In an attempt to avoid the fiasco of 2004 and deter fraudsters, organisers of the Glastonbury festival have changed the process for buying tickets for this summer's event.

The message from the organisers is that there is no need to rush. You have the whole of the month of February to register your details on the Glastonbury site, potential festival-goers are being told.

However, it seems that fans didn't take the warnings on board - the site reportedly crashed shortly after registration opened at 8 am this morning.

"We're sorry, but in order to provide a fast and efficient service, we have limited the number of simultaneous users of our registration system," a message on the website read.

Registration does not guarantee you a ticket when they go on sale on 1 April. When you register, you will be asked for personal details and a passport-sized photograph. When the tickets are issued, they will have a picture of the buyer on them.

Once registered, you will get a personalised code to quote when tickets go on sale at 9am on April Fool's Day. The tickets will be sold through the www.seetickets.com website and over the phone on 0870 165 2007.

"It means unscrupulous people won't be able to sell their tickets on for a profit. The people who buy the tickets on April 1 will be the people who are actually coming to the festival. I assure you that your details will not be used for any other purpose," said Glastonbury founder Michael Eavis.

Back in 2004, the organisers were forced to apologise to disappointed fans who were unable to get onto the festival's website which had collapsed under the strain.

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