Glastonbury sells out in record 24 hours

Tickets for this year's Glastonbury Festival have sold out in just 24 hours. And no, it's not an April Fool's joke.

More than 100,000 tickets, costing £105 each, went on sale at 9am yesterday, and organisers confirmed that they have now all been sold.

Festival organiser Michael Eavis said he was delighted. "This is the fastest selling festival in our 33-year history. We must be doing something right."

"This proves that the festival is far greater than the sum of its parts."

Everyone who buys a ticket is of course supporting a good cause - last year £1m went to charities that included Greepeace, Oxfam and Wateraid. Festival organisers have pledged to donate the same amount this year - hopefully more.

"To have sold out so soon is a great position to be in," said a festival spokesman. "To have the money in now means that we are able to guarantee it to the people who benefit from the festival."

Festival organiser Eavis won permission for this June's event on appeal after initially having a licence refused by Mendip District Council. He and his team are now working hard to comply with the terms of the site licence, and ensure that last year's success in terms of keeping gatecrashers out is continued.