The Ticketmaster sales agency has warned potential purchasers to be on the lookout for counterfeit tickets for some of the bigger music and sports events coming up shortly.
“We have seen a number of people very disappointed when they were turned away from recent shows because their tickets were fake,” said Keith English, the firm’s managing director.
The warning comes ahead of major events such as Electric Picnic. Ticketmaster said this event was sold out and the “print at home” delivery method had not been enabled for it.
Mr English added: “We would urge fans to only buy tickets from official sources. Otherwise they cannot be sure whether the tickets are genuine or not, and they could end up having their day ruined when they are refused entry to the event and be at the loss of their money as well.”
Ticketmaster said it was working closely with the Garda to combat the problem of counterfeit tickets.
