JUST over a week until the big event, GlastonBarry has completely sold out with 1,800 people set to descend on Romilly Park.

Organisers Mack Events believe that the festival has now become Barry's biggest ever ticketed music event - outstripping the Super Furry Animals 2005 show at Barry memo by several hundred gig-goers.

On Saturday, July 25, and Sunday, July 26, people from all over the world - including as far afield as California, Australia and New Zealand - will travel to Barry to see some of the biggest and best tribute bands.

GlastonBarry is now in its third year, having first been put on in 2013 at Barry Memo by organisers and cousins Ross Mackintosh and Matt Blumberg.

The pair, who were also the subject of the documentary Waking Up Barry, say they have been blown away by the success of the festival.

Ross said: "We wanted to create events in our home town that everyone could look forward too but we never thought it would ever get this big, this quick.

"It means so much to us having the support we have had from the people of Barry, local companies and huge support from Barry Town Council."

Ross explains what he thinks are the keys to making GlastonBarry and Mack Events such great success stories.

"We are really excited to bring eight of the UK's biggest and best tribute bands to Barry," he said: "We believe the key to our success is keeping our prices very reasonable and designing events that we would love to go to ourselves."

Also, he said: "Myself and Matt have to agree on every single decision together. When one of us has a idea and the other one doesn't agree we won't do it."

This year's GlastonBarry will feature tribute acts to The Beatles, Oasis, Bob Marley, The Jam, Stereophonics, Led Zeppelin and the Red Hot Chili Peppers and more.

There is also ska tribute band 2 Rude and soul/motown tribute act Big Macs Wholly Soul Band plus local support bands.