How to volunteer at Glastonbury 2025 if you miss out on tickets

Thousands of people will be descending on Somerset's Worthy Farm next June as Glastonbury returns for another year.

General admission tickets for the festival went on sale on Sunday morning at 9am as fans scrambled to get their hands on them.

Unfortunately demand far outstrips the number of tickets available meaning plenty of festival fans will be left disappointed this morning. While some people might be holding out for the resale, hoping they can bag a ticket next spring, others may be looking for another way of getting to the festival.

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Glastonbury hosts some of the biggest bands in the world each year, but prices have been steadily rising in recent years and the cost of a general admission ticket has now hit more than £350.

A cheaper way to secure entry to the event - and avoid the stressful ticket scrambles - is to become a volunteer. Volunteers usually have to put down a deposit, which they will get back as long as they complete the shifts that are required of them, making attending the festival free.

Volunteers are allowed to camp on site and have access to the festival while they're not working. Luckily, most volunteers only have to complete a handful of shifts over the weekend, meaning there's still plenty of time to enjoy the festival and the music on offer while off duty.

Several different organisations take on volunteers for Glastonbury and there are a wide range of jobs available. Some may require previous experience or qualifications but there are plenty of opportunities for first-timers too.

Here are some of the options you could explore if you want to volunteer at Glastonbury in 2025.

Oxfam

Charity Oxfam hires volunteers for festivals across the UK, with an array of different roles available.

According to Oxfam, volunteers get perks including crew camping, a meal voucher for every shift, hot showers, free tea and coffee, and phone charging.

Oxfam take on hundreds of volunteers for stewarding jobs, which could involve checking tickets at the gate, patrolling campsites and staffing the accessibility platforms. Usually stewards work three eight hour shifts over the weekend, which could include early, late or night shifts.

You could also get a role as a campaigner, which involves telling festivalgoers about the work of Oxfam. "If you’re passionate about climate justice and good with talking to people, this could be the role for you," the Oxfam Festivals website suggests.

Oxfam also hires volunteers to work in festival shops at the Glastonbury site, but only if you already work in an Oxfam shop and have three months of experience behind you.

You can register interest online here.

Water Aid

Water Aid supplies the festival's Loo Crew, which is tasked with taking care of the infamous Glastonbury toilets. There are more than 3,000 toilets across the site and volunteers from Water Aid help to keep them clean.

The charity warns that the role can be "physically demanding" as it involves moving between the different toilet locations for up to six hours while carrying cleaning equipment.

Water Aid says: "Whatever role you take on, as a Glastonbury volunteer you'll need to be prepared to work hard, get stuck in, and encourage festivalgoers to support our mission: to make clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene a normal part of daily life for everyone, everywhere."

Volunteers can also work at Water Aid's water points, which provide festival attendees with reusable bottles with drinking water.

Shift patterns depend on the role, but most volunteers will complete four shifts of six hours each, according to the charity. Volunteers get access to a separate campsite, with toilets, showers, a communal marquee, hot drinks, and a dedicated welfare space. Volunteers also get a meal token for every shift.

Water Aid will open applications for volunteers early next year, but you can already register your interest online here.

Festaff

Festaff also hire for a number of roles at Glastonbury, with applications opening next year.

According to the organisation's website, jobs they hire for at UK festivals may include campsite stewarding, wristbanding, serving in the bars or providing information to campers in the campsites.

The website states: "Volunteer shift patterns are arranged to allow you to enjoy as much of the festival as possible, where possible, but also reflect the needs of the event."

Applications will open on Saturday, February 1, 2025.

Greenpeace

Greenpeace hires a crew of volunteers that help out in the charity's very own area of the festival, named the Greenpeace Fields. The Greenpeace area at Glastonbury features hot showers, a café, its own stage, a skate ramp and a climbing wall.

The Greenpeace website explains: "Every year an amazing team of volunteers bring the field to life. Together we keep it looking beautiful, support the campsite, spread the Greenpeace message and so much more. It’s hard work, but very rewarding."

Volunteers with the Greenpeace crew at Glastonbury get entry to the festival, three vegetarian or vegan meals a day, volunteer camping and access to hot showers.

Volunteers are expected to work a minimum of five eight-hour shifts during the festival.

Avalon

Avalon Crew volunteers staff several of Glastonbury's many on-site bars.

Volunteers are expected to complete the equivalent of three eight-hour shifts between Wednesday and Sunday at the festival.

Avalon provides showers, two meal vouchers for every shift and T-shirts to wear while on shifts. There are also free tea and coffee facilities as well as phone charging stations in the mess tent.

Anyone who is 18 or older can apply to volunteer.