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Photo identification will be introduced at this year's Glastonbury Festival in an attempt to stamp out ticket touts.
The world famous music festival returns in June after a two-year absence.
And festival organiser Michael Eavis is planning for this years event to be the biggest, with an extra 25,000 tickets going on sale to the public.
In an effort to cut out touting, tickets for the three-day festival will feature a picture of the person who bought the ticket.
The photo tickets will be non-exchangeable and if the ticket holder does not match the picture they will be denied entry.
Mr Eavis, speaking today from the legendary Worthy Farm site, said: "I'm absolutely determined this year to wipe out ticket touts.
"At the last festival official tickets were on sale for £125 but there were instances of them changing hands for up to £700.
"This is just not fair for the people who want to come along and enjoy the music.
"Technology has improved so much that we can now include a picture of the purchaser on the ticket and if you don't match the picture at the gate you won't get in.
"Hopefully this ploy will be successful and catch on at other venues as it could really put the ticket touts out of business."
Revellers intending to go to the festival will now have to register before they can buy a ticket.
Festival goers will have to supply details and a passport standard photo by post or online.
Mr Eavis said the festival area had been enlarged and an extra 25,000 tickets would be available, with a record 137,500 people expected to descend on the site.
He said that the artists performing would not be disclosed until later in the year but added that this year's line-up was the "best ever".
He said: "I'm really excited about the festival, there's a real buzz about it this year.
"We had last year off so everyone is really looking forward to staging it again."
Tickets for this year's event will cost £150 with registration forms available online from February.
Subject to being granted a new four-year licence, the festival is due to be held on June 22 -24.
Copyright Press Association 2007.
