Glastonbury donates 10 pairs of tickets to raise funds for Turkey- Syria earthquake relief

27 February 2023, 11:41 | Updated: 27 February 2023, 11:49

The Somerset Festival have given Oxfam ten pairs of tickets to raise funds to help those affected by the disaster.

Glastonbury Festival organisers have donated ten pairs of tickets to Oxfam to raise funds to support those hit by the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria.

The festival is giving music-lovers the chance to win a once-in-a-lifetime experience at the festival, in order to raise funds for the DEC Turkey-Syria Earthquake appeal. 

Entry to the prize draw, which closes on 8th March at 12pm GMT, is available via Crowdfunder with tickets priced at £10.

Multiple entries are allowed, but only one prize per entrant will be given.

At the time of writing this article, the crowdfunder has raised £762,420 for the effort.

Enter for you chance to win tickets here.

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Festival organiser Emily Eavis, Glastonbury Festival, said: “With the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria affecting so many people, we wanted to offer a draw of unique Glastonbury 2023 prizes to raise what we can to help with the relief efforts".

Oxfam, together with other members of the DEC and local partner organisations, is delivering aid to people affected by the earthquakes in Türkiye (Turkey) and Syria. As part of a coordinated effort Oxfam is supporting survivors with supplies of food, clean water and shelter.

Danny Sriskandarajah, Chief Executive Officer at Oxfam GB, said: “I would like to express our appreciation for Glastonbury’s kind gesture. This will help us to give festival fans a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity while making a real difference to people hit hard in the earthquake in Turkey and Syria.

“People who have lost everything urgently need vital aid to meet their basic needs while surviving through their grief. The money raised from the prize draw will provide more families and individuals with emergency shelter, winter kits, water and food.”

The prize draw, which opened at Wednesday 15th February at 8am GMT, closes on 8th March 2023 at 12:00pm.

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