Irish rap trio Kneecap sell out Glasgow Hydro show
Presale tickets were available from 10am on Tuesday, July 16, and on general sale from 10am on Friday, July 18.
Ticket prices were expected to range from £53.60 to £64.95.
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In a post on Instagram, the group thanked fans for their support and jokingly thanked Scotland's First Minister.
It reads: 'Glasgow, sold out in a few hours. 13,000 Scottish comrades, let's go. A very special thank you to our head of PR in Scotland, Mr John Swinney.
'Best in the business.'
The comments came after Swinney called for Kneecap to be dropped from the TRNSMT festival line-up, due to an investigation by counter-terror police into band member Liam Og O hAnnaidh.
After the trio were cut from the Glasgow Green event, they performed a headline gig at the city's O2 Academy on July 8.
Tickets for this show sold out 'in just 80 seconds'.
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