Bob Geldof has branded the sale of Live 8 tickets on the internet auction site eBay "sick profiteering".
The Live 8 organiser called on the website to ban sales of the tickets for the London show, which were won through a text competition.
Scores of pairs of tickets have already been put up on the site with some pairs being offered for £1,000.
Bands including Coldplay, U2 and Pink Floyd will play at the Hyde Park show on 2 July.
       
Geldof demanded the immediate removal of tickets being sold on the site.
He said: "I am sick with this. It is a disgrace. It is completely against the interests of the poor. It is filthy money made on the back of the poorest people on the planet. Stick it where it belongs".
The Live 8 organiser called on the website to ban sales of the tickets for the London show, which were won through a text competition.
Scores of pairs of tickets have already been put up on the site with some pairs being offered for £1,000.
Bands including Coldplay, U2 and Pink Floyd will play at the Hyde Park show on 2 July.
       
Geldof demanded the immediate removal of tickets being sold on the site.
He said: "I am sick with this. It is a disgrace. It is completely against the interests of the poor. It is filthy money made on the back of the poorest people on the planet. Stick it where it belongs".
How does reselling your Live 8 ticket disadvantage anybody? St Bob's charity still gets the same amount of do$h and the original owner has made some money for themselves, on which they will of course pay tax ( ), a proportion of which will end up in the UK's aid budget. Does someone need to explain to St Bob that this is in fact a good thing?
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