A standard Glastonbury Festival ticket could hit £795 by 2036 if price rises keep going, new analysis has warned.
Data experts at PlayCasino calculated that the cost of a full-weekend ticket has climbed fast enough since 2016 to put Britain’s best-known festival on course for a much bigger bill within the next decade.
The projection comes amid wider concern over festival affordability, with BBC News reporting that major festival tickets in the UK have become more expensive and that Glastonbury saw the biggest increase in pounds and pence among festivals.
Glastonbury is taking a fallow year in 2026, with the next festival due in 2027. But the latest confirmed ticket price already shows how far the cost of getting through the gates at Worthy Farm has moved.
The standard ticket price rose by an average of 7.1% a year between 2016 (£228) and 2025 (373.50). If Glastonbury Festival ticket prices keep rising at the average yearly rise of the last nine years (7.1% a year), it could cost £795 by 2036.
The 2025 figure excludes the separate £5 booking fee, meaning fans paid £378.50 including that fee, before postage and packing. The 2016 announcement also listed the ticket as £228 plus a £5 booking fee.
The BBC’s analysis said fans are also being hit by rising costs for food, drink, merchandise and travel. It reported that organisers across the sector have faced higher costs for labour, fuel, power, transport, security, production, and staffing.
Because PlayCasino’s team tracks leisure spending and entertainment trends, its analysts said the projection should be treated as a warning sign rather than a guaranteed price.
A probability expert at PlayCasino said: “A £795 Glastonbury ticket sounds extreme, and it would be wrong to treat it as certain. But the point of the forecast is to show what happens if recent price pressure continues for another decade.
“Fans are already making trade-offs between festivals, holidays and everyday costs. If ticket prices keep rising faster than wages for many households, even the biggest cultural events risk feeling out of reach for ordinary fans.”
The projection was calculated from verified published ticket prices for the standard full-weekend Glastonbury ticket. Analysts used the 2016 and 2025 prices, measured the average yearly rise across that window, then applied the same annual rate to project the 2036 price.