THE first batch  of Glastonbury Festival tickets will go on sale next month, it has been confirmed.

The first sale - of coach and ticket packages - will take place from 6pm on Thursday, October 3.

This will be followed by the general sale of tickets at 9am on Sunday, October 6.

The Glastonbury Festival - 50 years since the first was held at Worthy Farm, Pilton - will take place from June 24 to 28 2020.

Tickets will cost £265 pe.r person + £5 booking fee, of which a £50 deposit (plus coach fare if booking a coach package) is payable when booking in October, with the balance payable in the first week of April 2020.

Tickets will be sold exclusively at glastonbury.seetickets.com.

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"As part of our ongoing efforts against ticket touting, anyone who would like to attend the Festival will need to have registered in advance of the ticket sale," a spokesperson said.

Registration is free and can be completed online at www.glastonburyregistration.co.uk.

Organisers advise leaving aat least a week between submitting your registration and the ticket sale.