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Glastonbury Festival 2016

The 2016 Glastonbury Festival took place over 5 days, from Wednesday the 22nd to Sunday the 26th of June. It was headlined by Muse, Adele, and Coldplay, with Jeff Lynne's ELO in the Legend slot on Sunday.
Dates
June 22 – 26
Duration
5
days
Price
£228
Tickets Sold
135,000
tickets
Daily Capacity
203,000
people
Programme Price
£25
Performed Here
Official Performance Count
3,527
performances
Performances

Headliners

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New for 2016


All Venues

Performed Here

2016 Lineup →

Timeline

Full Timeline →

2016


Key Dates

All Key Dates →
  • General resale tickets went on sale
    Sun 17 Apr 2016, 9:00am
  • Coach resale tickets went on sale
    Thu 14 Apr 2016, 6:00pm
  • Balance payment window
    Fri 1 Apr 2016, 9:00pm → Thu 7 Apr 11:59pm
  • General tickets went on sale
    Sun 4 Oct 2015, 9:00am
  • Coach tickets went on sale
    Thu 1 Oct 2015, 7:00pm
Poster Quote

Oh, to capture just one drop of all the ecstasy that swept that afternoon, to paint that love upon a white balloon. —  David Bowie


More Stats

Price Increase Over 2015
£8
Coach Tickets Sold Out
23
minutes
General Tickets Sold Out
30
minutes
Festival Size
900
acres
Fence Length
8.5
miles
Worth Cause Donations
£2
million
Average Return Coach Fare
£59
Poet in Residence

Weather

All Weather →
State of Ground
Muddy
Highest Temp
20°C
Lowest Temp
11°C
Total Rain
15.43mm
Weather Station
Yeovilton
Wednesday the 22nd

20°C

14°C

4.6mm

Thursday the 23rd

19°C

12°C

0.04mm

Friday the 24th

18°C

11°C

8.5mm

Saturday the 25th

18°C

11°C

1.4mm

Sunday the 26th

17°C

11°C

0.89mm

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