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Festival tickets 2026: instalment payment may save the increasingly expensive festival market

After several difficult years, the UK festival market is showing renewed strength, but audience payment habits have changed. Nearly half of camping festival tickets are now bought on a payment plan.

FestivalTV editorial team
· 1min read

Nearly half of British camping festival tickets are bought via instalment payment or another payment plan. Higher prices, in turn, bring higher expectations: glamping, wellness and premium hospitality are appearing at an increasing number of events.

Instalment payment can become a conversion-boosting tool for expensive, multi-day packages.

Summary

After several difficult years, the UK festival market is showing renewed strength, but audience payment habits have changed. Nearly half of camping festival tickets are now bought on a payment plan.

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