Jun 11, 2008 • 1 min read

Glastonbury defends high street ticket sales

Emily Eavis has defended selling the last Glastonbury tickets through HMV, saying anti-touting ID checks remain in place and slow sales are likely due to weather.

Glastonbury organiser Emily Eavis has defended the decision to sell the last batch of tickets for the festival via selected HMV stores around the country. The move has angered many ticket holders who went through the strict online registration system, designed to stop touts from getting hold of passes.

Eavis told The Daily Star: "People have to provide ID and they have to provide ID on the gate as well. Our anti-touting policy is still in place".

The paper also asked her opinion on why she thought ticket sales have been so slow this year. She said: "It's almost certainly down to bad weather. We've had three years of quite heavy conditions and people are kind of making their minds up according to the weather I think".

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