Mayor warns of 'Heroes and villains' when it comes to Beach Boys concert tickets

Orange Civic Theatre phone lines started ringing nonstop, mere hours after tickets for the Beach Boys and the Temptations show at Wade Park, went on sale.

But, Mayor John Davis has warned that with such a popular event there are people who might seek to exploit the demand.

“Unfortunately we’ve already had reports of some websites selling tickets at more than three times the price,” Cr Davis said.

“It goes to show how popular this event is, but we’d like to encourage people to purchase tickets from Ticketek, or to walk into the Orange Civic Theatre and buy tickets, in person, from theatre staff.”

Tickets sold through Ticketek for the show on February 12, are $89.90 with a $6.95 booking fee, for a total of $96.85 but children under the age of 13 can enter for free.

“This is a wonderful family-friendly event that the council is pleased to be able to contribute to,” Cr Davis.

“This live music event is another string to the bow of promotion for our city. Coupled with the recent announcement of the Sydney Thunder BBL games, here at Wade Park, we have some fantastic opportunities to showcase the region.”

The official Surf and Soul website suggests the initial price is an early bird release deal and tickets could increase.

Guests can bring a deck chair and a picnic blanket and can bring their own picnic food and non-alcoholic drinks.

Alcohol should not be brought to the site but beer and wine will be available to buy along with non-alcoholic drinks and local food stalls will be set up.

Tickets can be purchased through Ticketek via this link.

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GOOD VIBRATIONS: Christine Nightingale is one of the Orange Civic Theatre staff happy t help people with all Ticketek purchases.