YOU CAN’T ALWAYS GET WHAT YOU WANT

..but if you’ve got a grand, greedy touts will sell you the Rolling Stones ticket you need

TOUTS are breaking consumer laws by charging Rolling Stones fans almost £1000 a ticket for the band’s Murrayfield gig.

Despite limited privileged presale tickets going on sale on Tuesday, many were snapped up by touts who infiltrated the band’s fan club.

They then sold on the tickets to make a killing on sites such as Get Me In! – owned by Ticketmaster, who are handling the general sale which starts tomorrow.

Industry investigator Reg Walker, of the Iridium Consultancy, said: “This is a slam-dunk breach of consumer protection laws.

“Anyone selling tickets on secondary sites before the general sale simply has to be breaking the law.”

Touts are also breaking the Consumer Rights Act, which states that the block, row and seat number of tickets should be stated, along with the face value of tickets, at the point of resale.

On Get Me In! yesterday, more than 250 tickets to see Mick Jagger and co were on sale for the Murrayfield gig on June 9, priced at up to £949 – four times face value.

Adam Webb, spokesman for anti-tout campaigners The FanFair Alliance, said: “This is the reality of it – ‘second-hand’ tickets flood the market before the event goes on sale. It’s almost laughably dysfunctional.

“The bulk of Rolling Stones tickets on resale sites such as Get Me In are listed by dedicated ticket touts.”

The Rolling Stones said: “Fans should not trust secondary ticketing sites.”

Ticketmaster and Get Me In! did not respond to our request for a comment.