Fans of comedian Peter Kay have been left devastated after spotting tickets for his new tour being resold for as much as £1000.
It comes after the stand-up comic announced his first tour in 12 years, marking his return to stage and comedy.
Many fans of Kay were eager to get their hands on tickets with plans to grab some during the pre-sale.
However, pre-sale tickets seemingly sold out in minutes, as sites crashed including O2 Priority which led to many fans share their frustration on social media.
Peter Kay announces his first new live stand-up tour in 12 years!
— Peter Kay (@peterkay_co_uk) November 6, 2022
Tickets go on sale 10am Saturday 12th November at https://t.co/EVCiTLh3J7 pic.twitter.com/lJBK8R8Y8I
But now after the pre-sale sold out, many fans spotted tickets being resold for upwards of £1000 on resale sites.
Some spotted front-row seats for Kay’s show in Leeds being sold for £1062, leaving fans angered and devastated.
One fan of the comic wrote: “To anyone who has brought Peter Kay tickets and is then immediately selling them… You’re the problem.”
Anger for increased resold prices comes after Kay confirmed that ticket prices would start at £35, the same price they were in 2010.
Following fan's disappointment at the sites crashing and the reselling of tickets, Peter Kay shared a statement on Twitter, writing: “We’d like to acknowledge and apologise for a number of technical issues customers experienced while trying to buy tickets for Peter Kay’s upcoming live tour via the O2 Priority pre-sale earlier today.”
MESSAGE FROM SJM CONCERTS
— Peter Kay (@peterkay_co_uk) November 10, 2022
Peter Kay Live Arena Tour Official Ticket Outlets: https://t.co/yJXh4nZZZt pic.twitter.com/TPE6kbSpaA
Adding: “‘SJM would like to reassure customers that substantial provision has been put in place for the main ticket on-sale this Saturday 12th at 10am.
‘Plenty of tickets will be available throughout the day so please persevere and please buy from official ticket outlets listed on the attached link.”
How to get tickets to Peter Kay's 2023 Tour:
Tickets for the comedian's tour go on sale today (November 12) at 10am.
There are a few ways to get tickets, the first is via the Peter Kay website which will take you to another site, Gigs, where you can buy tickets.
You can also get tickets via Ticketmaster but will need to sign up and save bank details to make sure you can get tickets.
Live Nation will also be selling tickets to the comic's shows when they go on sale at 10am.
Peter Kay tour dates
- Fri 02 December 2022 Manchester AO Arena
- Sat 03 December 2022 Manchester AO Arena
- Fri 16 December 2022 London O2 Arena
- Sat 17 December 2022 Birmingham Utilita Arena
- Fri 06 January 2023 Liverpool M&S Bank Arena
- Sat 07 January 2023 Liverpool M&S Bank Arena
- Fri 20 January 2023 Leeds First Direct Arena
- Sat 21 January 2023 London O2 Arena
- Fri 17 February 2023 Sheffield Utilita Arena
- Sat 18 January 2023 London O2 Arena
- Thu 23 February 2023 Belfast SSE Arena
- Fri 24 February 2023 Belfast SSE Arena
- Thu 09 March 2023 Newcastle Utilita Arena
- Fri 10 March 2023 Newcastle Utilita Arena
- Wed 22 March 2023 London O2 Arena
- Thu 23 March 2023 Birmingham Resorts World Arena
- Thu 06 April 2023 Dublin 3Arena
- Fri 07 April 2023 Dublin 3Arena
- Sat 22 April 2023 London O2 Arena
- Fri 05 May 2023 Glasgow OVO Hydro
- Sat 06 May 2023 Glasgow OVO Hydro
- Fri 19 May 2023 Leeds First Direct Arena
- Sat 22 May 2023 London O2 Arena
- Fri, 2 June- Utilita Arena, Birmingham
- Sat 3 June 2023 London O2 Arena
- Fri 16 June 2023 Cardiff International Arena
- Sat 17 June 2023 Cardiff International Arena
- Fri 14 July 2023 Nottingham Motorpoint Arena
- Sat 15 July 2023 Nottingham Motorpoint Arena
- Fri, 28 July 2023- Utilita Arena, Birmingham
- Sat 29 July 2023 London O2 Arena
- Fri 11 August 2023 Sheffield Utilita Arena
- Tues 29 August 2023-Utilita Arena, Birmingham
- Wed 30 August 2023 London O2 Arena
- Sat 9 September 2023 London O2 Arena
- Fri 22 September 2023-AO Arena, Manchester
- Sat 23 September 2023-AO Arena, Manchester
- Sat 7 October 2023 London O2 Arena
- Thu 19 October 2023- AO Arena, Manchester
- Fri 20 October 2023- AO Arena, Manchester
- Sun November 5 2023-AO Arena, Manchester
- Mon November 6-AO Arena, Manchester
- Sat 18 November 2023 London O2 Arena
- Fri 1 December 2023-AO Arena, Manchester
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