Coldplay gig scam alert

FAN WARNING OTHERS OVER TICKET FRAUD

- By COREENA FORD [e-mail] @HullLive

A COLDPLAY fan in Hull is warning people to be alert to ticket scammers after being duped out of £170 for two supposed gig tickets.

The Viva La Vida singers will enthral thousands at the Sewell Group Craven Park tonight and tomorrow night, at gigs which also mark 25 years since they released their debut album, Parachutes. The concerts - the largest events to take centre stage at Sewell Group Craven Park since The Who blasted in the region in 2023 - will see around 25,000 fans descend on the rugby league stadium to see the band perform. All tickets for the Coldplay concerts are sold out on official sites.

Yet seemingly genuine touts and individuals are continuing to target desperate fans. One fan, who doesn’t wish to be named, contacted us after being scammed out of £170.

The fan said: “I got scammed out of £170 for two supposed Coldplay tickets. It all looked really genuine with a local profile, although I suppose it was probably a hacked account.