It's that time of year again. Almost as exciting as Christmas, Glastonbury 2019 tickets go on sale today (October 4). Never fear if you've never tried to get one before, here is the ultimate guide on how to give yourself the best chance of gaining entry to the coveted Worthy Farm on June 26-30 next year.

Before you start thinking about whether it's worth it or not, it definitely is. No headliners have been announced yet, and as per usual the rumour mill is in full swing, but it's such a gigantic festival that even if all the headliners are not to your taste, you're still bound to find lots of the lineup excellent. Nobody knows when the announcements for next year's acts will be, it could be really early like Radiohead a few years back, or we might have to wait until the new year.

The best bet is just to get tickets now. So, prepare your laptops, phones, iPads and whatever other devices connect to the internet: let's get you to Glasto. 

Before we start, make sure you're actually registered. If you're not registered to get tickets, then you won't be able to buy them. There will be a resale period next year where you can register again, but for now you won't be able to go if you haven't registered.

Charge everything up

You'll be there for a while clicking refresh and that will have a devastating effect on your battery. Sit in the middle of a circle of devices with every screen showing the Glastonbury tickets page (which is here by the way) and press that refresh button with more determination then when you submit an essay one minute before the deadline. Seetickets are the only valid place selling Glastonbury tickets, so do not try and get them from elsewhere.

Be aware of timings

Secondly, be aware of the timings. You get two shots at getting the tickets: today, October 4, at 18:00 on the dot, coach and ticket packages go on sale. These are what they say on the tin; a ticket with a National Express coach from various locations across the UK taking you to the festival. There's 15,000 of them up for grabs, and they will be gone quicker than students out of a lecture theatre 10 minutes to the hour.

If you don't succeed in getting the tickets today, then you can have another go on Sunday, October 7 at 09:00. DO NOT GO OUT THE NIGHT BEFORE. Standard weekend tickets will go on sale then from the same link. Here's that link for you again. 

You only get a 10-minute window once you're at the precious site to buy tickets, so be quick and make sure you're certain of everyone's registration details and basically everything about their life. Work together on this.

Check your bank balance

This year tickets will cost £248 plus a £5 booking fee. However, you won't have to pay that all at once. There will be a £50 deposit, and the rest of the balance is due by next April. So there's plenty of time to gather together all the funds.

If you're getting the coach ticket, then you'll have to pay that today. Prices for that are as yet unknown, however last year they ranged from £34 (from Bath) to £107.50 (from Edinburgh), depending on how far you're going to travel to the festival.

If you don't get them this week, the dream isn't over

Once people buy their tickets this week, they have until a certain week in April to pay off the whole balance. Anyone who fails to do this will lose their ticket, and then these will all go back on sale in that currently unspecified week. So you'll have a second chance, but you need to make sure you're registered and prepared for the same procedure.

Imagine the elation at receiving a deadline extension. It's a similar sort of vibe.

There are lots of niche tips...

...but the best advice is just to be patient. Everyone has their own ways of getting tickets, whether that be using 4G over WiFi, using 700 computers, going in incognito mode on the web browser, but it really is just down to persistence. 

Don't give up, and good luck.