TICKETS for BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend at Powderham Castle have already ended up on sites including eBay, with users asking more than £300 for the ticket.

Music lovers snapped up 50,000 free tickets when they were released this morning at 8.10am.

A spokesman for the BBC said: ‘Please do not risk buying tickets.

‘Those offering tickets for sale or as prizes are breaking the terms and conditions they agreed to during the booking process and we reserve the right to cancel them.

‘Unfortunately a small handful of people do try to take advantage of those disappointed at missing out and claim - sometimes falsely - they have tickets you can buy.’

The flagship music event will be held at Powderham Castle on May 28 and 29.