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Tuesday, 13 April, 2004, 13:11 GMT 14:11 UK

Glastonbury VIP tickets auctioned

Glastonbury's Pyramid Stage Three pairs of backstage tickets for this year's Glastonbury Festival have fetched more than £4,500 for charity in an online sale on eBay.

They had been placed on the internet auction site to raise funds for WaterAid, which provides clean water and sanitation for the world's poor.

Two pairs sold for £1,550 each, while a third went for £1,510.

All 112,000 tickets for the June festival - headlined by Oasis and Sir Paul McCartney - sold within a day.

Many fans had been left frustrated and disappointed by a stricter ticketing system brought in to help defeat touts.

The VIP tickets were donated by Glastonbury organiser Michael Eavis, who has raised millions of pounds for charity projects including Oxfam and Greenpeace.




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