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Oasis mega fan gets golden ticket from man who travelled from Malaysia
Dave Glynn feared that his golden ticket to see the iconic Manchester rockers was 'too good to be true', after he was promised tickets online by a complete stranger 'Half the World Away.'
An Oasis mega fan has told of the incredible moment he secured an Oasis ticket outside Murrayfield - from a man who travelled all the way from Malaysia.
Dave Glynn feared that his golden ticket to see the iconic Manchester rockers was 'too good to be true', after he was promised tickets online by a complete stranger 'Half the World Away.'
The 33-year-old from Prestonpans took a chance on Ifran Sidek, who said he was making the trip from South East Asia to Scotland to see his heroes at their second sold-out show on Saturday.
Ifran told Dave he had a spare ticket on a Facebook resale page just weeks before the reunited Supersonic legends hit the capital.
But despite being warned by family he was walking into a scam. Dave tried his luck and made the short journey to the city.
He told the Record: 'It started two weeks ago I was desperate for a ticket
'I was on one of the ticket resale pages on Facebook. I was looking for a ticket to one of the Edinburgh shows.
'This guy Ifran messaged me. He said he had one spare ticket. He was travelling over from Malaysia and his wife couldn't make the gig.
'As soon as he told me that I was a bit sceptical.
'He never asked me for money at all. He said pay me when I'm at Murrayfield so that was really reassuring.
'He kept in touch with me. He messaged me on Thursday night saying he had arrived in London and was looking forward to the gig.
'When it came to Saturday morning. I still thought I'm not even going to make this journey. It all sounded far too good to be true.
'But I hadn't spent any money on the ticket. I thought 'I've got nothing to lose here'.'
Dave had arranged to meet Ifran outside Waverley Station but admits doubts started to creep in when Ifran changed the rendezvous to Murrayfield.
He said: 'I started to think this guy is giving me the run around. But I still walked from Waverly all the way to Murrayfield.
'I got to Murrayfield. I went to the place I was supposed to meet him. I couldn't see him. The place was packed.
'Then I just turned around and I saw him standing against the wall.
'He recognised me and just said 'David?,' I just stood shocked and said 'Ifran?' It was brilliant.
'He transferred me the ticket there and then. I gave him £150 for it.
'The two of us walked in together. I was absolutely delighted.
'The universal thank you in Scotland is do you want a pint mate? So we shared a pint together.'
Dave sat with Ifran during Richard Ashcroft but feeling lucky he managed to sneak himself into the standing section just right before Oasis took to the stage.
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Dave, who works as a scaffolder, added: 'I'm 33 years old and that was my first ever gig.
'As far as gigs go I don't think I'm ever going to top this one. I may as well just retire now
' I stood beside random strangers and sang my heart out the whole night.
'I've got Ifran to thank for that. I want to thank him for being true to himself.
'I hope he has a safe journey home and I wish him all the best.'
Dave documented the incredible story on TikTok to prove his doubters wrong.
He said: 'No one believed it was going to happen.
'Everyone was so sceptical, they said I was going to get scammed and that I was being stupid.
'I thought I'm going to document this whole story and if I pull it off it's going to be one to share.'
