Belfast council warns over free Van Morrison ticket sale
The free concert is being held to mark Van Morrison being granted the freedom of Belfast
Tickets for a free Van Morrison concert are invalid if they have been bought or sold, Belfast City Council has warned.
The warning comes as concert tickets appeared for sale on the internet.
The concert is being staged on Friday at the Waterfront Hall to mark the freedom of the city being awarded to the East Belfast man.
While the council has warned that tickets that have been bought are void, it is unclear how this would be policed.
A fifth of the tickets are reserved for councillors and VIPs, while 2,000 were allocated - free of charge - to people living in Belfast through an open lottery.
But not long after they were distributed, advertisements offering tickets for sale to the general public appeared on the internet. One advert invited potential purchasers to make bids.
It is believed that tickets have changed hands for £100 for a pair.
A spokesperson said the cost of staging the concert to the council would be about £58,000.
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