Warning after fake hozier tickets sold in cavan

Gardaí are cautioning members of the public, particularly in the run-up to Christmas, to be wary of buying concert tickets from unlicensed third parties, as a number of forgeries are in circulation. The warning comes after a local woman was ripped off to the tune of €150 for four 'Hozier’ (right) tickets earlier this month.

Hozier’s December 4 sell-out show at the Olympia Theatre in Dublin was one of the fastest selling gigs of the year when tickets went on sale back in October, priced from €20 including booking fee.
The local woman only realised she had been duped into handing over almost twice the original ticket value when she arrived at the venue’s door and, after scanning them, she was told her tickets were actually fakes.
It’s understood the woman made contact with someone who she thought was a reputable seller on a well-known website, and met the seller in Cavan Town to complete the deal. She has since reported the incident to gardaí.
There were reports that by 9.30am on the morning that the Hozier gig went on sale, tickets for the sold-out show were listed for sale on auction sites at up to €400 a pair.
“We’d be appealing to anyone buying tickets from unauthorised ticket sellers to be aware of the danger what they could be buying might be forgeries,” a local Garda spokesperson told The Anglo-Celt.
Local Ticketmaster agent Noel Tierney, owner of Multisound in Cavan Town, says he is shocked but not surprised that unscrupulous sellers would attempt to take advantage of the scramble for tickets.
“When we looked to get them the morning of the sale, there were none left for the Dublin concert. They’d already sold out, and only a few left for Mayo. So we’d none to sell here in Cavan at all,” he said.
He too said it is easy to copy online ticket printouts. “I would recommend to anyone, whenever and wherever possible, to buy from a licensed Ticketmaster outlet,” he said.