Registration for Glastonbury opens

If you want to get tickets for this year's Glastonbury festival you will need to register online before 15 March.

However, registration will not guarantee you a ticket, as demand is expected to be much higher than the festival's capacity.

You must submit your personal details and a passport photograph within the six-week time frame to be in with a chance of getting tickets when they go on sale on 6 April.

Festival organisers have again decided to opt for pre-registration tactics to beat ticket touts, as they did last year.

"I want to keep up the momentum we gathered last year by stopping ticket touting altogether - thank you for being so supportive of our registration process, which is after all quite tedious. I appreciate it so much," said festival organiser Michael Eavis.

Neil Diamond, the crooner behind such hits as Sweet Caroline, will be appearing at the festival. Other acts to confirm their attendance include Hot Chip.

The festival takes place in Pilton, Somerset, from 27-29 June.

www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk