Glastonbury 2027 Tickets Go on Sale With Fans Buying Blind as Taylor Swift and Harry Styles Rumours Heat Up

On Sunday, Oct. 4, thousands of Glastonbury attendees paid a record sum of £408 for a festival weekend when no headliners had been announced. The general admission tickets for Glastonbury 2027 went on sale at 9 a.m. BST and sold out in about 42 minutes, as reported. The festival is returning to Worthy Farm in Somerset after being scheduled for a year off in 2026, and it is clear fans did not want to wait until a lineup was announced.

The organizers have not yet given any of the three head acts an official name, so the group of people who have just obtained the tickets is left with a very costly mystery.

What is the cost of the tickets for Glastonbury in 2027?

This is the most expensive Glastonbury ticket so far. The price for a general admission ticket is £408, comprising a booking fee of £5, while postage and packing are charged additionally. Fans had the option of securing a place by paying a £100 deposit, with the balance of £308 then payable in April 2027.

The demand did not waver in the face of the price as tickets had sold out already after being made available on October 1, and the main sale took place on Sunday.

The practice of buying tickets without knowing what acts will be performing is nothing new at Glastonbury, a festival that has for a long time sold tickets before announcing its complete lineup. However, this year the difference between the price and the uncertainty seems greater than in previous years.

What would be the headliner at Glastonbury in 2027?

Taylor Swift is once again the focus of the discussion. Emily Eavis has in the past refused to confirm if Swift is one of the acts scheduled for 2027, which means the possibility remains open without her being named as a headliner.

Harry Styles is likewise being mentioned as a possible top choice. Although Sam Fender and Swift are among the early contenders, Glastonbury has not confirmed any of them.

The wish list is considerably longer; among the artists associated with the festival are Rihanna, Ed Sheeran, Charli XCX, Eminem, Little Simz, Radiohead, Muse and The Rolling Stones.

Since there are three headline positions available, there is a great deal of uncertainty, but none of those artists can be regarded as confirmed until Glastonbury itself makes its official announcement.

Already several well-known names have been removed from the list. Eavis stated that Madonna will not be performing at the 2027 festival, and Liam Gallagher, the frontman of Oasis, has also made it clear that the band will not head up the Worthy Farm event next year.

What Time Is the Glastonbury 2027 Event?

The festival will take place at Worthy Farm in Pilton, Somerset from Wednesday, 23 June to Sunday, 27 June 2027; it will be the first one since 2025, the organisers having taken a planned break in 2026.

The latest edition featured The 1975, Neil Young and Olivia Rodrigo on the Pyramid Stage, with Rod Stewart appearing in the Sunday legends slot. Other acts included Charli XCX, Doechii, Wolf Alice and Kneecap, which shows something of the range that fans have come to expect.

What Fans Know, and Don’t, After the Sellout

People who have now got through the queue have many things certain about the situation. They know the dates, they know how much they have paid, and they know that the festival will be returning after having been away for a year.

The main thing lacking is the event’s greatest attraction. So long as Glastonbury doesn’t announce its lineup for 2027, Swift, Styles, and all the other names suspected of performing will still just be possibilities rather than definite commitments.

For the fans who have already booked their spots, the state of not knowing has now become an integral part of the experience.