After announcing his highly-anticipated comeback tour earlier this week, fans waited on bated breath to snag one of the pre-sale tickets.
Unfortunately, one such fan, Bolton-born Leah-Dionne Short, may have to wait longer than expected after making a massive error and purchasing 10 tickets to the wrong show. Short, from Bingley, West Yorkshire, was waiting in a Ticketmaster queue "all morning" to grab the popular tickets.
But when she came around to buy the tickets, she accidentally spent £377 on tickets to see the exhibition basketball team the Harlem Globetrotters instead. In a post on Facebook, Leah confessed her grave error.
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She wrote: "I cannot believe I'm actually writing this, but I've been trying to get Peter Kay tickets all morning and I finally got through and the excitement got to me, and I've only gone and bought the wrong f***ing tickets for f**k's sake.
"If anyone wants any tickets to see the Harlem f***ing Globetrotters then let me know, because I've got TEN of the stupid idiot tickets. £377 down and I am laughing, but crying also."
Many onlookers were left in stitches after reading the post, with one user writing: "Oh my god. Sorry but that has made me [laugh]. How the hell did u get them confused?"
While another added: "I am absolutely crying laughing!" And a third said: "Oh gosh Leah! How awful for you but so so funny!"
In a desperate attempt to trade the tickets, Leah sent a message to Peter Kay's official Instagram account. She wrote to the star: " Hiya Peter, hope you're well.
"I've had a bit of a nightmare if I'm honest love. I tried to buy 10 tickets for your show which was proving quite difficult, and when I finally did get onto Ticketmaster I was so excited that I've accidentally bought the wrong ones.
"You won't believe it but I've ordered 10 tickets for the Harlem bloody Globetrotters Pete, I've never watched a single game of basketball in my life! What's more messed up is I've ended up spending £370 for the privilege!
"Is there any way you can help me with this at all? Couple of VIPs for my dedication to the garlic bread and cheesecake gags?"
Leah explained that she had tried to access the pre-sale which was held by Three, her mobile provider. However, she admitted she was not ware that all the options on the website were not related to Peter Kay's tour.
Speaking to the Mirror, she said: "I'm with 3 network and was trying to get the pre-sale through there for two hours. I finally got on and got my code for Peter Kay pre-sale, and when it took me through to the Ticketmaster website I was so stressed about making sure I got the tickets that I didn't realise that not all the dates and shows listed were for Peter Kay, some were for other events.
"So I just clicked one, selected 10 tickets and paid. It wasn't until after that I realised that 'Harlem Globe Trotters' isn't the name of the stadium the event is at!"
Fortunately, Leah's boyfriend managed to get hold of some tickets during another pre-sale, allowing Leah to see her desired Peter Kay show.
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