02/10/2026
£408. That's what a Glastonbury ticket costs for 2027. About $800 here in Australia.
I paid £270 for my 2020 ticket. In a few years it's jumped over 50%, and it's the first festival ticket to ever cross £400.
And it still sold out in under 30 minutes.
So demand isn't the problem. The problem is who's left in the crowd. When a festival turns into a luxury, you quietly trade the people who built it for the ones who can afford it. Everyone else is feeling the squeeze, me included.
Wrote about what we actually lose when the field empties out, and what you can still do about it. Full essay on All Tabs Open, link in bio.