Fans wish they were good enough as Lewis Capaldi's tour presale sells out in seconds
Buying tickets for gigs has gotten more complicated over the years; with artist pre-sales, promoter pre-sales, and the general sale leading to what fans are lovingly referring to as 'Ticketmaster wars.'
2025 is also proving to be the year of the comeback, with Lewis — who was diagnosed with Tourette's Syndrome in 2022, making his first public appearance in two years as a surprise artist at Glastonbury, two years after his condition acted up and caused him to walk off stage, with him announcing a new tour set to kick off in September. Fans of Lewis Capaldi were left raging after the pre-sale for the latest singer's tour sold out in seconds. Pic:With tickets expected to move like gold dust to watch the Scotsman make his triumphant return to the stage, some people were looking to get their hands on tickets in a pre-sale, but some fans were left frustrated after they were unable to get into the queue. Those who managed to get to the front were even more annoyed, as tickets were already gone.
'This is absolutely disgusting!!!' one wrote on Twitter (X). 'Couldn't get pre sale for @LewisCapaldi due to the site crashing and refusing to load. Yet scouters manage to get pre sale to sell on for double/triple the price.'
'Lewis Capaldi presale is rough,' another wrote with a screenshot showing that they were 35,000th in queue, while another added 'Got into Lewis Capaldi presale at 9:05am and not a single ticket left?? When I had just over a 1000 people ahead of me I thought would be alright.' — 𝑲𝒂𝒚𝒍𝒂𝒚 𝑳𝒐𝒖𝒊𝒔𝒆🌿 (@___Kaylay___) July 8, 2025
Got into Lewis Capaldi presale at 9:05am and not a single ticket left?? When I had just over a 1000 people ahead of me I thought would be alright — the little mess lauren made ❤︎ (@fineweather08) July 8, 2025
However, others seemed to have fared much better — with one writing 'Easiest pre sale ever and ticket prices that didn't make me take out a loan to afford them.'
'One of the easiest presales I've ever done,' another added. 'Lewis Capaldi tickets secured.'
Lewis announced his triumphant comeback last week, which includes a huge gig in Dublin's 3Arena, joking that 'it's about time I get back to work.' Lewis made his return to music after two years at Glastonbury, and announced a new tour which will kick off in September. Pic: ShaneHe took a break following a bout of his Tourette's Syndrome during a live performance in Glastonbury back in 2023, cancelling a show at Electric Picnic in the process, as he learned to adjust to his new life with the condition.
He re-appeared for the first time in two years as a surprise set in Glastonbury last month, and announced his new tour, which kicks off in September, on June 30.
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