He might be a belter but hundreds of fans face ticket problems as singer rocks Hampden GERRY MAYHEM
Chaos as 100k punters attend Cinnamon gig over 2 nights
FANS hit out after major ticketing problems forced hundreds to queue outside Gerry Cinnamon’s sold-out Hampden gig.
The Scottish music legend played two massive concerts before a total 100,000 fans at the National Stadium on Saturday and last night.
The Saturday night event was plagued with ticket gate issues after those who bought the briefs before the pandemic reported problems with having their tickets scanned.
Cinnamon Gerry arrived on stage at 9.10pm on Saturday night after performances from The Snuts, Jake Bugg and the Charlatans.
But tickets issued by promoter Music Glue proved problematic at the gates of Hampden, with fans taking to social media to complain of hour-long queues on the turnstiles.
One said: “Been standing in a queue at Hamden – utter chaos – Music Glue tickets (originals) won’t scan – no one knows what’s going on been in queue for well over an hour.
“Please don’t start without us. Never have I seen anything like this before. Shambles.”
Another said: “Three Tickets bought for today’s Hampden gig 31 months ago.
“Didn’t post them out when requested. Asked to collect from the venue only to be told there’s no tickets for that name or order number. Raging doesn’t cover it.”
A spokesperson for the event – put on by the promoter in conjunction with DF Concerts – confirmed that issues with ticketing systems and had been identified fixed.
They said: “There was an issue with two of the ticketing systems communicating with each other at two points last night. This was identified and rectified as quickly as possible, and fans are thanked for their patience during those points.”
Despite the issues, fans greeted Cinnamon to a hero’s welcome at the gigs.
While most fans enjoyed the carnival atmosphere police arrested 13 people for “disorderrelated offences”.
ScotRail’s temporary timetable was also still in effect, meaning no services were running to let concert-goers get the train home afterwards.