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Tickets for Peter Kay’s two Scottish dates on his first tour in 12 years are being sold for more than ten times their face value.
Fans have been calling for the comedian to add more shows in Glasgow, Aberdeen or Edinburgh after the nights at the Hydro sold out in minutes.
Virtual queues of more than 74,000 people formed all hoping to book seats at the venue which only has a capacity of around 14,300.
Shortly after the general sale went live at 10am on Saturday, tickets began appearing on reselling sites for huge mark-ups.
ViagogoOriginally selling for between £41.45 and £73.20, seats for shows in Glasgow on May 5 and 6 were going for as much as £469 on resale site Viagogo.
One fan posted a screenshot of the prices on Twitter writing: “You need to stop this. Two nights at Glasgow sold out no chance of tickets because of scalpers. Happy to pay face value but won’t pay scalpers. Looks like we won’t be having a laugh.”
Another wrote: “How can we tackle the ticket touts? They must have bought up Glasgow dates. Four hours in a queue and nothing. Then tickets become available at £180+ on other sites. So disappointing. How can this be stopped?”
Kay had announced the tour saying: “With the cost of living at an all-time high, ticket prices are starting from £35 – the same price they were on my previous tour in 2010.”
After thousands tried to book shows on Saturday morning, Kay announced a selection of extra dates in London, Manchester, Birmingham, Belfast and Dublin.
No further shows in Scotland have been announced, despite hundreds of desperate fans pleading with the comedian to visit their cities.
Kay said he is “blown away” by ticket sales for what is his first tour in 12 years as he shared a thank you for fans and signed off with a parting shot at Matt Hancock who is currently appearing on I’m A Celebrity.
His last tour in 2010 set a world record for the biggest-selling stand-up comedy tour of all time.
Kay had been due to perform again in 2017, but the shows were cancelled due to “unforeseen family circumstances”.
Demand for pre-sale tickets crashed apps and websites on Thursday.
