Work intensifying on UK laws to stamp out concert ticket touts, say sources
Source: The Guardian ·
Artists including Tinie Tempah and the Smiths’ drummer Mike Joyce ramp up pressure on government to keep its pledge to outlaw for-profit resalesThe government has stepped up work on new laws to stop ticket touts fleecing fans, as the prime minister came under pressure from artists including the drummer from the Smiths, one of his favourite bands.Keir Starmer said last year that the government…
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The government has stepped up work on new laws to stop ticket touts fleecing fans, as the prime minister came under pressure from artists including the drummer from the Smiths, one of his favourite bands. Keir Starmer said last year that the government would “stop fans from being ripped off” by outlawing the for-profit resale of tickets on sites such as Viagogo and StubHub, a pledge Labour first made in its 2024 election manifesto. Despite support from a host of globally renowned artists, including Radiohead, Dua Lipa and Coldplay, the measure was not included in this year’s king’s speech, prompting concern among music industry figures that the proposal had been shelved. But multiple sources told the Guardian that the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has assembled a sizeable “bill team”, a group of civil servants who are drafting the policy and will help shepherd it through parliament. They are understood to be considering ways to mitigate the risk that touts…