Scone gig fans warned to avoid resale site stubs

BBC says holders of resold tickets will not be allowed to enter

Tickets for Radio 2’s Biggest Weekend in Perth are being sold for more than £200 on secondary ticketing sites — despite warnings that resold tickets will be null and void.

Saturday tickets for Noel Gallagher’s headline appearance sold out on Monday. The tickets — priced £18 plus £4.50 booking fee on Monday — quickly appeared on reselling sites such as Viagogo, where they were being offered at £202 each.

The BBC said people trying to use resold or cancelled tickets will be refused entry into the venue.

The Biggest Weekend takes place across four venues across four nations in the UK – Scone Palace, Singleton Park, Swansea, War Memorial Park, Coventry and Titanic Slipways in Belfast.

The former Oasis man will be joined on May 26 at Scone Palace by Simple Minds, The Shires and Amy Macdonald.

The holder of the card used to buy tickets must enter the event at the same time as all guests, as their card will be needed to gain entry. However, this has not stopped people from taking to resale sites to try and find spare tickets for the festival.

A spokesman for the BBC said the lead booker’s name will be printed on all tickets. “ID checks will be carried out at the entrance,” he said.

“We’d advise not to buy tickets from unofficial sources as you are unlikely to gain entry to the event.”

Locals were given priority in purchasing tickets, with the first pot of 60% being set aside for residents in the Perth and Kinross Council area.

The next set was set aside for those living in Dundee, Kirkcaldy, Falkirk and other Perth postcodes. A third pot is on general sale to the public.

Mid-Scotland and Fife Conservative MSP Murdo Fraser said: “I know there will be a lot of disappointed local residents seeking tickets on secondary markets and I would encourage them not to do so.”

Viagogo said: “Event organisers sometimes make claims that they will deny entry to people who have purchased resold tickets.

“These types of entry restrictions are highly unfair and in our view, unenforceable and illegal.

“Therefore, as with all tickets on our platform, Viagogo customers should feel confident they will gain entry to the event and that is why we back every ticket with the Viagogo guarantee.”