Scots singer-songwriter Lewis Capaldi has blasted ticket touts hoping to cash in on his Scottish gigs after pre-sale tickets were sold out in seconds.
The 22-year-old, from Bathgate , West Lothian, is set to perform in Edinburgh's Usher Hall and the O2 Academy in Glasgow this December.
Fans had the chance to snap up early tickets at 10am this morning, before they go on general sale tomorrow.
Capaldi, who rose to number three in the UK charts with Someone You Loved last week, was blown away by how quickly tickets sold out.
Posting on Twitter, Capaldi said: "Scotland pre-sale sold out in 2 seconds.
"Can't believe I'm playing shows that it's impossible to get tickets for, actually insane. Thank u all so much."
Capaldi then hit out at scalpers hoping to cash in on his success as gutted fans missed out on briefs.
He tweeted: "Also if you bought to resell on viagogo you're the f*****g worst & i'll find a way to get them cancelled."
Capaldi is the latest star to fight back against ticket resale sites. Ed Sheeran has cancelled over 10,000 tickets picked up by touts as well as any sold sites like viagogo.
Scottish Rugby bosses also banned tickets bought from resale sites including viagogo.
Viagogo said in a statement: "All tickets on viagogo are valid and it is perfectly legal to resell a ticket or give it to someone else if you want to.
Event organisers sometimes make claims that they will deny entry to people who have purchased resold tickets.
These types of entry restrictions are highly unfair and in our view, unenforceable and illegal.
Therefore, as with all tickets on our platform, viagogo customers should feel confident that they will gain entry to the event, and that is why we back every ticket with the viagogo guarantee."
Viagogo later gave an updated statement saying it was "ridiculous that they would even consider stopping his own fans from trying to enter his gigs with valid tickets".
They said: "Unfortunately not everyone of Mr. Capaldi’s fans will have the opportunity to be so lucky to gain access to his events during the initial onsale primarily because so few actually make it to the general public.
"Between the venue, promoter, sponsor and other insider hold backs, it’s likely that less than 50% of the total capacity of these small venues actually went onsale.
"Luckily, some fans still have a chance with viagogo. The average price of his tickets is a modest £66.00 on viagogo, which is merely a reflection of his rise in popularity and the value his fans place on his talent.
"It seems ridiculous that they would even consider stopping his own fans from trying to enter his gigs with valid tickets.”
