The return of Lewis Capaldi has been triumphant and the tour hasn’t even started yet – but it has sold out, leaving fans scrambling for resale tickets.
Lewis, 28, returned from an extended hiatus at Glastonbury last month after believing he would never perform again due to his tourettes and mental health crisis.
After the entirety of Worthy Farm sang along with his not-so-surprise set, he quickly announced new music and a tour was on the way.
Tickets went on sale this morning (July 10) and by 11am, the Survive hitmaker posted an emotional thank you, confirming everything had sold out.
Resale has already become a hot search, with second-hand sites becoming one last beacon of hope for fans desperate to see him perform.
After selling out his 17-date UK tour, Lewis wrote on social media: ‘Honestly didn’t expect this at all… genuinely had no idea what to expect after taking a break for so long so be seeing this tour sell out faster than any tour I’ve ever played is the most incredible surreal feeling ❤️.
‘Thank you to every single one of you who got a ticket and I’m very sorry to any of you who wanted to come and missed out this time.’
He confirmed that there wouldn’t be any more extra dates, after adding some shows mid-sale, as he didn’t want to push himself ‘too far too soon’.
Lewis added: ‘Means more than ya know how many of you were waiting to get tickets this morning x.’
Fans began battling on Ticketmaster before 9am, facing the usual crashes, glitches, and (of course) massive queues.
While some were lucky, the thousands left without tickets raced to resellers like Viagogo in a last ditch attempt to land seats.
After huge issues surrounding scalpers, who buy tickets to sell them for higher than face value, caution has been urged by various singers when using these sites.
Within hours, tickets for nearly every section of each show have popped up on Viagogo for most of his shows, including Birmingham, London and opening night in Sheffield.
These appear to be selling for slightly higher than face value with prices confirmed to be between £32.25 and £111.70 for his UK shows (as per pre-sale prices).
However, on reseller Viagogo, a ticket will set you back between £170 and £450, depending on the show and section of the arena.
These prices are likely to drop as demand eases after the initial rush but may increase again when the tour begins in September.
Fans are largely advised to avoid social media entirely when buying second-hand, as scams are rife on X and Facebook.
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