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Details of this year's event have been finally been released.

What

The Glastonbury Performing Arts Festival, to give it its full title, is three days of music, theatre, circus, comedy, crafts, alternative lifestyles, and a little bit of politics, all held on a site which spans a beautiful rural valley. This year, there'll be 1000 performances, 500 bands on 17 stages, and World Cup matches on giant TV screens.

Where

The Glastonbury Festival is held on Michael Eavis' dairy farm near the village of Pilton, Somerset in the South West of England. The site is accessed from the A361. Check the travel page for more details.

When

The festival takes place on the weekend of June 26-27-28. The site will presumably be open from 9am on the 24th, and close on the 30th, if last year is any guide.

Information

The Festival Information line will be open soon on 0839 66 88 99. This is a premium line, so expect to pay 49p per minute. Much cheaper to go to the Glastonbury town web site, where they have the text version of the info line.

Tickets

Last year, the site capacity was 90,000 people of whom 70,000 were paying customers. The local council has approved an increase for this year, although the actual numbers are (as usual) somewhat confusing. As far as I can tell, the site capacity has been increased to 100,500 which should mean 80,000 tickets for sale. What is certain is that it will sell out. If you want to go, get a ticket as soon as possible.

Tickets are £80 this year, plus a £3 booking fee. (The booking fee was originally incorrectly said to be £2, so if your application was received by March 17th that's the price you'll be charged.) Tickets are on sale by post now, and available by phone from 30th March. The price includes admission, camping, car parking, programme,and all events. Tickets are limited to 4 per purchaser. Children 14 and under get free admission if they're with a responsible adult, usually a fairly rare commodity at Glastonbury. Campervan/caravan tickets are an extra £20 per vehicle, available when you buy your ticket. Note that tickets are sent by Recorded Delivery, so you have to be in to sign for them. If you're not, they'll be returned to your local main Post Office where they'll be held for 7 days, during which time you can pick them up, before being returned to the organisers.

By Phone

Tickets are available now by phone on 0870 607 7380. 01179 767 868, which is still being publicised as the booking line number in some places, is no longer being used. You can pay by Switch/Delta, Access, Barclaycard and any other Visa and Mastercards. It's an automated booking system, so you need a touchtone phone to use it. Have a pen and paper handy to note down your reference number. If you want to check the status of a telephone (not post) order, there's an automated system available on the booking line number. Other ticket order queries can be made to 0117 988 4781.

The NME Ticketline had sold out by the time they said the tickets would go on sale.

By Post

Tickets are available by post from Glastonbury Festivals Ltd, Bristol BS38 7EN. Cheques or postal orders should be made payable to Glastonbury Festivals Ltd. Last date for postal applications is 30th May. Allow at least 28 days for your tickets to arrive from when your application is received. Postal applications are being accepted now.

In Person

There should also be tickets available from booking agents and ticket offices. No details of who yet. You'll probably have to pay an extra booking fee on top.