Keep it simple

Don't try and be clever and open a million browser tabs, otherwise you will confuse the system and miss out. Using multiple tabs or browsers can lead to "transaction errors" which festival organisers say "is because most web browsers do not create a separate user session per tab – information is shared between all tabs for any given website." Commit to one tab.

If at first you don't succeed...

Acquiring a Glastonbury ticket is very much a case of the hare and the tortoise. You snooze you lose. Be prepared for a marathon session at your laptop - keep entering your details until your fingers bleed and don't give up. "The longer you try, the more likely you are to get a ticket, so don't give up after the first half an hour," say Glastonbury organisers. ...unless of course tickets do actually sell out, in which case you will have to concede defeat in this round.

The ultimate guide to securing Glastonbury tickets this weekend