Tickets for Flight of the Conchords' 2018 UK tour went on sale this morning, but many fans hoping to see the shows were left bitterly disappointed.

Fans on Twitter said that tickets were apparently sold out within seconds of the 'on sale' time at 10am, claiming that they appeared on secondary ticketing websites moments later.

On Ticketmaster, a link on the website tells fans that tickets on Get Me In - a resale site owned by Ticketmaster - for more than £500 each, according to Beyond The Joke.

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Music critic Simon Price was among those criticising the Eventim Apollo venue in London after seeing tickets become "unavailable".

He blamed in part former Culture Secretary Sajid Javid who he said "sided with the dodgy resellers" during his tenure.

Hundreds of other fans appeared to encounter the same issue:

New Zealand duo Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie will play nine UK and Ireland dates in March 2018 - their first gigs here in seven years.

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Shows were announced earlier this week and saw a 'pre-sale' period take place before the general sale at 10am on 27 October.

The Grammy-Award winning act's tour will feature classics from their HBO/BBC series along with new material.

They will perform in cities including London, Birmingham, Manchester, Dublin, GLasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, beginning with two nights at London's Eventim Apollo on 19 March.