Glastonbury fans to get ID cards
Jan 27th 2005, 9:20 am
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Glastonbury fans to get ID cards
Glastonbury fans to get ID cards
Glastonbury 2004
Some 153,000 people will flock to Glastonbury festival this year
Fans who buy tickets for this year's Glastonbury festival will be
issued with photo ID cards in an attempt to beat touts, it has been
confirmed.
The cards will include a photograph of the ticket-holder plus an
electronic chip with their details to prevent tickets being sold on or
forged.
Tickets for the June event are expected to go on sale in April.
"There is only one place in the world where you will be able to get
tickets," festival organiser Michael Eavis said.
"That will be the official source. If you get them anywhere else, you
won't get in."
Fans not wanting to carry the entrance card could present their
passport or driving licence instead, he added.
Michael Eavis
Michael Eavis hosts the festival on his Somerset farm
More than 153,000 people are expected to travel to Mr Eavis' Somerset
farm from 24-26 June, but the event's rising popularity has meant an
extremely high demand for tickets in recent years.
When the ID card idea was floated, Mr Eavis' daughter Emily said it
would be "quite a big step in terms of ticketing for events" if
implemented and they were "going as far as we can" to cut touting.
"As long as it's approached in the right way, it might really work, it
might really change the system," she said.
In 2004, all 112,000 tickets for the public sold out in 24 hours. They
were personalised with the names of purchasers, who were asked to
bring identification, such as a driving licence, passport or household
bill.
But some forgot to take the right information while some touts simply
offered to supply their own bills along with the ticket bearing their
name.
No details of this year's line-up have been confirmed but rumours have
suggested U2 and Coldplay may be among the headliners.
Glastonbury 2004
Some 153,000 people will flock to Glastonbury festival this year
Fans who buy tickets for this year's Glastonbury festival will be
issued with photo ID cards in an attempt to beat touts, it has been
confirmed.
The cards will include a photograph of the ticket-holder plus an
electronic chip with their details to prevent tickets being sold on or
forged.
Tickets for the June event are expected to go on sale in April.
"There is only one place in the world where you will be able to get
tickets," festival organiser Michael Eavis said.
"That will be the official source. If you get them anywhere else, you
won't get in."
Fans not wanting to carry the entrance card could present their
passport or driving licence instead, he added.
Michael Eavis
Michael Eavis hosts the festival on his Somerset farm
More than 153,000 people are expected to travel to Mr Eavis' Somerset
farm from 24-26 June, but the event's rising popularity has meant an
extremely high demand for tickets in recent years.
When the ID card idea was floated, Mr Eavis' daughter Emily said it
would be "quite a big step in terms of ticketing for events" if
implemented and they were "going as far as we can" to cut touting.
"As long as it's approached in the right way, it might really work, it
might really change the system," she said.
In 2004, all 112,000 tickets for the public sold out in 24 hours. They
were personalised with the names of purchasers, who were asked to
bring identification, such as a driving licence, passport or household
bill.
But some forgot to take the right information while some touts simply
offered to supply their own bills along with the ticket bearing their
name.
No details of this year's line-up have been confirmed but rumours have
suggested U2 and Coldplay may be among the headliners.
Jan 27th 2005, 11:01 am
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Re: Glastonbury fans to get ID cards
<< Glastonbury fans to get ID cards
Glastonbury 2004>>
This will be a trip down memory lane then. A sort of time-shift event?
Glastonbury 2004>>
This will be a trip down memory lane then. A sort of time-shift event?
Jan 27th 2005, 8:14 pm
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Re: Glastonbury fans to get ID cards
On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 00:01:40 -0000, "Phred Bear" <[email protected]>
wrote:
><< Glastonbury fans to get ID cards
> Glastonbury 2004>>
>This will be a trip down memory lane then. A sort of time-shift event?
Popular phrase: "Do you get a feeling of deja vu this year?"
I noticed it after I posted. I blame blind cut and pasting. The
Glastonbury 2004 was the caption of the photo on the BBC web site.
--
Martin
wrote:
><< Glastonbury fans to get ID cards
> Glastonbury 2004>>
>This will be a trip down memory lane then. A sort of time-shift event?
Popular phrase: "Do you get a feeling of deja vu this year?"
I noticed it after I posted. I blame blind cut and pasting. The
Glastonbury 2004 was the caption of the photo on the BBC web site.
--
Martin
Jan 27th 2005, 11:49 pm
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Re: Glastonbury fans to get ID cards
nitram wrote:
> On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 00:01:40 -0000, "Phred Bear" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> ><< Glastonbury fans to get ID cards
> > Glastonbury 2004>>
> >
> >This will be a trip down memory lane then. A sort of time-shift
event?
> >
> Popular phrase: "Do you get a feeling of deja vu this year?"
> I noticed it after I posted. I blame blind cut and pasting. The
> Glastonbury 2004 was the caption of the photo on the BBC web site.
AIUI there isn't going to be a 2005 event anyway!
> On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 00:01:40 -0000, "Phred Bear" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> ><< Glastonbury fans to get ID cards
> > Glastonbury 2004>>
> >
> >This will be a trip down memory lane then. A sort of time-shift
event?
> >
> Popular phrase: "Do you get a feeling of deja vu this year?"
> I noticed it after I posted. I blame blind cut and pasting. The
> Glastonbury 2004 was the caption of the photo on the BBC web site.
AIUI there isn't going to be a 2005 event anyway!
