Resold Stereophonics tickets may be worthless

Band and promoters say buying online is a ‘massive gamble’

The Stereophonics are urging Dundee fans not to seek any tickets for the city show through online marketplaces, as they may be totally useless.

Many locals were left heartbroken on Tuesday after entry for the rock band’s Caird Hall gig, which takes place on August 22, sold out within half an hour after going on sale at 9am.

Tickets quickly began to surface on websites such as StubHub and Viagogo for as much as £200 – five times in excess of the asking price.

Now Regular Music, who are promoting the Caird Hall gig, have warned fans not to purchase briefs through any such websites, warning they may be worthless.

A spokesman for Regular Music said there is “nothing we, or even it seems the UK Government can do, about Viagogo letting people post non-existent tickets for sale on their site”.

He added anyone who exceeded the four ticket limit would have their order cancelled.

“There are a few methods we employ to prevent tickets being resold,” he said.

“We also have the name of the lead booker printed on the tickets and the ticket buyer will need to present a matching photo ID to the name on the ticket to get entry.

“We will be following up to make sure all the outlets have informed buyers that photo ID matching the name on the tickets is required.

“As people were queuing at the box office from 3.45am in the morning to make sure they got tickets, there are a small number of tickets from counter sales in circulation – but these also have the booker’s name on all tickets.

“We strongly advise that no one buys tickets from the secondary market and especially Viagogo, as there is a very good chance the tickets will either not be genuine or, if we are able to identify from any resale site, will have been cancelled.”

A spokesman for the Stereophonics warned anyone who buys second-hand tickets through online marketplaces is taking a “massive gamble”.

He said: “Regular Music have a very clear plan in place to (ensure) that as many fans as humanly possible get into this show. It is pretty strict. It was always going to be a huge gig.”

Briefs were sold at the box office, on Ticketmaster and through Songkick. The box office has confirmed it will “police” any orders made through it which are then resold.

The band are yet to confirm if cancelled tickets will be made available to fans who missed out on Tuesday.

Sean McCrory and Keana Jardine show off their tickets for the Stereophonics at the Caird Hall. Picture: Dougie Nicolson.