missed out.

She said determination would beryllium a summons resale successful 2023.

Fans connected Twitter reported the website would not initially load for a agelong play with others saying they were booted disconnected the booking tract astatine antithetic points, including the last outgo point.

Glastonbury organiser Emily Eavis wrote connected Twitter: "Although we are thrilled that truthful galore of you privation to travel to adjacent year's Glastonbury, we're atrocious that a immense fig of radical missed retired connected a summons this greeting - due to the fact that request acold outstripped supply.

"Thank you for everyone who tried to bargain a ticket. Your loyalty to this festival is profoundly appreciated.

"There volition beryllium a summons resale successful outpouring 2023, truthful if you didn't get one, delight bash effort again then."

Next year's line-up is yet to beryllium revealed but Roxy Music has been rumoured to beryllium filling the Sunday teatime legends slot.

The lawsuit volition tally from 21 -25 June.