UK Government Steps Up Work on Laws to Curb Ticket Touting
Pressure from artists including Tinie Tempah and the Smiths' Mike Joyce has intensified calls for Labour to fulfil its pledge to ban for-profit ticket resale.
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The UK government has intensified work on new legislation aimed at cracking down on ticket touts, following renewed pressure from artists including rapper Tinie Tempah and the Smiths' drummer Mike Joyce.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer said last year that the government intended to stop fans from being "ripped off" by banning the for-profit resale of tickets on platforms such as Viagogo and StubHub, a pledge that Labour first made in its 2024 election manifesto.
According to sources familiar with the matter, work on the legislation has picked up pace, though it was not stated when the proposed laws might be formally introduced or brought before Parliament.
Ticket touting has long been a contentious issue in the UK music industry, with fans and artists alike criticising resale platforms for allowing tickets to be sold at prices far above face value.
Campaigners have continued to press the government to follow through on its manifesto commitment as pressure mounts from high-profile figures in the music industry.
Sources
- Work intensifying on UK laws to stamp out concert ticket touts, say sources — The Guardian — World
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