Tickets for this year's Glastonbury might have sold out faster than it takes to pitch a tent, but there are still ways to get in, provided you're willing to get your hands dirty, so to speak.
If you weren't lucky enough to get tickets during the big re-sale, don't fret – you can actually work for your place at the five-day event in June.
Plenty of tickets are available to people who volunteer, so if you're thinking of getting involved, check out the list below to see all the available options...
1. OXFAM
Oxfam are currently looking for stewards at key locations across Worthy Farm. 99% of the time you'll just be answering questions from festival-goers around the site, but there's always the 1% chance you could end up saving a life.
Open to anybody over 18 when the festival takes place, there are roles on the fire towers, at the gates and by the stages. Spaces for Glastonbury (unsurprisingly) mean joining a waiting list. But spots can come up anytime leading up to the festival, including the week before. Head to the Oxfam website to find out more.
2. Festaff
Festaff look for volunteers to help with wristbanding. As long as you don't mind working three eight-hour shifts, you're free to enjoy yourself at the festival in your free time. Not bad at all. However, this year's spaces are full, but it's worth keeping an eye on in case more are added.
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3. Festival Medical Services
Are you first aid qualified? Head to the Festival Medical Services website to apply to join Dr Chris Howes' team of volunteers.
4. Campsite Volunteers
Tent stewards and campsite wardens are also recruited from various local organisations, and Glastonbury Festival will provide full training. However, because there's very high demand for these roles, landing one of these jobs is about as tough as getting an actual ticket.
5. Property lock-ups
If you're a member of a peace or environmental group, you might be able to apply to work on the property lock-ups at the festival. Check with your local branch to see if they're getting involved this year.
6. Charity
Do you already volunteer for a charity? If so, you might be able to work at Glastonbury with them. The Samaritans are just one such organisation with a Festival Branch, so that could be your ticket to the event.
7. Stewarding
Oasis Carnival is looking to recruit workers to act as stewards at the festival, so quickly head over to the Oasis Carnival website for more information and to apply.
8. Competitions
OK, so it's not a sure-fire way to bag a ticket, but it's definitely worth a shot. The Guardian is one of Glastonbury's media partners, and every year they have a bunch of tickets to give away. Keep a keen eye on them for more details and keep your fingers, legs and toes firmly crossed.Then there's Thatchers Cider who are giving away a pair, as are National Express coaches, although you have to be registered for tickets in order to be eligible to win.
9. Volunteer for Worthy FM
The on-site festival radio station for Glastonbury will mean that you'll need some actual radio skills, but they do put a callout for radio newbies every year. If you're more qualified than that, it might be worth getting in touch directly to see how you can help.
10. Perform at Glastonbury Festival
This one isn't as mad as it sounds. We're not suggesting you try and rock up to the Pyramid Stage, but with over 150 stages at Glastonbury and thousands of artists, there are plenty of places to appear.
Firstly there's the (now closed) emerging talent competition, then you can send submissions for smaller stages such as the Acoustic Stage, Croissant Neuf Stage and Avalon Cafe. Meanwhile if you fancy yourself as a bit of a wordsmith, you can try your hand at poetry.
11. Get local and Sunday day tickets
Sure to get these you might need to actually relocate to Central Somerset where Glastonbury is held, which is a lot of dedication, but still... tempting. These tickets are intended to help keep locals happy, as they'll likely be inconvinced by the festival.
12. The secret Glastonbury resale-resale
There is still the option to have your Glastonbury tickets refunded if you get some in the resale and you can no longer attend (as well as being barmy). These tickets needs to be requested to be refunded by Friday, May 5. In an old article on the Glastonbury website from 2014 they mention that these leftover tickets will go back on sale unannounced on Seetickets.com. So if you literally camp on that webpage, you might get lucky. Maybe.
BONUS: 13. Become a ninja
Of course we don't encourage trying to sneak your way into the festival, but this (potentially true) tale of one dedicated festival reveller slinking into Worthy Farm past hundreds of security is basically worth its own movie.
Glastonbury 2017 takes place from June 21 to 25 and is headlined by Radiohead, Ed Sheeran and Foo Fighters. Head to the official Glastonbury website for more information.
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