Revellers are being warned not to buy tickets for a ‘four day anti-austerity rave’ which organisers say will be held in Manchester city centre next month.

Tickets for the event, advertised as taking place in Cathedral Gardens next to the National Football Museum, are being sold online.

Organisers claim to have the necessary permission to hold the event, but Manchester council says it has no knowledge of the ‘rave’.

They say as many as 9,000 could attend, but the council say the scale is ‘completely inappropriate’ for the area.

A spokesman said: “We have not been approached by the organisers of this event in any capacity and certainly have not granted them the necessary permission or licence.

“The scale of the event described is completely inappropriate for Cathedral Gardens and I would warn people not to buy tickets for an event that has not been sanctioned and is not going to happen.”

City centre spokesman Coun Pat Karney added: “We wouldn’t give permission to use that area for a rave. If it happens it would definitely be unofficial.”

Organiser Michael Wall says the event, planned to start on Monday, September 26, will feature DJ sets, live music, food and speeches.

When questioned Mr Wall, who runs the Invasion Mcr group behind the ‘rave’, was adamant that he had obtained the necessary permission and filed the correct documents.

But he said the event could move to Alexandra Park in Whalley Range, where a Black Lives Matter protest was held earlier this month.

He said: “We are trying to create a united stand.

“A lot of young people cannot get involved in politics, and a lot don’t know who they are voting for or anything about the system.

“We have got some DJs lined up, with more to be announced, as well as live music, a barbecue, face painting and speeches.

“When I was younger I used to escape through music, and this is what I am hoping people will be able to do at the event.”

The previous event at Alexandra Park was planned to coincide with demonstrations in London, Birmingham and Nottingham, marking five years since the death of Mark Duggan, who was shot and killed by police sparking riots across the country.

GMP said they were unaware of the proposed rave event in the city centre.