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Tickets for The Stone Roses' reunion shows sold out in 10 seconds.
The 90s rockers announced two stadium gigs earlier this week and tickets sold out in record time as eager fans raced to get the chance to see a rare performance from the band.
However, thousands were left disappointed by the 'I Wanna Be Adored' band as ticketing site Ticketmaster crashed due to demand for the shows at Manchester Etihad Stadium in June 2016.
Ticket touts have been selling tickets on for up to £800 each and as a result the band have added two more shows on June 15 and 19, alongside the original shows on June 17 and 18.
The band - which includes Ian Brown, John Squire, Mani and Reni - announced on Twitter: "Due to unprecedented demand 4th night added (sic)"
They previously revealed they will headline T in the Park festival in Scotland and are also rumoured to be playing Glastonbury next year.
A source told The Daily Star: "The Stone Roses were asked to play Glasto this year, firstly instead of The Who and then as a replacement for Foo Fighters when they cancelled.
"Eavis only has a couple of headline acts left on his wishlist and The Stone Roses are definitely one of them."
The homecoming gigs will mark the first time the band have played in their hometown Manchester since 2012, when they performed three shows at Heaton Park to over 220,000 fans supported by Liam Gallagher's Beady Eye, Plan B, Primal Scream, The Vaccines, Professor Green, and The Wailers.

Kanye West's new album "gets better every week".
The 38-year-old musician has been working on his seventh studio record - tentatively titled 'Swish' - for over two years but still doesn't feel like it's ready to be released because it keeps improving.
He said: "I don't wanna overly describe it or overly try to hype it up.
"It's sounding good. It's like a sonic painting, and it gets better and better every week."
However, the 'All Day' rapper acknowledged it has taken him a long time to create the collection, especially as he has given some of the tracks away.
Speaking on Real 92.3 radio show, he explained: "The work is slow. I've had a while to work on it. I separated with a couple of the tracks that were on my album that I gave to other people like 'FourFiveSeconds' to Rihanna or the joint on The Weeknd album, 'Tell Your Friends,' and I still kept working and trying to find the language that I wanted to say on my album. Just going in the lab every night."
He previously revealed 'Swish' is based on "embracing joy", which is in contrast to 'Yeezus' which was a "protest" against the fashion industry.
He said: "My last album was a protest of music. This album's just embracing the music, embracing joy, and just being of service to the people."

Little Mix are planning to duet with the Spice Girls.
The 'Black Magic' hitmakers would love the chance to get involved with the iconic girl group's 20th anniversary celebrations next year and have already been pestering Mel C and Emma Bunton to let the two bands perform on stage together.
Little Mix's Perrie Edwards said: "We'd love to be involved with it. We love the Spice Girls and want to perform with them. They know that."
Jade Thirlwall added: "Hopefully we get to support them and do a duet."
However, bandmate Jesy Nelson is unsure if the reunion will live up to the first time the band were together as Victoria Beckham has opted out of the celebrations.
The 24-year-old singer told the Daily Star newspaper: "It's never the same if they don't all do it. Then again they were still successful when Geri [Halliwell] left, because they were so iconic. But it wouldn't work if Little Mix weren't all together."
And Perrie agreed, saying: "I feel whatever the Spice Girls do they will be loved, because they're insane."
Scary Spice herself, Mel B, previously said if they got back together it would have to involve all members - herself, Victoria Beckham, Emma Bunton and Mel C - because otherwise it would be pointless.
She said: "If we do something, it has to be all of us. That's the whole point."

R. Kelly feels responsible "to keep the music going".
The 48-year-old musician claims he has been making music for so long he now feels like it's his duty to push forward with new sounds and styles to influence other singers and rappers.
He explained: "I'm not in no lane.
"I'm music and I just want people to know me as music. Not some R&B guy.
"If there was a person that had a job keeping the sun coming out and keeping the moon coming out, if God appointed somebody to do that, then they have to be there doing it every day, and every night, and that's who I am. I have to keep the music going."
The 'Ignition' hitmaker will release his 13th studio album 'The Buffet' next month which will be a departure from his 2013 record 'Black Panties' as it is a country and blues record.
He said: "I love country music.
"Because country music tells stories, and I tell stories. That's a good friend of mine, you know?"
And the LP features a duet with his once estranged daughter, who sings under the moniker Ariiraye, which he believes is the type of track which makes him unique as an artist.
He told Rolling Stone magazine: "I am what I am; I'm a writer. Every one of my hits was something that was a reality: 'I Believe I Can Fly' all the way down to 'Ignition.' ... It's just a real song.
"Who has the balls to write a song about the father and daughter not seeing each other, not being with each other, and need to see each other, and need balance in they lives. Who can put that song together where the melody worked, the hook works and the lyrics connect? So that's when I step in. I'll write the song that other people want to say but just don't know how to put the words together."

Coldplay have announced a new album featuring Beyonce and Noel Gallagher.
The four-piece band have confirmed their seventh studio album 'A Head Full of Dreams' will be released on December 4 and will feature the stars alongside Swedish singer Tove Lo and gospel singer Merry Clayton.
The Chris Martin-fronted act premiered the first single to be taken from the record, 'Adventure of a Lifetime' - which is available to download now - on BBC Radio 1 this morning.
Recorded in Malibu, LA and London, the new record has been created with their long-term collaborator Rik Simpson as well as production duo Stargate who are behind hits such as 'Diamonds' by Rihanna and 'Firework' by Katy Perry.
The 11-track record follows 2014's 'Ghost Stories' which was their sixth consecutive worldwide chart topper.
They sparked speculation of an imminent release last month with a series of secret posters dotted around London featuring a logo associated with the band and the December 4 release date.
And they previously hinted the collection could be the final release from the band, 15 years after their debut album 'Parachutes'.
Chris said at the time: "We haven't told anyone this but we're making an album called 'A Head Full of Dreams'. We're right in the middle of it.
"It's our seventh thing, and the way we look at it, it's like the last Harry Potter book or something.
"Not to say that there might not be another thing one day, but this is the completion of something.
"I have to think of it as the final thing we're going. Otherwise we wouldn't put everything into it."
The band will also perform at Capital's Jingle Bell Ball with Coca-Cola on December 5 at The O2 in London.

The official tracklisting for 'A Head Full of Dreams':
1. 'A Head Full Of Dreams'
2. 'Birds'
3. 'Hymn For The Weekend'
4. 'Everglow'
5. 'Adventure Of A Lifetime'
6. 'Fun'
7. 'Kaleidoscope'
8. 'Army Of One'
9. 'Amazing Day'
10. 'Colour Spectrum'
11. 'Up&Up'

Niall Horan has written a track about one night stands for One Direction's forthcoming album 'Made in the A.M.'
The 22-year-old singer has admitted the song 'Temporary Fix' on the band's fifth studio LP has a bit of "dirt and grit" to it, which was inspired by his past "grungy" nights out.
Speaking to MTV News, the Irish hunk explained: "It [the song] has got a bit of dirt to it, a bit of grit to it.
"It's basically about being in the bar, and some guy is chewing the ear off you. He's got a few drinks on him, and you can tell by her body language that she doesn't want to be there, so you come over to her, chat to her..."
He added with a grin: "Then the chorus is basically about 'I can be your temporary fix'.
"We don't have to call it anything - just kinda... it's relatable I guess. Everyone has a grungy night out now and then."
Meanwhile, Niall isn't the only one who has drawn on his experiences to help write a track as his bandmate Harry Styles, 21, opened up about his relationship with Taylor Swift, whom he dated from October 2012 until January 2013, in the popular group's new catchy single 'Perfect.'
A music source said previously: "Harry would never get too specific about Taylor in a song, but the lyrics are definitely going to get fans speculating.
"He doesn't want to dish the dirt but a relationship as intense as theirs has provided lots of inspiration."
'Made in the A.M.' is set for release on November 13.

Wretch 32 wants to work with James Bay.
The 30-year-old grime artist has revealed his desire to work with the hat-wearing singer/songwriter despite his music being very different to his own.
He exclusively told BANG Showbiz: "I'd like to work with James Bay. I just really like his music man. I really like the feel of it."
The 'Don't Go' singer - who will release his new single 'Alright With Me' featuring Anne-Marie and Prgrshn on December 6 - has previously worked with his global superstar pal Ed Sheeran on 2012 song 'Hush Little Baby', and he would always be up for collaborating with him again.
He said: "Yeah it would be good to. He's just like me man, just a mad music man and he has good vibes. I'm always open to work with artists like that."
But Wretch 32 - whose real name is Jermaine Scott - is a fan of plenty of other artists and lists Kanye West as "one of the greats" because he refuses to conform with the music industry.
He added: "Kanye is definitely one of the greats coming out of the rap scene. I like what he represents as well.
"I think he just had enough of artists not being able to do what they feel because they think it might get bad news or bad coverage and I just think he's kind of done with it."

Noel Gallagher sees band reunions as a "modern disease".
The former Oasis rocker is sick of being asked if the band will ever reunite and doesn't understand why people are so obsessed with groups getting back together, because he doesn't rate acts such as Fleetwood Mac or Led Zeppelin who have done so.
He said: "I was being asked about a reunion five weeks after I left the band. It's a modern phenomenon. It's a modern disease. All the bands that get back together, all those ones you've mentioned [Fleetwood Mac, Led Zeppelin] they didn't have anybody in the line-up as f**king brilliant as me. What's the guitarist out of Fleetwood Mac called? Lindsey Buckingham. I can't remember him setting the world on fire. Jimmy Page? That's debatable. He's a good guitarist but I'm not sure how many solo albums he's f**king made."
The 'Wonderwall' hitmaker, 48, went on to once again shut down speculation of the band getting back together because he doesn't think they'd ever be able to have the same success as they did the first time around.
He explained: "If Oasis were ever to come back we couldn't be any bigger than we'd already been. There's no kudos in us selling out three nights at Wembley because we've already f**king done seven. "
And he reckons if he ever did come around to the idea, his estranged brother and former bandmate Liam, 43, would object to the plans.
He told Esquire magazine: "Ten years from now, if I wake up one morning and go, 'You know what? I think I'm going to do it,' I can guarantee you, just for spite, Liam would say, 'Oh, no, I'm not keen.' Because that's the way s**t works. I can only tell you I've already got the next five years planned out. So it's not going to happen in the next five years. Who knows what circumstances might be thrown up in the future? But, certainly, it's not even on the horizon. Not even on the horizon."

Justin Bieber has admitted he "didn't like" a lot of his old music.
The 21-year-old singer is gearing up to release his first studio album in three years, 'Purpose', and insists it's totally different from anything he's done before because he wouldn't have listened to a lot of the songs he has previously released if they were by someone else.
He confessed: "In the past I've recorded songs that I didn't like, that I wouldn't listen to, that the label was telling me to record."
Instead, the 'What Do You Mean?' hitmaker has made the type of music he personally enjoys on his new collection - released on November 13 - and revealed he was more focused on the album being "inspiring" than featuring lots of hits.
He said: "It's hard to make meaningful songs that make you want to dance because it can come off cheesy.
"I'm self-expressing with this album - I can't skip on the moments that were dark, the moments that were happy, the ex-girlfriend stuff. It makes it real, rather than 'Let's call up Max Martin to write you a hit song.' I want my music to be inspiring."
And having admitted his former girlfriend Selena Gomez influenced the LP, he said he still has feelings for her because they shared such an important part of their lives.
He told Billboard magazine: "I'm proud of the woman she is today.
"When you love someone that much, even if something comes between you, it's a love that never really dies."