Event and ticket buying guides

Calm plans for chaotic ticket sales.

Practical festival guides for squads trying to buy through official routes: what to collect, how to split the group, what sale rules matter, and when to keep trying after one checkout succeeds.

Start with the festival ticket guideSee the method

Hard-mode festival tickets

Give your group the best chance of getting there.

Some festivals are easy to fancy and brutally hard to get into. These guides are for real fans trying to reach Glastonbury, Coachella, Boomtown, Download, Tomorrowland, Roskilde, Reading, Isle of Wight, Rock Werchter and the other big weekends where demand, ticket routes, travel plans, group sizes and tiny admin mistakes can decide who makes it through the gates.

Reference guides

Start with the method, then decode the seller.

Start hereHow to get festival tickets with your friends.The broad buying-group method: prepare the data, split by official buying limits, keep everyone trying after the first successful buy, then adapt the plan to the event.Read the methodVendor glossaryTicketmaster, See Tickets, Tixel, TicketSwap and the rest.A reference guide to queue rules, resale routes, ticket transfers, buyer limits, app tickets, vendor gotchas and what your group should collect before sale day.Read the glossary

Published guides

Ready-to-read ticket buying guides.

Published guide

How to maximise your chances for Glastonbury tickets

Event
23–27 Jun 2027
Guide status
Published guide

A practical Glasto buying-group guide built around registration checks, Groups of six, coach fallbacks, resale planning, and the method that inspired TicketSquad.

Worthy Farm

  • Glastonbury registration number
  • Registered postcode
Read guide
FestivalAnnual eventDash's favourite
Published guide

How to get Coachella tickets with your group

Event
9–18 Apr 2027
Guide status
Published guide

A practical Coachella guide for choosing Weekend 1 or 2, AXS/FanAccount prep, eight-pass buying groups, waitlist discipline, lodging choices, and all-in budgets.

Empire Polo Club

  • AXS / Coachella FanAccount email
  • Preferred weekend
Read guide
FestivalAnnual eventHigh demand
Published guide

How to get Boomtown tickets through official resale

Event
12–16 Aug 2026
Guide status
Published guide

A practical Boomtown resale guide for Kaboodle accounts, Citizen-to-Citizen refresh discipline, arrival-day flexibility, public-transport tickets, name changes, and camp/travel choices.

Matterley Estate

  • Kaboodle account email
  • Ticket route / status
Read guide
FestivalAnnual eventHigh demand
Published guide

Download Festival ticket buying guide

Event
9–14 Jun 2026
Guide status
Published guide

A practical guide for rock and metal squads choosing camping, arena-only, day, RIP/VIP, coach and resale routes before the Donington field gets loud.

Donington Park

  • Ticketmaster / approved-agent account email
  • Preferred live ticket route
Read guide
FestivalAnnual eventHigh demand
Published guide

Tomorrowland Belgium ticket buying guide

Event
17–26 Jul 2026
Guide status
Published guide

A practical guide for crews handling pre-registration, Global Journey, DreamVille, personalisation, the Waiting List, and four-person purchase limits.

De Schorre

  • Tomorrowland account email
  • Weekend preference
Read guide
FestivalAnnual eventHigh demand
Published guide

Roskilde Festival ticket buying guide

Event
27 Jun – 4 Jul 2026
Guide status
Published guide

A practical Roskilde guide for choosing full-festival, two-day or one-day tickets, MyTickster transfers, official resale, camping choices, exact dates and digital-ticket handoffs.

Roskilde Festival site

  • MyTickster account email
  • Ticket type
Read guide
FestivalAnnual eventDenmark
Published guide

Isle of Wight Festival ticket buying guide

Event
18–21 Jun 2026
Guide status
Published guide

A practical Isle of Wight guide for sold-out-mode squads watching official returns, Ticketmaster, Big Green Coach, ferry routes, age bands and six-person Groups.

Seaclose Park

  • Ticketmaster / official account email
  • Ticket status / route
Read guide
FestivalAnnual eventHigh demand
Published guide

Rock Werchter ticket buying guide

Event
2–5 Jul 2026
Guide status
Published guide

A practical Rock Werchter guide for squads choosing combi or day tickets, Ticketmaster Belgium, official resale, waiting lists, The Hive camping, travel and six-person Groups.

Festivalpark Werchter

  • Ticketmaster account email
  • Ticket target
Read guide
FestivalAnnual eventBelgium
Published guide

Wacken Open Air ticket buying guide

Event
29 Jul – 1 Aug 2026
Guide status
Published guide

A practical guide for Wacken crews handling final-tier tickets, Wacken.ID, personalised names, vehicle access, camping options, the official market and six-person Groups.

Wacken Open Air festival grounds

  • Wacken.ID / Ticketcenter email
  • Ticket route
Read guide
FestivalAnnual eventGermany
Published guide

Reading Festival ticket buying guide

Event
27–30 Aug 2026
Guide status
Published guide

A practical Reading guide for squads choosing weekend, day, early-entry, camping, travel, official resale, and four-person Ticketmaster Groups.

Richfield Avenue

  • Ticketmaster account email
  • Target ticket product
Read guide
FestivalAnnual eventHigh demand
Published guide

Boardmasters ticket buying guide

Event
5–9 Aug 2026
Guide status
Published guide

A practical Boardmasters guide for squads choosing camping, day, VIP, Tixel resale, named tickets, under-16 rules, travel plans and surf-week logistics.

Watergate Bay and Fistral Beach

  • See Tickets / official account email
  • Ticket-holder legal name
Read guide
FestivalAnnual eventHigh demand
Published guide

Sziget Festival ticket buying guide

Event
11–16 Aug 2026
Guide status
Published guide

A practical Sziget guide for crews choosing five-day, three-day, day, VIP, camping and TicketSwap routes for Budapest’s island-scale August week.

Obuda Island

  • Festival Account email
  • Ticket route
Read guide
FestivalAnnual eventKid friendly
Published guide

Green Man ticket resale guide

Event
20–23 Aug 2026
Guide status
Published guide

A practical Green Man guide for sold-out squads using Tixel, exact ticket categories, resident routes, car parks, coaches, Settlement timing and resale budgets.

Glanusk Estate

  • TicketSellers / Tixel account email
  • Weekend / Settlement / resident day preference
Read guide
FestivalAnnual eventKid friendly
Published guide

Creamfields ticket buying guide

Event
27–30 Aug 2026
Guide status
Published guide

A practical Creamfields guide for dance crews choosing camping, non-camping, day, Gold, resale, payment-plan and eight-ticket Group routes.

Daresbury Estate

  • Ticketmaster / approved-agent account email
  • Preferred live ticket route
Read guide
FestivalAnnual eventHigh demand
Published guide

Parklife ticket buying guide

Event
20–21 Jun 2026
Guide status
Published guide

A practical Parklife guide for crews choosing weekend, day, VIP, backstage, upgrades, official outlets, travel passes, ID and Manchester exit plans.

Heaton Park

  • Ticketmaster / official outlet email
  • Preferred ticket route
Read guide
FestivalAnnual eventHigh demand
Published guide

Shambala ticket buying guide

Event
27–31 Aug 2026
Guide status
Published guide

A practical Shambala guide for Humanitix tickets, named attendees, Green Traveller proof, official resale, camping upgrades and low-impact travel.

Kelmarsh Hall and Gardens

  • Humanitix order email
  • Ticket route
Read guide
FestivalAnnual eventHigh demand

Articles we are cooking

More hard-to-get festivals are on the way.

Open'er guide planned

Open'er Festival ticket buying guide

Event
1–4 Jul 2026
Guide status
Open'er guide planned

A practical Open'er guide for Gdynia groups choosing four-day, weekend, day, camping, glamping, camper and named-ticket routes before prices move.

Gdynia-Kosakowo Airfield

  • Official seller account email
  • Ticket type
Guide being researched
FestivalAnnual eventPoland
NOS Alive guide planned

NOS Alive ticket buying guide

Event
9–11 Jul 2026
Guide status
NOS Alive guide planned

A practical NOS Alive guide for Lisbon groups choosing remaining day and two-day products, camping, vouchers, official-only fallback routes and travel bases.

Passeio Maritimo de Alges

  • Ticket holder email
  • Target ticket product
Guide being researched
FestivalAnnual eventPortugal
WOMAD guide planned

WOMAD Festival ticket buying guide

Event
23–26 Jul 2026
Guide status
WOMAD guide planned

A practical WOMAD guide for families and groups choosing 4-day, 3-day, day, teen/child, resident-discount, accessibility, camping and vehicle routes.

Neston Park

  • Fixr account email
  • 4-day / 3-day / day-ticket preference
Guide being researched
FestivalAnnual eventKid friendly
Pukkelpop guide planned

Pukkelpop ticket resale guide

Event
20–23 Aug 2026
Guide status
Pukkelpop guide planned

A practical Pukkelpop guide for sold-out squads using official exchange routes, six-ticket Groups, July resale windows, name changes, camping and travel.

Pukkelpop festival site

  • Ticket holder email
  • Ticket status
Guide being researched
FestivalAnnual eventBelgium
Burning Man guide planned

Burning Man ticket buying guide

Event
30 Aug – 7 Sept 2026
Guide status
Burning Man guide planned

A practical Burning Man guide for STEP, OMG, two-ticket Groups, vehicle passes, delivery or will-call, camp plans and survival logistics.

Black Rock Desert

  • Ticketing / MyTickets email
  • Sale route
Guide being researched
FestivalAnnual eventHigh demand
Glücksgefühle guide planned

Glücksgefühle Festival ticket buying guide

Event
3–6 Sept 2026
Guide status
Glücksgefühle guide planned

A practical guide for groups choosing festival, camping, camper, hotel, VIP and resale routes for one of Germany's biggest late-season weekends.

Hockenheimring

  • Ticket setup
  • Maximum ticket budget
Guide being researched
FestivalGermanyHockenheim

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