Swansea Biggest Weekend tickets sell out in 35 minutes

Biggest Weekend poster with the Swansea dates sold out

Other acts such as Jess Glynne Niall Horan and James Bay are due to perform at Singleton Park

Tickets for a Swansea music festival featuring Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift sold out in 35 minutes.

The BBC's Biggest Weekend takes place at Singleton Park on 26 and 27 May.

There were 52,000 tickets available, with 60% allocated to those living in the Swansea area.

About 13,000 tickets were also available for fans in the Cardiff, Newport and Llandrindod Wells postcode areas.

BBC Music tweeted, saying all tickets will have the lead booker's name printed on them and identity checks will be carried out.

This did not stop some appearing on re-sale sites for as much as £10,000 on Monday morning.

Fans took to social media when they found out tickets for both days were sold out, some expressing disappointment they were not successful.

This Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser.View original content on Twitter
The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
Skip twitter post by naomi

Allow Twitter content?

This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy and privacy policy before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’.

The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
This Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser.View original content on Twitter
The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
Skip twitter post 2 by P 🦄

Allow Twitter content?

This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy and privacy policy before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’.

The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.

However those who managed to secure tickets shared their delight:

This Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser.View original content on Twitter
The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
Skip twitter post 3 by Charlotte

Allow Twitter content?

This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy and privacy policy before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’.

The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
This Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser.View original content on Twitter
The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
Skip twitter post 4 by brooke

Allow Twitter content?

This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy and privacy policy before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’.

The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.

More on this story