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Here We Go Again - Scalpers List Ed Sheeran Aussie Tix Online Minutes After Pre-sale Kicks Off

Staff Writer

ARGH.

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Pre-sale tickets for Ed Sheeran's extra stadium shows only went on sale less than two hours ago and scalpers have already swooped in, listing tickets online for over $1000.

It was only last week that some tickets were popping up on resale websites for as much as $3,500, well ahead of the most expensive ticket price of $164.90.

Pre-sales for the 9 March Melbourne gig started today at 1pm, while the 15 March Sydney pre-sales kicked off at 2pm and the heavy traffic online has directed many punters to other sites such as Viagogo.

Tickets for the C reserve section for both the Melbourne and Sydney shows are currently listed online for over $1,700 each. 

Screengrabs taken from Viagogo

Pre-sales for the 2 March Perth show begins at 3pm AEST today.

The listings have occurred only days after Sheeran announced he was taking a stand against ticket scalping by teaming up with fan-to-fan resale platform, Twickets. 

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Meanwhile, the newly-announced concerts have ensured the UK artist now holds the Australasian touring record for most stadium shows, with a tally of 18.

Click on theGuide for all of the details on Sheeran's 2018 tour.