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Fans fume as Taylor Hawkins tribute concert tickets appear on resale sites for FOUR TIMES the price

Daisy Jackson Daisy Jackson - 17th June 2022

Fans are rightfully furious this morning as tickets for the Taylor Hawkins tribute concert are being flogged on resale sites for inflated prices.

The concert has been organised by Foo Fighters and the Hawkins family to pay tribute and honour the band’s late drummer, who died this spring.

An all-star line up of rock royalty will join members of the Foo Fighters to perform the songs that shaped his music career.

Tickets for the event this September went on sale this morning and sold out quickly.

But within an hour of tickets going on sale, fans noticed that they are already being listed on fan-to-fan resale sites for more than face value.

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At the time of writing, seated tickets for the Taylor Hawkins tribute concert are being listed for as much as £419 each.

The face value tickets started from £85, going up to £120 for decent seats.

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Fans are furious that people are trying to profit off the tribute concert, which is set to be an emotional evening in memory of one of rock music’s most respected musicians.

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One person said: “If you’ve bought tickets to the Taylor Hawkins tribute gig only to resell them for 4 to 5 times the price. You’re a piece of s**t.”

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Another said: “HATE that @TicketmasterUK don’t have tickets but they do have resale tickets by “fans” costing £419! A fan wouldn’t sell their ticket immediately after buying it and at double the cost. This shouldn’t be allowed.”

Someone else asked: “Genuinely amazed to get Taylor Hawkins tribute tickets but how f***ing evil are people to resell immediately at insane prices.”

Another questioned: “What kind of tw*t buys Taylor Hawkins tribute tickets and puts them on resale immediately.”

One person pointed out that ‘ticket touting has ruined live music events’.

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Sam Fender, Billie Eilish, and The Killers announced as Reading and Leeds 2023 headliners

Emily Sergeant Emily Sergeant

Sam Fender, Billie Eilish, and The Killers are all set to perform headline sets at Reading and Leeds Festival 2023.

The first wave of acts has just been announced, and it looks like it’s going to be an awesome weekend.

There’s been lots of rumours circulating about who will be playing, but Greg James put these rumours to bed on the BBC Radio 1 Breakfast Show this morning, The Hoot reports.

Taking to the main stage next year as his first time headlining a major festival will be Tyneside indie favourite Sam Fender, US pop megastar Billie Eilish – who this year became the youngest Glastonbury headliner ever – and indie rock legends The Killers.

Other headliners include Oxford rockers Foals, Scottish singer songwriter Lewis Capaldi, and American pop band Imagine Dragons.

And it doesn’t just stop there either.

Sam Fender, and Billie Eilish have been announced as Reading and Leeds 2023 headliners / Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Also performing at the festival is British MC Loyle Carner, Isle Of Wight indie-rock duo Wet Leg, and dance heavyweight Becky Hill.

Also confirmed for the 2023 festival is Bicep, Central Cee, Chase Atlantic, Declan McKenna, Don Broco, Eliza Rose, Georgia, Inhaler, LF System, Lil TJay, Lovejoy, Meekz, Nessa Barret, Nothing But Thieves, Shy FX, Slowthai, Songer, Steve Lacy, The Snuts, Tion Wayne, Trippie Redd, Yung Lean, and You Me At Six.

More than a 100 artists are expected to grace the stages at Bramham Park and Little John’s Park next year.

Further exciting announcements are expected to come over the following months.

Reading and Leeds Festival 2023 takes place over the August Bank Holiday weekend / Credit: Reading and Leeds

As always, Reading and Leeds Festival 2023 will once again be happening over the August Bank Holiday weekend between Friday 25 – Sunday 27 August, with tickets set to go sale next Monday 12 December 2022 at 9am.

With a lineup like that, and even more to come, we expect they’re going to fly off the shelves, so make sure to get your alarms set ready.

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Grab your tickets here on the Reading and Leeds Festival 2023 website here.

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Watch Eurovision star Sam Ryder surprise Mancs with busking set at St Peter’s Square

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Eurovision star Sam Ryder caught local Mancunians off-guard when he popped up to perform a surprise busking set in St Peter’s Square.

Making the unexpected appearance on Thursday, 8 December, the ‘Space Man’ singer left passers-by and locals simply going about their workday chuffed to bits as he played a number of recognisable hits.

While Mancs were wrapped up in their winter layers, they were more than happy to stand around and listen to the soulful singer do renditions of Queen, Stevie Wonder, as well as a couple of his own songs.

What a voice.

The 33-year-old who came second to Ukraine in the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest obviously played his smash-hit entry as well as one his most recent tracks, ‘All The Way Over’.

He went on to explain he and his team had decided to travel across the country to perform a number of these surprise sets to not only promote his upcoming album, but to spread some festive cheer and return some of the love he’s received from the nation this year.

Ryder wasn’t the only one to surprise Manc music lovers with a live performance this week either.

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The Essex boy seemed to have a lot of appreciation for the city of Manchester and it certainly looks to be reciprocated.

His new record, There’s Nothing But Space, Man!, drops on Friday 9 December and he’s hoping to whip up regional support with surprise sets like this to send his album to number one in time for Christmas.

You can watch Sam Ryder’s surprise set back again in full on our Facebook Live below:

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