The festival will benefit charities such as WaterAid

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.