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Daily Mirror
10 hours ago
- Daily Mirror
Fake concert ticket scams double as dire warning issued ahead of Oasis reunion
Alarming figures show scammers conned music fans out of £1.6million in 2024, more than double the sum from the previous year, as the Home Office issued a pre-Glastonbury warning Fake concert ticket scams have doubled in a year, alarming data released on the eve of Glastonbury shows. Music lovers were conned out of £1.6million last year by fraudsters, including unscrupulous social media sellers. The Home Office has warned fans hoping to get last-minute tickets to summer shows like the Oasis reunion to be wary. Around 3,700 fraud reports were lodged in 2024 - with fans handing over hundreds of pounds at a time only to get turned away at the doors. Fraud Minister Lord Hanson said criminals are "getting ready to exploit the desperate search for tickets" over the next few months. The Government has called on tech firms to do more to protect victims as a long-awaited fraud strategy is drawn up. Lord Hanson said: 'Fraud is an absolutely shameful crime and today's data shows that anyone can be a victim. READ MORE: Nigel Farage embarrassed as his £34bn bonanza for mega-rich foreign tycoons unravels 'While millions of Britons are getting ready to attend concerts this summer, the scammers are getting ready to exploit the desperate search for tickets, posting fake messages on social media sites offering to resell tickets they can't use, or making last-minute offers from fake ticket companies. 'That is why our campaign is called Stop! Think Fraud, so no matter how real a deal looks, we all need to take a moment to think: am I being ripped off? So, let's all stay cautious, stay alert, and stay protected from fraud. Don't let the scammers ruin your summer.' Buyers have been urged to avoid making rush decisions and stop and think whether tickets are genuine. The Home Office also urged fans not to make payments by bank transfer or using virtual currency. People in their 20s are most likely to fall prey to scammers, the Action Fraud figures show. Since coming to power Labour has already announced a cap on the price of resold tickets for live events to stop fans being ripped off. Tor Garnett, Commander for Cyber and Economic Crime City of London Police said: " The loss isn't just financial - it's deeply emotional, turning anticipation into heartbreak." And Trading Standards eCrime boss Mike Andrews said: 'Recent National Trading Standards prosecutions have led to serious jail time for ticket touts, which should send a message to all those who choose to engage in fraud that there are severe consequences. 'Fans should avoid buying from unofficial ticket sellers, but we know fans desperate for tickets will try to source them via any means possible."


North Wales Chronicle
01-05-2025
- Entertainment
- North Wales Chronicle
Killers' Brandon Flowers pays tribute to Mike Peters
The Alarm shared the special video tribute on their social media page. Brandon said: "People say that music can save your life, even change the world. Mike Peters believed it and he lived it. From his punk rock roots in North Wales to stadiums around the world, Mike's indomitable spirit led The Alarm with heart, grit and fearless optimism. "He gave us anthems like Sixty-Eight Guns, Marching On, Strength, The Stand. Songs that brought you courage when you needed it most. Every word meant something... a call to arms, a battle cry, you are not alone. "True to form, when cancer came for him, Mike didn't back down. For 30 years he faced it head on. With his wife Jules, he turned his personal battle into a crusade to save others. They created the Love Hope Strength foundation. They turned every concert, every mountain, into a life-saving, hope giving force. "With Jules and their boys by his side, it was all in. They carried it as one. "The music, the mission, the fight and somewhere tonight in a crowd or on a mountain top, his spirit is still marching on... forever by our side." The Alarm posted: "Thank you to Brandon Flowers of The Killers for narrating this special tribute to Mike. "Mike was the embodiment of love, hope and strength. His indomitable spirit will live on through the three things he was most passionate about and most proud of: his family; his music and the Love Hope Strength Foundation." In June 2019, Mike was in the crowd for The Killers' pre-Glastonbury show at Cardiff Castle when frontman Brandon launched into a rendition of the veteran of four decades' 1987 hit Rain in Summertime. 'Totally Free': Tributes pour in for Alarm frontman Mike Peters Jules Peters pens beautiful tribute to husband Mike Speaking to The Journal at the time, Mike said: "It was a massive surprise - I didn't know it was coming, the band didn't introduce it and it wasn't until I heard the first few bars and everyone started pointing at me that I realised. "At first I didn't know how to respond, but then everyone started singing - including me -and it was just something else. "I though I'd experienced everything, especially given that I've been on stage performing the song countless times, but to be in the crowd was surreal. I feel like it was more of an honour to have it played to me in the crowd than it would have been if I'd joined them on stage." Mike, who was born in Prestatyn and lived in Dyserth, first rose to prominence in the early 1980s with The Alarm, with hits including 68 Guns and Strength. He reformed The Alarm in 2000 and also worked as the singer for Big Country for a couple of years from 2011. The husband to Jules and father to sons Dylan and Evan, who supported U2 and Status Quo on tour and played with Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen, died in the early hours of April 29 from blood cancer. He was first diagnosed with the blood cancer chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) more than 30 years ago, aged 36.

Rhyl Journal
30-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Rhyl Journal
Killers' Brandon Flowers pays tribute to Mike Peters
The Alarm shared the special video tribute on their social media page. Brandon said: "People say that music can save your life, even change the world. Mike Peters believed it and he lived it. From his punk rock roots in North Wales to stadiums around the world, Mike's indomitable spirit led The Alarm with heart, grit and fearless optimism. "He gave us anthems like Sixty-Eight Guns, Marching On, Strength, The Stand. Songs that brought you courage when you needed it most. Every word meant something... a call to arms, a battle cry, you are not alone. "True to form, when cancer came for him, Mike didn't back down. For 30 years he faced it head on. With his wife Jules, he turned his personal battle into a crusade to save others. They created the Love Hope Strength foundation. They turned every concert, every mountain, into a life-saving, hope giving force. "With Jules and their boys by his side, it was all in. They carried it as one. "The music, the mission, the fight and somewhere tonight in a crowd or on a mountain top, his spirit is still marching on... forever by our side." The Alarm posted: "Thank you to Brandon Flowers of The Killers for narrating this special tribute to Mike. "Mike was the embodiment of love, hope and strength. His indomitable spirit will live on through the three things he was most passionate about and most proud of: his family; his music and the Love Hope Strength Foundation." In June 2019, Mike was in the crowd for The Killers' pre-Glastonbury show at Cardiff Castle when frontman Brandon launched into a rendition of the veteran of four decades' 1987 hit Rain in Summertime. 'Totally Free': Tributes pour in for Alarm frontman Mike Peters Jules Peters pens beautiful tribute to husband Mike Speaking to The Journal at the time, Mike said: "It was a massive surprise - I didn't know it was coming, the band didn't introduce it and it wasn't until I heard the first few bars and everyone started pointing at me that I realised. "At first I didn't know how to respond, but then everyone started singing - including me -and it was just something else. "I though I'd experienced everything, especially given that I've been on stage performing the song countless times, but to be in the crowd was surreal. I feel like it was more of an honour to have it played to me in the crowd than it would have been if I'd joined them on stage." Mike, who was born in Prestatyn and lived in Dyserth, first rose to prominence in the early 1980s with The Alarm, with hits including 68 Guns and Strength. He reformed The Alarm in 2000 and also worked as the singer for Big Country for a couple of years from 2011. The husband to Jules and father to sons Dylan and Evan, who supported U2 and Status Quo on tour and played with Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen, died in the early hours of April 29 from blood cancer. He was first diagnosed with the blood cancer chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) more than 30 years ago, aged 36.