Warning issued over Parklife festival tickets
PARKLIFE bosses have warned festival-goers against using the popular ‘Viagogo’ ticketing app.
Organisers say revellers must only use trusted official sellers amid fears that fake tickets are being circulated online.
Police have also warned those attending the popular event, at Heaton Park this weekend, against buying tickets from touts.
The warnings come after Digital Minister Margot James urged customers not to use secondary ticketing company Viagogo.
Speaking to the BBC Radio 5 live programme, she said: “Just don’t choose Viagogo, they are the worst.”
The online ticket market place has recently been criticised for ‘hidden’ additional booking fees and delivery charges. The Advertising Standards Authority this week referred Viagogo to Trading Standards for its failure to make changes to ‘misleading’ pricing information on its website.
The watchdog said the Geneva-based firm was continuing to mislead consumers by not being upfront and clear about additional booking fees and delivery charges added at the end of the booking process.
With less than two weeks until Parklife, organisers have issued a series of warnings.
Organisers say valid forms of identification, including passports, driving licences and an indate citizen card, will be required upon entry to the festival site.
Greater Manchester Police have also issued official advice via the Parklife website.
Chief Supt Graeme Openshawe said: “Our advice would always be that if you don’t know where the ticket has come from and don’t know the person who is selling it to you don’t be tempted to buy it.”
The advice comes just a week after popstar Ed Sheeran refused to allow resold tickets on his UK tour.
Fans who turned up to his gigs at the Etihad Stadium with tickets bought through Viagogo were told to buy new ones. Viagogo has been contacted for comment.