Music fans been left disappointed after tickets for the sold-out BBC Radio 6 Music Festival began appearing online for £700.
Tickets for the event, which will take place in Glasgow at the end of March, went on sale this morning.
However, excitement was met with disappointment as tickets for big-name acts including Depeche Mode sold out within minutes.
Those who missed out on tickets for the Barrowlands show, originally priced at £30, were then directed to secondary websites where tickets were going for as much as £700.
Event organiser BBC have put measures in place which requires ID matching the lead booker's name to be produced at the event.
A spokeswoman for the BBC said: “To guard against ticket touts reselling tickets for profit and tickets being resold via the web for profit, 6 Music Festival tickets will be printed with the name of the lead purchaser who will have to show their ID on arrival at the venue to gain entry.
“There will be security around the venues to monitor any touting of tickets.
“Anyone offering their tickets for resale is breaking the Terms & Conditions they agreed to during the booking process and we reserve the right to cancel them.
“We strongly recommend the public do not buy tickets being resold as the purchaser cannot guarantee they are genuine and not copies, and without the ID of the lead purchaser they will not gain entry to the Festival.”
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