Kili: “We’ve achieved what Ed wanted us to” by cancelling tix
Ed Sheeran fans have been given the option to buy new face-value tickets, after several were turned away at the first show of the ÷ UK tour
News By IQ | 25 May 2018
Kilimanjaro Live, DHP Family and AEG Presents, joint promoters for Ed Sheeran’s UK tour, which kicked off last night, have followed through on their pledge to invalidate tickets bought from unauthorised resale sites such as Viagogo.
The three promoters announced last July that the estimated 10,000 tickets (around 10% of all those sold) snapped up by touts would not be valid for the 18-date ÷ tour, which began at the 60,000-cap. Etihad Stadium in Manchester yesterday.
Three of the four major secondary ticketing sites agreed not to list the tickets, although Viagogo, predictably, refused to fall into line. The official primary ticket agencies are See Tickets and Ticketmaster, with Twickets handling resale duties.
Despite advance warnings sent to ticketholders by Kilimanjaro CEO Stuart Galbraith, a number of fans…
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