Organisers of the Isle Of Wight festival, which took place last weekend, have said that up to one in five of tickets presented at the event's gates were fake, which is quite a lot. The event's organisers apparently stepped up security checks as the festival opened last Friday when it became clear how many counterfeit tickets were in circulation, leading to delays on gaining access to the site, and at least hundreds of ticket holders being turned away.
A woman called Sherrell Davenport, from Ryde on the Isle Of Wight, has reportedly been arrested and charged with fraud in relation to the fake tickets, and she is now due to appear in court on 19 Jun to face the charges. Two other people suspected to be linked to the counterfeit ticket scam have been arrested by Hampshire police but have been released on bail pending further enquiries.
Some hopeful festival-goers are known to have paid up to £320 for the fake tickets but were nevertheless refused admission. One hopes for Sherrell's sake said festival-goers don't track her down - I'm guessing they're not in a very good mood about it all. It is unclear if anyone holding counterfeit tickets actually gained access to the festival site.