RIP-OFF touts are trying to sell tickets for this Saturday’s highly-anticipated Rolling Stones gig at more than six and a half times their face value, it has been revealed.

A pair of tickets in the lower west stand at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh has gone on sale on site Stubhub for a whopping £2,400 - the same tickets would cost £179.50 each from the official

Another pair for the upper west stand were also for sale on auction site eBay at £823.95.

With the rockers’ return to the venue they first played nearly 20 years ago still to sell out, their fans are being urged to check prices before they buy.

Adam Webb, campaign manager for FanFair Alliance - the anti-tout campaign group -called the system "dysfunctional".

He said: "There are still tickets available at face value but people are getting misled."

Hefty prices are charged when tickets are sold on "secondary sites" which often add a premium to the cover price.

The Get Me In website was selling a pair of £179.50 tickets for £251.68 yesterday – a markup of 40 per cent.

Viagogo were selling the same for £212, an 18 per cent increase, while Seatwave were charging £294.76, a 64 per cent hike.

A fourth site, Stubhub, was selling similar tickets for £240 – a 34 per cent increase on the cover price.

Mr Webb urged fans to follow a ten-point online advice guide available on the FanFair Alliance website when buying tickets.

He said: "Don’t trust search engines because they pay big service fees for their pay per click ratings.

"And go to the artists’ websites which will have ways to buy their tickets."

No offers had been made for the £823.95 tickets on eBay last night.

Saturday’s concert will be the legendary band’s seventh appearance in Edinburgh – their first was back on September 19, 1964, at the Usher Hall.

They have played Murrayfield once before, in 1999, as part of their Bridges to Babylon world tour.

The second part of the Stones No Filter tour will see fans treated to hits such as Paint It Black and Brown Sugar.

Frontman Mick Jagger has said: "‘This part of the No Filter tour is really special for the Stones.

"We are looking forward to getting back on stage in the summer and playing to fans.

"It’s always exhilarating going to cities we haven’t played for quite a while."

Guitarist Keith Richards added: "It’s such a joy to play with this band there’s no stopping us, we’re only just getting started really."

Ticket buying advice is available at the FanFair Alliance website at: http://fanfairalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/30-FFA-Guide-final.pdf