TICKETS for the Stone Roses were being sold at up to 100 times their face value after they sold out in less than half an hour.
Fans have been trying to get their hands on tickets for two performances at the Manchester Etihad Stadium next year.
Tickets for the shows on Friday, June 17 and Saturday, June 18 soon became available on resale sites for up to £1320 a pop.
Later the band added two more shows from the two previously announced due to "unprecedented demand".
They will now play at the Etihad Stadium on June 15, 17, 18, 19.
Tickets prices were £64.90 for standing whle reserved seating was priced between £49.50 and £82.50.
They are due to headling the T in the Park festival at Strathallan Castle in July, next year.
Many took to Twitter to register their frustration.
Andrew Parsons, Managing Director, Ticketmaster UK, said: “As expected, there was a remarkable demand for tickets to The Stone Roses.
"The Ticketmaster website did not crash under the pressure, and we thank all of the fans for their patience. We had thousands of fans queuing on the website and our call centre was buzzing. If it had been a real queue, it would have stretched all the way round the M60 through to the Mancunian Way. We are pleased to say there are many happy Stone Roses devotees out there today who got their hands on a ticket, and there are still some great tickets available for the Wednesday June 15th show.”
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