Cape Town – All tickets to Mumford & Sons have sold out in minutes on Thursday, according to Computicket.
Computicket revealed on their Twitter page that online tickets for Mumford & Sons sold out within a minute and that all tickets available in stores also sold out shortly after.
@The_Kylo online tickets sold out within the 1st minute, limited tickets were available at stores but also sold out pic.twitter.com/Swds0jCI59
— Computicket (@Computicket) September 3, 2015
Organisers Hilltop Live also confirmed this via Twitter, saying the tickets sold out in 1 minute 22 seconds and that they are chatting to the band about additional dates.
. @MumfordAndSons live in SA SOLD OUT in 1minute 22 seconds! We're speaking to the band about additional dates. pic.twitter.com/TZtgOQjTgq
— Hilltop Live (@HilltopLive) September 3, 2015
This comes after it was announced on Monday that UK rockers Mumford & Sons will be touring South Africa for three shows next year.
The band will be performing in Cape Town on 29 January 2016 at the Grand Parade, in Durban on 3 February 2016 at the Durban Botanic Gardens and in Pretoria on 6 February at the Monument Amphitheatre.
Many fans took to Twitter to voice their disappointment or excitement, depending on whether they managed to secure a ticket.
So the @MumfordAndSons Cape Town concert sold out in 3 minutes and in spite of all of my refreshing I didn't get a ticket. ?? @HilltopLive
— Stephanie Ungersböck (@Steph_Karen) September 3, 2015
@HilltopLive @MumfordAndSons TOO stoked to have my DBN tickets! Bigger venues rather than more dates perhaps? #MumfordAndSonsSA
— Kyle Gilham (@kylegilham) September 3, 2015
Seems @reiny87 and I were super lucky to get our @MumfordAndSons tickets this morning- sold out in minutes?! Wow! Hiding tickets away NOW!
— Ruth Reineke (@Ruth_L) September 3, 2015
I have waited 7 years for @MumfordAndSons to come to South Africa, & all the tickets sell out in 5mins? I couldnt even get onto the website?
— Jessica Dewhurst (@jessdewy) September 3, 2015
#MumfordRSA @HilltopLive @Computicket @MumfordAndSons I AM SO EXCITED pic.twitter.com/H29hoFaCDr
— Embré (@Scream_TicTac) September 3, 2015