A Peter Kay fan was left in tears after her attempt to secure tickets to his upcoming tour resulted in her spending hundreds of pounds to see a game of basketball.
Leah-Dionne Short from Bingley in West Yorkshire was queueing “all morning” for tickets on Ticketmaster to see the Bolton stand-up.
However, when she finally managed to access the priority pre-sale through her mobile network 3, Leah failed to pay attention to which tickets she was putting in her basket.
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Unaware that some tickets on the priority website were for other events, she spent £377 on tickets to watch exhibition basketball team, the Harlem Globetrotters.
Kay announced his highly-anticipated comeback tour earlier this week, with huge online queues forming due to “unprecedented” demand for presale tickets.
Tickets go on general sale on Saturday morning at 10am.
The Manchester Evening News reported that in a post on Facebook, Leah confessed her grave error.
She wrote: “I cannot believe I’m actually writing this, but I’ve been trying to get Peter Kay tickets all morning and I finally got through and the excitement got to me, and I’ve only gone and bought the wrong f***ing tickets for f**k’s sake.
“If anyone wants any tickets to see the Harlem f***ing Globetrotters then let me know, because I’ve got TEN of the stupid idiot tickets. £377 down and I am laughing, but crying also.”
Many onlookers were left in stitches after reading the post, with one user writing: “Oh my god. Sorry but that has made me [laugh]. How the hell did u get them confused?”
While another added: “I am absolutely crying laughing!” And a third said: “Oh gosh Leah! How awful for you but so so funny!”
In a desperate attempt to trade the tickets, Leah sent a message to Peter Kay’s official Instagram account. She wrote to the star: “Hiya Peter, hope you’re well.
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“I’ve had a bit of a nightmare if I’m honest love. I tried to buy 10 tickets for your show which was proving quite difficult, and when I finally did get onto Ticketmaster I was so excited that I’ve accidentally bought the wrong ones.
“You won’t believe it but I’ve ordered 10 tickets for the Harlem bloody Globetrotters Pete, I’ve never watched a single game of basketball in my life! What’s more messed up is I’ve ended up spending £370 for the privilege!
“Is there any way you can help me with this at all? Couple of VIPs for my dedication to the garlic bread and cheesecake gags?”
Speaking to the Mirror, Leah added: “I’m with 3 network and was trying to get the pre-sale through there for two hours.
“I finally got on and got my code for Peter Kay pre-sale, and when it took me through to the Ticketmaster website I was so stressed about making sure I got the tickets that I didn’t realise that not all the dates and shows listed were for Peter Kay, some were for other events.
“So I just clicked one, selected 10 tickets and paid. It wasn’t until after that I realised that ‘Harlem Globe Trotters’ isn’t the name of the stadium the event is at!”
Fortunately Leah’s boyfriend managed to get hold of some tickets for Peter Kay during another pre-sale.
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Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
