Frequently Asked Questions - Tickets
When do they come on sale? How much are they? When will they sell out?
- Do residents who live nearby get any form of priority tickets or discounts?
- I bought a 2010 Leeds Festival ticket last September 2009. I am now unable to attend. Is there an official way of selling it
- When are the Leeds Festival [XXXX] tickets released again?
- Do people with day tickets get to mix with those with weekend tickets?
- If I have bought a day ticket, what would stop me from camping the night with my friends who have weekend tickets?
- Is there still an avalibility to get an Early Entry Ticket?
- For each day do you have to have seperate tickets because ive found tickets?
- Will there be another chance to get leeds/leeds weekend camping tickets?
- Leedsfestival2009.com are selling tickets do you think these tickets are genuine?
- I think Leeds should do a Glastonbury and have pre-registration.
- Does a coach ticket include a full weekend ticket as well?
- I have accidentally bought tickets for Leeds and not Leeds.
- If you buy a coach package, do you have to travel on the coach?
- I haven't got an early entry ticket for 2009, does this mean I can't come on Wednesday?
- When you enter the festival site, do they ask you for ID?
- What is the ratio needed of adults:16's and under?
- How strongly are the age restrictions enforced? What ID do you need if you are asked to present some?
- I bought an early entry ticket in the pre-sale. Is it valid?
- Can you pay with cash to get your ticket voucher at a HMV store?
- Do you have to prove you are 17 so that you dont have to be accompanied by and over 18?
- How quickly do the tickets usually sell out?
- If I were to buy an early bird ticket and a weekend one, whats the latest time I could arrive?
- I have heard that you must register for a ticket before you can buy one
- Does anyone know where you can buy the earlybird tickets for Leeds?
- How many tickets can I buy?
- Do you think we will be able to pay for early bird tickets on the gate
- Just wondering what the number would be to phone for tickets???
- How much notice do we get before the tickets go on sale?
- Will there be pre-sale tickets for Leeds Borough residents?
- Where can I register for a ticket for Leeds Festival?
- When do the second batch of tickets come up for sale?
- How do I get press passes?
- What time is day ticket valid until?
- Can non ticket holders camp before the event?
- Do you know anything about buying tickets on the day?
- I bought tickets online that I have not recieved, any advice?
- FR says you must get car park ticket in advance. Seetickets told me there's 0 left & to buy 1 at the gate.
- I have VIP tickets can I bring a camper van onto the VIP camping area?
- I am collecting tickets & camper van pass at venue. Can I park van at Rivermead to collect & what times is box office open
- A few of my friends have now got their tickets, I don't have mine yet, what happens if you dont recieve them?
- I have VIP Camping tickets, can you tell me what these include?
- When are the tickets being sent out?
- What does a camping ticket entitle me to do?
- Tickets purchased from any unauthorized sources will not be valid for entry" Does [X] count as an unauthorized site?
- What time will I arrive with coach tickets?
- When do coaches leave? Can I make my own way?
- How can I buy a car parking pass?
- Is it ok to buy tickets off ebay?
- I dont drive why do you have to get a car parking space n give them a registration number to buy the tickets on official site?
- Are all the tickets sold out?
- I have bought three one day tickets, please tell me i'll be able to camp :(
- Do you know if 'sosticketmaster' is a trust-worthy site for leeds tickets?
- Everywhere has sold out, but I am desperate to go. How can I buy tickets?
- There appears to be a reference to booking fees but I can find no mention of how much, can you tell me what the fees are?
- Do day tickets sell out less quickly than weekend tickets?
- Are coach package tickets going to be available this year? If so when will they go on sale?
- What time can you get there in the morning with a day ticket?
- If you buy a day ticket, what time do you have to leave by? Midnight?
- When you buy the tickets on the actual Leeds Festival website, do you have to buy the tickets in a package of four?
- Can I use more than one laptop/PC on the same IP address to get tickets?
- How quickly do the tickets normally sell out?
- What number do you call to book tickets by phone?
- Can you buy tickets with Visa Electron cards
- Can a 12 or 13 old can get in free if they are with a full paying adult?
- I can't seem to register on the Leeds Festival site in order to ticket updates.
- Will you be able to purchase tickets from the mean fiddler box office?
- Is there any way of checking the authenticity of tickets on Scarlet Mist?
- Do you have more chance of getting a ticket by buying over the phone or the internet?
- What is the most reliable site to buy tickets?
- What is the best way to buy tickets?
- Do I buy an early pass and a weekend ticket at the same time?
- I want an early pass and go on Wednesday but stay the whole time till Monday. What ticket do I need to get?
- Will the ticket price include camping?
- Last year I bought ticket, but I've changed my address.
- How many tickets are released?
- Is there a maximum number of tickets that one can purchase?
- Somebody told me that is so difficult to get a ticket, how can make sure I get one?
- I have the pre sale tickets, the ones that were on sale after the last festival. Does this mean I can get in on the Thursday?
- What are pre-release tickets and can I buy them now?
- What are early entry tickets for?
- Can I buy tickets from HMV/Virgin?
- How much will tickets be?
- Where do I buy tickets from?
- What tickets can I buy on the release date?
- When are Leeds Festival tickets released?
For the festival in 2009, an offer was available. As for 2010, we do not know but will update ASAP
More tickets to Leeds Festival in August were available exclusively to residents of the Borough of Leeds (one per resident) until Friday 31st July 2009
People had to register before Friday 31st July in order to be emailed the ticket link. Name, address and how you will be travelling to the festival had to be sent to Leeds@festivalrepublic.com.
The only official way is to use Viagogo http://tidd.ly/e478ebc7=
This question has already been answered.
The tickets are released towards end of march and the start of April.
As soon as we have a definite date, we will tell you.
Day ticket holders can mix with weekend ticket holders. Day ticket holders should not to to the camping fields ideally.
Security and other campers that will beat the living shit out of you
Not as we currently stand
Are you really an idiot? If you want to go for the weekend, you get a weekend ticket. if you just want to go on a particular day, get the ticket for that day
Only if you keep checking the official vendors, other than that, use this link: http://tinyurl.com/leedstix

We are trying our hardest to persuade FR to carry this out. We might even start a campaign :-)
No, just travel....... of course it includes the weekend ticket you idiot. It even says on your confirmation emails and the page you buy it from
Then you are an idiot and we don't like helping idiots.... but we are nice. Basically, call up the people you bought from... hang on, this was obvious.
No
We thought this was pretty damn obvious! Unless you get a coach page, you have no chance of getting an early entry ticket unless you try eBay which we don't advise
Most probably. If you are underage and not with an adult, you won't be gained access. We thought this was a simple enough point.
Not a low enough one to take the piss.
Strongly. Legal ID.
Erm.... yes. You've bought it haven't you?
Yes
Only if they aren't 100% on your age; like anything else in this country!
This question has already been answered. Technically, it's weeks.
What happens is that the lot is sold out within a few hours. However a small percentage are put out over the coming weeks because there have been issues with orders placed. So it is a few hours but there is a small chance that some are put back on sale.
Sunday night
1: Who told you this, did you not think to ask them for further details
2: No, it's not true
3: Seriously?
Early bird tickets are released in September
You may purchase a maximum of 6 tickets online in one order... but majority only sell 4
TICKETS GO ON SALE AT HMVs AT 7PM on 30th MARCH NOT THE NEXT DAY AS IN PREVIOUS YEARS
Leeds Oracle is the only HMV that will be selling Day Tickets
HMV's participating are High Wycombe, Kingston, Newbury, Oxford, Portsmouth, Leeds Friar St, Leeds Oracle, Slough, Southampton, Staines, Swindon, Winchester. These stores are subject to change
At HMV, you can buy 2 tickets per card using one ID.
Early Bird tickets actually come out in September. You must be on about Early Entry!!!
As we've clearly stated here and as the official site and forums clearly sate. There will be no tickets sold "on the door" this year.
http://www.strictlyleeds.co.uk/leeds-festival-advice/tickets/general-tic...
Basically go to any of the official sites, grab their number and then try that
At least one month
Nope http://www.strictlyleeds.co.uk/leeds-festival-2009/tickets/important-tic...
Anyone can get pre-sale tickets around September time anyway. So basically Leeds residents have the same opportunity as everyone else.
Wrong festival. This isn't Glastonbury. You don't need to register for Leeds Festival
Strictly speaking, there is no "second batch".
The tickets will be released towards the end of March. 1st release of "pre-release" tickets go on sale in September. The main tickets go on sale in March.
If you don't know how to get them, you won't get them anyway
Technically, midnight
No. Think about it.
You can't buy tickets on the day anymore. http://www.strictlyleeds.co.uk/leeds-festival-2009/tickets/important-tic...
We can't make this anymore obvious. No tickets on the door/box office in 2009 mainly because there will not be one.
* Be more specific in your question
* What kind of tickets
* Where did you buy them from
If it's from an official source, how about contact that official source rather than another website? They know more about the situation than anyone else.
If it's an unofficial site, then tough!!! The official site and forums, this site and associated forums and other sites warn people not to use unofficial sites to within an inch of our lives. If you (not saying you have) haven't got the common sense to buy from an OFFICIAL SITE and ask the OFFICIAL SITE the questions, I pity you.
In our honest opinion, seetickets are rubbish.
You should be able to buy a car park ticket on the gate if they haven't sold out already. They're only valid with a weekend ticket.
No
You can't collect from the venue anymore. You will need to go to the Hexagon theatre in the city centre.
Tickets are sent 7-10 adys before the start of the festival. If you don't get the, call up whoever you got your tickets from and you can pick them up at the festival
There's no VIP camping for one so you might have been bent over and had there.
The fact anyone chooses to have VIP camping for a rock festival who isn't in a band makes us all sick so f** you.
They are being sent out the same every year, as stated on your confirmation email, as stated on any follow up email, as stated on this website and as stated on the official website, as stated on the official forums and as stated on unofficial forms.
Anything up to 2 weeks before.... and even up to the day before.
Camp
We have already listed the list of official vendors here: http://www.strictlyleeds.co.uk/leeds-festival-advice/tickets/general-tic...
I truly can not believe that this is a serious question!!!
Where you coming from?
Will there be traffic
Will the coach break down
What time are you leaving?
Lord knows what time you'll get there! There's no set time, there's no approximate time! You're best to assume as late on Thursday as possible so anything earlier would be a bonus.
Coaches leave on Thursday as your email and confirmation pages would have already told you. Please read what they send to you.
You need to get the tickets off the coach. It's up to the driver whether you can or not.
How do you think? Check official vendors!!!
We don't advise it - people get ripped off all the time. It's easy to get a 100% profile with 100+ positive entries.
We would advise against it but people still do.
WHAT?!?
Why on earth would you buy a car parking ticket if you do not drive? if it's for someone else, find out their registration.
As far as we have been told by FR, all tickets in the 2008 pre-sale have been sold out. More will be released around March 2009 for the festival in 2009
Of course not - they are day tickets!
Seriously, no. You need a weekend ticket than included camping.
No - only official ticket sites from the official Leeds Festival site are... well... official. This has been answered several times on this very site. Please take the time to read.
# http://www.seetickets.com/see_multi/price.asp?code=305878&userid=&pgroup...
# http://www.nme.com/gigs and click on leeds/leeds tickets on sale
These are two possibilities
All ticket vendors have their own costings. These involve P&P and booking fee.
For a weekend ticket, you'd add around £10 (MAX) on top of the face value of the ticket for such fees. For other tickets, expect to pay slightly less.
Yes - weekend tickets sell out within hours. Day tickets can be on sale for a few hours, a few days or even weeks.
Not this year though.
They will be - we have been in contact with the festival organisers and as soon as we hear anything back, we will let you know.
If you get a day ticket, there is no time limit as such but it would be daft just sitting around since the early morning.
We would strongly suggest getting there for 11am, this is when the main arena opens.
That is right - you have to leave by the end of the day
No. You can buy any amount up to 4 on any single card. Some vendors allow more and some allow less. Just make sure it's an official website
You will be fine - just think how many organisations go through a single IP address.
I suggest download and installing Mozilla Firefox, then install FasterFox and get there an hour early.
How long is a piece of string? The fact this answer is already answered several times here and on official site worries me - it worries me that you can't find the information which in turn suggests you might not be able to figure out how to get a ticket.
They sell out within the hour.
This has already been answered!
You need to call the official vendors on the day. Check the official vendors list for more information.
Yes you can.
Children under 13 (12 and under) are admitted free but MUST be accompanied by a ticket holding adult. Please note there is no separate children's area at this event.
No unaccompanied under 16's
Stay tuned to this website!
There isn't a mean fiddler box office
There is never a 100% way to check. It should have a hologram on it. There are various designs so if yours changes from another, then don't worry. Chances are that if it has a decent hologram on it and look authentic, it *might* be. Ask user for their booking information and call up the ticket supplier they bought the ticket from to at least verify the seller indeed bought some.
Both are as likely and unlikely as one another. The internet is likely to hold more connections but many more people will be using it. Our advice - use both.
The list of authentic and trusted suppliers are noted here: http://www.strictlyleeds.co.uk/leeds-festival-advice/tickets/general-tic...
With money ideally. http://www.strictlyleeds.co.uk/leeds-festival-advice/tickets/general-tic... for more information.
If you want. The option is there. The choice is yours. I'd advise you to do so as they both sell out quickly.
You need to get what is known in the trade as a "weekend ticket" - this includes camping and access to the main arena. You can't have an early entry ticket without a weekend pass. Otherwise people will just camp and steal stuff.
If you buy a weekend ticket, this will include camping. 3 day passes will not entitle you to camp and also you can not buy camping seperately.
You need to contact the vendors who you bought your ticket from. Only they can do anything about it.
Quite a few. The city centre expected 240k people last year. This roughly equates to 80,000 a day.
Some staff, some day ticket hoders and some weekend ticket holders
It was 6 online. Any more than that and you will have to place to separate orders with a different credit card and billing/shipping address it has to be different because it will get ALL cancelled otherwise.
However you could also buy 4 in person. The most you could put on any one card would be 6 though.
Well - it really isn't difficult. Stay tuned to this site and the official site for the official date when tickets are released. We don't know the exact time yet but we will post it on the site as soon as we know. It could be anytime between Feb and April.
My advice is to install a new internet browser called Mozilla Firefox: http://www.mozilla.com/firefox and then install a plugin called FasterFox: http://fasterfox.mozdev.org/ or if you are happy with using whatever internet browser you have then fine :-)
Everyone can get in on Thursday. If you buy early entry tickets then you get in on Wednesday. Pre-sale tickets were the ones bought in September/October last year.
* Weekend ticket = Get in on Thursday
* Pre-sale weekend ticket = Get in on Thursday
* Weekend ticket + early entry ticket = Get in on Wednesday
* Pre-sale Weekend ticket + early entry ticket = Get in on Wednesday
These tickets are released shortly after the current festival for the following year at the current years prices. You are guaranteed the tickets and at a cheaper price. In 2007, these tickets were released in September. They stopped around October. It is there for peple not wanting to rush in the March ticket release.
All the information can be found on our early entry advice page
TICKETS GO ON SALE AT HMVs AT 7PM on 30th MARCH NOT THE NEXT DAY AS IN PREVIOUS YEARS
Leeds Oracle is the only HMV that will be selling Day Tickets
HMV's participating are High Wycombe, Kingston, Newbury, Oxford, Portsmouth, Leeds Friar St, Leeds Oracle, Slough, Southampton, Staines, Swindon, Winchester. These stores are subject to change
Weekend Camping Ticket ~ £175
Day Ticket ~ £70
Campervan/Caravan Permit ~ £20
Lockers with 12v power for phone charging ~ £15
Car Parking Permits ~ £5adv
We STRONGLY suggest only buying tickets from official vendors. A list of dodgy sites AND official sites can be found at our Leeds Festival advice page
You will be able to buy weekend, early entry, day, parking and campervan tickets on this day. You can pay with credit/debit cards and cheques.
If you are buying from abroad, you will have to pick tickets up from the Hexagon theatre in Leeds city centre.
Tickets will go on sale MONDAY 30th MARCH (7pm). The line-up will be announced moments before. Ticket types and prices will be announced later.
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