AN UNWITTING fan of the Red Hot Chili Peppers thought he had got a bargain to see the rock band in Belfast but ended up seeing a bagpipe band.

Duncan Robb got two tickets for himself and his girlfriend to fly over to Belfast to watch the US rockers live on stage but instead purchased tickets for the RED HOT CHILLI PIPERS – a bagpipe covers band.

4 One rock fan got an awkward surprise when he thought he was buying Red Hot Chili Peppers tickets Credit: AFP - Getty

Mr Robb, from Derbyshire, got the £30 tickets for the SSE Arena as a Christmas present along with flights to Ireland and accommodation in what he hoped would be a weekend to remember but his error turned it into something of a “nightmare”.

He wrote on Twitter: "Still can’t believe we've flown over to Belfast not for the Chili Peppers but to see the 'worlds best bagpipe band' Chilli Pipers... thought I'd got a rate good deal on tickets n'all.

"Had a nightmare."

Mr Robb said: "When I clicked on and got tickets in row Q and for £30 each I thought 'what a bargain', there must not be many tickets left and snatched them up straight away.

4 But he actually paid to see bagpipe band the Red Hot Chilli Pipers Credit: Red Hot Chilli Pipers

4 Sadly Duncan and his girlfriend didn't get to see Flea and the rest of the Chili Peppers - but hope they'll have another opportunity Credit: Getty - Contributor

"Also I saw the date was February 10, so I could make it into a Valentine's Day weekend – kill two birds with one stone.

"Fast forward a month and we get the actual tickets through the post – brilliant!

Peppers vs Pipers – the vital statistics Red Hot Chili Peppers Band members: Four Where from: USA Musical style: Alt rock Number of records sold: Over 80 million Grammy awards: Six Number one singles worldwide: 13 Best known song: Under the Bridge Red Hot Chilli Pipers Band members: Nine Where from: Scotland Musical style: ‘Bagrock’ Number of records sold: Unknown Grammy awards: None Number one singles worldwide: 0 Best known song: They do a mean version of Deep Purple’s ‘Smoke on the Water

"Up they went on the board – still nobody had noticed my mistake. It was only until the Wednesday before when my girl friend wanted to know who was supporting them. She couldn't find anything about the Red Hot Chili Peppers performing in Belfast."

He said the pair went ahead with their trip despite the mistake, saying it was "definitely an experience".

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They even bought a T-shirt.

"I just had to laugh about it – what else was there to do," Duncan said. "Hopefully we will get to see the real Chili Peppers in the future."

Red Hot Chilli Pipers’ agent Douglas Gillespie told Newsweek that this wasn’t the first time someone had mistaken the bagpipes band for the stadium rock band.

“We’re always extremely careful in all advertising,” Gillespie said. “We’ve made sure to put kits and bagpipes on all the pictures. We would never ever try to pass ourselves off as the Red Hot Chili Peppers, we respect them too much.”

4 The pair still decided to fly to Belfast to see the bagpipe band, pictured, and even bought a T-shirt Credit: Twitter

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