Ed Sheeran fans were left frustrated and disappointed on Thursday morning as tickets for both of the singer's 3Arena gigs sold out in under five minutes. A spokesperson has confirmed that an extra date will not be added.
Ticketmaster apologised to those who failed to secure tickets for his concerts on Wednesday, April 12 and Thursday, April 13.
.@edsheeran Fans: We are expecting huge demand & unfortunately there won’t be enough tickets to go around...
— Ticketmaster Ireland (@TicketmasterIre) February 2, 2017
.@edsheeran contd...We have people working constantly to try to make it work smoothly but inevitably there will be disappointment.
— Ticketmaster Ireland (@TicketmasterIre) February 2, 2017
.@edsheeran contd...We have people working constantly to try to make it work smoothly but inevitably there will be disappointment.
— Ticketmaster Ireland (@TicketmasterIre) February 2, 2017
.@edsheeran Fans contd...We’re sorry if you miss out on tickets for this tour.
— Ticketmaster Ireland (@TicketmasterIre) February 2, 2017
.@edsheeran tickets for @3arenadublin are now SOLD OUT.
— Ticketmaster Ireland (@TicketmasterIre) February 2, 2017
Disappointed fans took to social media in their droves to complain about missing out on tickets, with many noting tickets are now being resold for extortionate prices on various websites.
"You're almost there!"- Biggest lie ever told. #EdSheeran #ticketmaster
— Séamus Tiernan (@seamus_tiernan) February 2, 2017
Strange how no tickets left on @TicketmasterIre by 10:01 yet there's tickets starting at €399 on SeatWave (Ticketmaster company)🤔 #EdSheeran
— Dave Strogen (@DaveStrogen) February 2, 2017
10:02 @edsheeran sold out ... but don't worry all the resellers got them & you can buy them for the small cost of 400 per ticket #EdSheeran
— Lauren (@Lollythomps) February 2, 2017
I honestly haven't seen a single person tweet about getting tickets. WHERE DID THEY GO. 😭 #edsheeran
— Abbie Rose ✨ (@banabbie) February 2, 2017
Did anyone actually manage to get #EdSheeran tickets? 🤔 #ididnt
— AK (@knapper23) February 2, 2017
On Tuesday pre-sale tickets for the concert went on sale, but just minutes after the sale started, Sheeran's website had crashed and fans got an error message reading: “Temporary error - Sorry, we encountered an error while processing your request. Please try again later.”
The furore over tickets this morning follows the proposal of new legislation to tackle the scourge of ticket touting and the resale of tickets at massively inflated prices with some already on the market for as much as €1000.
