Tickets for Beyonce’s UK tour dates sold out just ten minutes after going on sale to the general public.

The tickets went on sale yesterday morning at 9.30am for The Mrs Carter Show world tour and at 9.42am, Ticketmaster updated fans who were trying to bag the tickets through their Twitter page saying: "And we're out - All dates for @Beyonce now sold out. Very few tickets were made available for today's general sale after busy pre-sales."

Fans later took to social network sites themselves to vent their frustrations at the huge amounts of tickets that were made available as pre-sales.

They were also outraged as tickets quickly found their way onto eBay with some of them going for as much as £500.

Ticket marketplace Viagogo commented on the situation saying: “Beyoncé selling out in seconds is no surprise, as her Superbowl performance proved she’s still got it and fans are desperate for a chance to see Queen B in the flesh.

"What’s more interesting is seeing how popular she is in comparison to her husband.  We've seen a 312 per cent spike in searches for Jay Z tickets since his US tour was confirmed this afternoon and rumours of European dates are rife.

"If both Carters tour in the UK this summer it will be the ultimate battle of Mr and Mrs.”

Beyonce fans may not end up being entirely disappointed as it was announced that due to high demand, further dates in Manchester, London and Birmingham would be added to the tour.

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