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The annual mad scramble for Glastonbury tickets is almost upon us.

The first of the festival’s roughly 135,000 spots are finally set go on sale today after the initial early November sale dates were pushed back due to some confusion over the registration process.

Tickets to the iconic event at Worthy Farm in Somerset, which will take place from 26 to 30 June next year, are only available online and millions already registered to apply.

When the time comes, here’s everything you need to know before trying to get tickets:

If you haven’t registered yet, you’re out of the running for now

Glastonbury’s date changes meant you could still register for buying tickets up until 5pm on Monday.

Unfortunately if you missed that deadline, you won’t be able to apply for tickets.

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However, you will still be in with a chance if you register before April 2024, when Glastonbury will have a number of resale dates, selling tickets that have been cancelled (dates yet to be confirmed).

You can apply for that by clicking here.

Where can I get tickets?

Tickets can be bought exclusively at glastonbury.seetickets.com once they become available.

No other site or agency will be allocated tickets, so if you see anyone else claiming to have Glastonbury tickets available for purchase, it’s most likely a scam.

What types of tickets are available and when?

Tickets including coach travel become available from 6pm today.

General admission tickets go on sale at 9am on Sunday 19 November.

There will be another opportunity to get tickets during the resale dates in April 2024.

If you take the ticket plus coach option, getting the coach that you select is mandatory and you will only receive your ticket once you are on that coach.

This means that you can’t pay extra for the ticket and coach option just to secure a ticket early and then not use the transport.

You can also only book ticket and travel options from one destination – meaning if you are buying more than one ticket on 16 November, everyone that you are buying for in your transaction needs to get the same coach to Glastonbury.

Children aged 12 and under when the festival takes place are admitted free of charge and do not need a ticket, nor do they need to register.

You will need to reserve additional coach seats for the children if booking a ticket plus coach travel package, though.

Why does Glastonbury make people register in advance?

It’s to avoid ticket touting, Glastonbury says.

All tickets are personalised with a photo of the ticket holder and cannot be transferred to another recipient.

This makes it far more difficult to resell them at a higher price, which is often a major problem seen at other festivals and concerts.

How many tickets can I buy?

You can buy up to six tickets at a time, but all of the people you’re buying the tickets for need to be registered with Glastonbury.

You will need their registration numbers and postcodes as well as your own.

How does the booking process work?

Once tickets go up for sale, all potential buyers are sent to a holding page.

Glastonbury says users are held at the holding page until there is space on the booking page. The holding page refreshes every 20 seconds to look for a space on the booking page.

You may see a reduced, bare-looking version of the booking page once you gain entry.

The organisers say this is intentional in order to cope with high traffic and does not mean the site has crashed, so be sure not to refresh or leave the page.

Once you reach the first page of the booking site, you will need to enter the registration number and registered postcode for yourself and the other people you are attempting to book tickets for.

When you proceed, the details you have provided will be displayed on the next page.

Once you have double checked all of your information is correct, click ‘confirm’ to enter the payment page, where you will need to check/amend your billing address, confirm your payment information, accept the terms and conditions, and complete the check out within the allocated time.

Giving yourself the best chance

Those who are registered and raring to go should remember to get the basics right.

Here are the must-haves if you want to stand any chance of getting a ticket:

Good internet connection. You won’t stand a chance without solid broadband.
Timekeeping. Make sure you are on the tickets page at exactly 6pm on 16 November or 9am on 19 November – even if it means setting an unwelcome alarm on Sunday.
No distractions. There are time limits during the booking process. If you reach the stage where you have been assigned tickets, you will still need to check/amend your billing address, confirm your payment information, accept the terms and conditions, and complete the check out within the allocated timeframe.
Be ready to approve your payment. There is a chance – especially if you are paying for multiple tickets – that you will have to pass additional security questions from your card issuer. Have a device on hand to ensure you are ready to do this swiftly.
Don’t give up. Until you see the ominous ‘SOLD OUT’ display on the site, there is still a chance. Shortly before that point, there will be a message saying ‘all available tickets have now been allocated,’ which users often think means their chances are up. What it actually means is that orders are being processed for all the tickets that are available. But if somebody whose order is being processed doesn’t take our previous advice and runs out of time, their loss could be your gain.

Does using multiple devices actually help?

You may have seen photos shared on social media of individuals sitting in front of multiple phones, laptops and iPads that are all on the tickets loading page.

Glastonbury’s website advises that running multiple devices simultaneously is “a waste of valuable resources, and doesn’t reflect the ethos of the festival”.

“Please stick to one device and one tab,” it adds, “so that you can focus on entering your details without confusing your browser and help us make the ticket sale as quick and stress free as possible for all.”

In case your priorities aren’t the festival’s ethos or making the ticketing process easy for everyone, it is worth noting that you would need to be very confident in your broadband’s capabilities to use multiple devices.

For your own sake, you may be better off using one device with concentrated connection rather than several using it in weaker doses.

What about multiple tabs on one device?

It was alluded to in the previous section, but Glastonbury definitively says using multiple tabs will not increase your chances of success.

In fact, it could do the opposite.

Glastonbury’s website reads: “Attempting to book tickets online using multiple browser tabs can confuse the ticket sales process and cause your transaction to fail.

“We strongly advise that you use just one browser tab when trying to book tickets, in order to avoid possible problems with your transaction.”

How much do tickets cost and do I pay up front?

Tickets for Glastonbury 2024 will cost £355, plus a £5 booking fee.

If you are buying tickets on 16 November, you will still need to pay a £75 deposit and the £5 booking fee along with your coach fare.

When purchasing general admission tickets on Sunday 5 November, you will just have to pay a £75 deposit and £5 booking fee.

Keep in mind, this is the cost per ticket, so if you are buying six tickets, you will need to pay the deposit and booking fee for each one.

You will then need to pay the remaining cost of your ticket(s) in the first week of April 2024. That’s £280 per ticket.

How many people will be trying to get tickets?

More than 2.5 million people tried to get their hands on the 135,000 tickets on offer last year, according to National Broadband.

The ticketing service which deals with Glastonbury, See Tickets, experienced technical problems last year during the sale window on 6 November, later apologising to people who had “issues trying to book”.

They didn’t specify whether this was due to the amount of website traffic.

Glastonbury co-organiser Emily Eavis apologised afterwards to the “huge number” of people who missed out because “demand far outstripped supply”.

We know from Ms Eavis that some 2.4 million people were registered for Glastonbury tickets at the end of 2019, too, so this level of demand is not an anomaly.

When will I receive my ticket?

General admission tickets will be sent out in late-May or June 2024 to those in the UK and the EU.

People who bought a ticket plus coach package will have to wait until they are on their coach to be handed their tickets.

If you live outside of the UK and EU and buy a ticket, it will be available for box office collection unless specified otherwise.

What if I get tickets but can’t make it to Glastonbury?

Don’t panic; that’s what the resale window is for.

If you realise after buying tickets that you cannot attend, simply don’t pay the remaining £280 that you owe per ticket before the deadline: 11.59pm on 7 April 2024.

Your deposit will automatically be refunded to you, minus a £25 administration charge.

There’s an extra £15 coach cancellation fee on ticket and coach bookings.

Your ticket will then be resold to someone else during the next window.

You can also request a refund any time before Friday 3 May 2024 via See Tickets’ Customer Service Page.

From 3 May onwards, tickets are non-refundable.

Do not attempt to sell tickets on yourself. As stated previously, all tickets are personalised and cannot be transferred to another recipient.

What is included with a ticket?

Here is a list of everything Glastonbury says is included with a ticket:

• Entry to the festival, with over 3,000 performances across more than 100 stages
• Five nights camping (with no early entry fees)
• Free programme
• Free mobile phone charging
• Free on-site newspaper
• Free mobile app
• Free firewood
• Kidzfield, where all entertainment, rides and activities are free of charge
• Support for Oxfam, Greenpeace, WaterAid and “hundreds of other worthy causes”
• Funds to improve the festival’s infrastructure and environmental impact

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Mandalorian actor Gina Carano settles lawsuit with Disney – and thanks Elon Musk for funding it

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Actor Gina Carano has settled her lawsuit with Disney and Lucasfilm after claiming she was wrongfully dismissed from The Mandalorian for expressing her political opinions.

Carano was fired in February 2021 after starring as Rebel ranger Cara Dune in two series of the Disney+ Star Wars series The Mandalorian.

According to court documents, it came after the 41-year-old referenced the Nazis’ treatment of Jewish people while discussing current political differences in the US.

At the time, production company Lucasfilm said in a statement that her “social media posts denigrating people based on their cultural and religious identities are abhorrent and unacceptable”.

But late on Thursday, she posted on X: “I have come to an agreement with Disney/Lucasfilm which I believe is the best outcome for all parties involved.”

She added that she “hopes this brings some healing to the force”.

The details of the financial settlement have not been disclosed.

When filing her lawsuit at the Californian District Court last year, she had sought $75,000 (£59,000) in damages.

She also thanked Elon Musk for financing the lawsuit, despite the two having never met.

“I want to extend my deepest most heartfelt gratitude to Elon Musk, a man I’ve never met, who did this Good Samaritan deed for me in funding my lawsuit,” she wrote in her post. “Thank you Mr. Musk and X for backing my case and asking for nothing in return.”

The X owner is an ardent advocate of free speech and has funded similar legal battles previously.

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Carano as Cara Dune.'The Mandalorian'. Pic: Lucasfilm/Disney/Kobal/Shutterstock
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Carano as Cara Dune.’The Mandalorian’. Pic: Lucasfilm/Disney/Kobal/Shutterstock

Carano signed off: “I am excited to flip the page and move onto the next chapter.

“My desires remain in the arts, which is where I hope you will join me. Yes, I’m smiling. From my heart to yours, Gina.”

In response to the settlement, Lucasfilm said in a statement: “Ms Carano was always well respected by her directors, co-stars, and staff, and she worked hard to perfect her craft while treating her colleagues with kindness and respect.

“With this lawsuit concluded, we look forward to identifying opportunities to work together with Ms. Carano in the near future.”

In legal documents, Carano’s team claimed both Disney and Lucasfilm had “targeted, harassed, publicly humiliated, defamed, and went to great lengths to destroy Carano’s career”.

She also alleged she was treated differently to her male colleagues. Neither company commented on these claims.

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Lawyer Gene Schaerr, managing partner at Schaerr Jaffe, said at the time: “Disney bullied Ms Carano, trying to force her to conform to their views about cultural and political issues, and when that bullying failed, they fired her.

“Punishing employees for their speech on political or social issues is illegal under California law.”

Carano, who began her career as a mixed martial arts fighter, has starred in other Hollywood franchises, including Fast & Furious 6 as Riley Hicks, and Deadpool, in which she played Angel Dust.

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Eddie Murphy: I’ll get an Oscars trophy eventually – when I’m old and have no teeth

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Eddie Murphy has told Sky News he doesn’t ever expect to win awards – but will happily accept an honorary Oscar when he’s 90.

Murphy is one of the biggest stars in comedy after starting out on Saturday Night Live (SNL) in 1980 and starring in a number of big franchises from Beverly Hills Cop to Shrek.

His latest project is heist comedy The Pickup, centred on two security van drivers. Keke Palmer and Pete Davidson star alongside him.

Pete Davidson, Eddie Murphy and Keke Palmer in The Pickup. Pic: Amazon MGM Studios
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Pete Davidson, Eddie Murphy and Keke Palmer in The Pickup. Pic: Amazon MGM Studios

Murphy says award recognition was never something that shaped the projects he chose.

“The movies are timeless, and they’re special, so for years and years those movies play and the movies have commercial success.

“So you make a lot of money and people love it, so you don’t even think about ‘I didn’t win a trophy!’ The response from the people and that the movie has legs, that’s the trophy.

“You know what I’ve earned over these years? One day, they’ll give me one of those honorary Oscars. When I’m really old. And I’ll say thank you so much for this wonderful honour. I’ll be old like that and I’ll have no teeth. I’m cool with getting my honorary Oscar when I’m 90.”

Murphy, 64, has only been nominated once – for Dreamgirls in 2007, when Alan Arkin won the best supporting actor Oscar for Little Miss Sunshine.

Murphy’s co-star Palmer says she considers Murphy an icon in the industry, and The Nutty Professor was a true display of his artistry.

Eddie Murphy as Sherman Klump in The Nutty Professor. Pic: Reuters
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Eddie Murphy as Sherman Klump in The Nutty Professor. Pic: Reuters

“I feel like recognition and [being] underrated and all this stuff, it annoys me a little bit because I think impact is really the greatest thing, like how people were moved by your work, which can’t really be measured by an award or really anything,” Palmer says.

“It’s very hard to make people laugh, and so when I think about it like The Nutty Professor, Eddie was doing everything, and I swear that the family members were real people.

“He didn’t camp it to the point where they weren’t realistic. His roles had integrity, even when he was in full costume. And I do think that’s something that should change in our industry. Comedy, it should be looked at just as prestigious as when you see somebody cry, because it’s that hard to make somebody laugh.”

Eddie Murphy and Pete Davidson in The Pickup. Pic: Amazon MGM Studios
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Eddie Murphy and Pete Davidson in The Pickup. Pic: Amazon MGM Studios

Recalling his time on the 90s comedy, Murphy says he’s still in disbelief of what they achieved in making the film with him playing seven characters – Professor Sherman Klump, Buddy Love, Lance Perkins, Young Papa Klump, Granny Klump, Ernie Klump and Mama Klump.

“You can only shoot one character a day. And the rest of the time you’re shooting, I’m talking to tennis balls where the people were sitting.

“So to this day when I watch it, I’m like, wow, that’s a trip. But we were able to mix all that stuff up and different voices and make it feel so that you don’t even feel like when you’re watching it, someone have to tell you, hey, you know, those are all one person.”

The film won best makeup at the 1997 Academy Awards.

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Palmer says their new project, The Pickup, is responsible for one of the most memorable moments of her life when she mistook Murphy’s acting for real praise.

“First of all, Eddie gives me this big speech before I do the monologue, where he’s like, ‘this is not playing around. This is a pivotal point in the movie’.

“I’m crying in the scene, and then it comes to the end, and Eddie’s [clapping] like, and I’m literally like, ‘oh my gosh, thank you so much’. And he’s like, ‘I’m acting’. When I tell you, it was so crazy, yeah. That’s like one of my most memorable moments in life.”

Keke Palmer and Pete Davidson star in The Pickup
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Keke Palmer and Pete Davidson star in The Pickup

Davidson is excited to see how the UK puts its own stamp on SNL, the show where both he and Murphy got their start on-screen.

“It’s a smart idea to have SNL over there because it’s not that it’s a different brand of comedy, but it is a little bit. A lot of the biggest stuff that’s in the States is stuff that we stole from you guys, like The Office or literally anything Ricky Gervais does.

“This is the first time I’ve ever heard anything American going to the UK, so I think it’s great. I think it’s great to have two opposite sorts of takes on things, but both be funny. That just shows you how broad comedy can be, you know?

The Pickup is out on Prime Video now.

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Ex-Superman Dean Cain to join ICE ‘ASAP’ to ‘save America’

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Dean Cain has been branded the “worst superman ever” as he announced he will join the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) “ASAP”.

The 59-year-old, who was cast as Superman in the TV series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, announced he had joined the team amid the federal agency’s unprecedented immigration raids.

He told Fox News on Wednesday his recruitment video on Instagram had gone viral and since then, “I have spoken with some of the officials over at ICE and I will be sworn in as an ICE agent ASAP”.

“You can defend your homeland and get great benefits,” he said in the Instagram post where he appealed for his followers to join ICE.

Speaking with the Superman theme song in the background, he said “hundreds of thousands of criminals” had been arrested since US President Donald Trump took office.

He then told his followers they would get a series of benefits if they joined ICE, including a $50,000 (£37,407) signing bonus and student loan repayment.

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“If you want to help save America ICE is arresting the worst of the worst and removing them from America’s streets,” he said, before adding: “I voted for that.”

ICE agents are under pressure from the White House to boost their deportation numbers in line with Mr Trump’s campaign promise to crack down on illegal immigration.

Cain’s post on Instagram received some backlash, with one user commenting: “Worst superman ever”.

Another said: “Shame on you Dean – that’s the most un-Superman thing you could possibly advocate.”

One fan turned against him and said: “Until I saw this I was such a fan. What a sad human being you must be.”

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