Paul McCartney fans say 'it's ridiculous' as UK tour tickets relisted for £11,000

Tickets for Sir Paul McCartney's Got Back UK tour have been relisted for eyewatering prices on Viagogo.

The music legend announced his first UK in six years earlier this week. He will play Manchester's Co-op Live on Saturday, December 14 and Sunday, December 15, before heading to London's O2 Arena to play on Wednesday, December 18 and Thursday, December 19.

Co-op Member early access tickets went live yesterday (Wednesday) at 10am but they're already being relisted through the ticket exchange website Viagogo for staggering amounts.

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Presale tickets sold through the official retailer Ticketmaster were initially listed between £30.95 - £182.95, depending on seats and personal needs. The cheapest tickets on Viagogo moments after the sale went live on Wednesday were £262, but some tickets stretched to £11,804 each.

The prices have since dropped but fans can still expect to pay hundreds more than the initial retail price, with many tickets still sitting in the thousands.

One upset fan who failed to bag tickets, Margaret Longstaffe, tweeted: "Given up on @PaulMcCartney tickets from @TicketmasterUK. The usual fiasco, can’t select seats, tickets already on @viagogo and “fans” miraculously now selling tickets on @X".

Warren Jon Hughes added: "Tried and failed to get Paul McCartney tickets this morning. Sold out straight away yet over 300 on sale on Viagogo at 10.05. Ridiculous." Kayleigh Weir said: "Viagogo selling floor Paul McCartney tickets for 900 quid is bogging".

A Viagogo spokesperson told the ECHO sellers are responsible for setting their own price on the website and suggest fans wait until the price is lowered following a decrease in demand. The spokesperson said: "As a marketplace, Viagogo doesn’t sell tickets or set prices.

"Sellers set the price and fans ultimately decide the ticket value that meets their budget. Demand will be at its peak when tickets hit the on-sale but it’s not a normal reflection of what tickets can and will go for.

"Tickets that are listed at extremely high levels, by default have not sold and rarely, if ever will. We recommend fans don’t rush to the on-sale and wait for demand to settle as prices tend to reduce over time."

General public tickets will go on sale from 10am on Friday, June 21. Tickets for the Manchester Co-op Live gigs will be available from Ticketmaster.

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