Beyoncé fans hoping to see their idol perform in Manchester were left devastated this week after being turned away because of counterfeit tickets.

The superstar singer performed at the city's Manchester Arena on February 25 and 26 but a scammer had been selling fakes on Gumtree.

140 people had paid more than about £100 each for a ticket but they were turned away at the venue's doors because they were fake.

One woman told the Manchester Evening News that she had bought four tickets together at a 'discounted' price of £350 before realising she had been duped at the venue.

She said: "I’m devastated and so upset I didn’t get to see her. And obviously losing the money is really bad as well. I was heartbroken. I was treating my mum and we were really excited. It’s horrible. I don’t know how anybody could do that to someone.”

The woman added that she bought the tickets in person from a man, saying:

"They looked really real and he seemed so genuine. He has no heart, and he was so convincing it was unreal."

Watch Beyoncé perform in Manchester below: