A really positive move to stop the touts.
Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock this morning, you’re probably aware of the fact that Ed Sheeran announced SEVEN gigs on the island of Ireland as part of his European tour next summer.
Ed will certainly be getting around during his time in Ireland, having pencilled in gigs in four different venues – two in Pearse Stadium in Galway, two in Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, one in Boucher Playing Fields in Belfast and two in the Phoenix Park in Dublin – in the space of a fortnight between 4-18 May next year.
And that might only be the start of it.
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Given the singer-songwriter’s massive popularity in these parts, tickets are likely to be in ridiculously high demand when they go on sale on Saturday, 8 July.
While there is likely to be plenty of Sheeran fans who will miss out as a result, the good news is that nobody at Ed’s gigs in Ireland or anywhere else will be paying extortionate amounts to see him in the flesh.
Accompanying the tour dates on Ed’s website is a notice to fans that they will be required to bring their tickets, booking confirmation and credit card, plus a form of ID to the concerts or they may not be granted entry to the show.
Furthermore, tickets are not valid if resold, unless it is through Twickets, an official face-value resale partner who have teamed up with Ed for next summer’s tour.
In a statement on Wednesday, Twickets said that “Ed and his team have a strict stance against anyone using secondary ticketing websites for profit” and that the policy on his 2018 tour will ensure “no profit to touts and no one getting ripped off”.
Well done to @edsheeran and @Twickets – great step forward in beating the touts. Hopefully the tickets only go to the fans #toutsout pic.twitter.com/YN3pUZRLa7
— Mark Dobson (@markdobson) June 28, 2017
Fair play, Ed.
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