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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Viagogo - Caught on Camera

“Be transparent on costs or risk action”: Are you one of StubHub's 50,000 customers due a ticket refund?

Platform tried to sneak through hidden fees

MusicRadar

StubHub UK fined almost £900,000 over ‘hidden’ ticket fees

Reseller is also ordered to refund more than 50,000 fans, while its rival Viagogo remains under investigation

The Guardian - UK

How to get cheap last-minute tickets for Harry Styles' Wembley shows

The former One Direction singer is performing a historic 12-night run

Evening Standard

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Starmer urged to bring in ticket-touting ban as resellers target Big Weekend

Industry groups dismayed at hints policy will not be in king’s speech, as touts make huge sums from BBC Radio 1 event

The Guardian - UK

Viagogo to ‘double-down’ on UK in face of ticket resale crackdown

The ticket resale platform is hoping to gain traction with its ‘open distribution’ model it believes will benefit fans and event organisers alike.

Evening Standard

Premium Rewards Cards: More Perks, Higher Fees

Some issuers are hiking the annual fee on their flagship luxury credit cards by hundreds of dollars. Are they still worth using?

Kiplinger

Ticket touts’ worst nightmare has finally come true in the UK

Government has officially announced ban on reselling for profit, described by minister as ‘no-brainer’

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Secondary ticket rip-offs – UK Government to finally act?: Next King’s Speech likely to include ban on profiteering

Plus Viagogo and StubHub are under investigation over hidden fees

MusicRadar

Ticket resales: Could you be due compensation?

After a number of sell out gigs left fans paying hundreds to see their favourite artists, could you be in line for some money back if you paid over the odds?

Evening Standard

CMA’s online pricing investigations – the firms involved

The Competition and Markets Authority said it was aiming to ensure firms ‘do the right thing by their customers’.

Evening Standard

New CMA investigation into 'hidden fees' charged by ticket resellers

It is the first time the CMA has used new consumer protection powers to launch an investigation into anti-competitive behaviour.

Evening Standard

Eight firms under investigation in crackdown on additional online fees

Competition watchdog examines StubHub, Viagogo, AA Driving School and BSM Driving School and others

The Guardian - UK

Watchdog opens investigations into eight firms over online pricing practices

StubHub, Viagogo, AA Driving School, BSM Driving School, Gold’s Gym, Wayfair, Appliances Direct and Marks Electrical will all be investigated.

Evening Standard

Reselling tickets for profit to be outlawed in UK government crackdown

Touts, and ordinary consumers, will no longer be able to charge anything more than price at which they bought ticket

The Guardian - UK

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Coldplay and Dua Lipa join stars demanding price cap on 'extortionate' ticket resales

Coldplay, Dua Lipa and more artists are calling on the UK government to take action against "the extortionate and pernicious secondary ticketing market".

The Guardian - UK

British music stars urge Starmer to tackle ‘pernicious’ ticket tout websites

Radiohead, Dua Lipa and Coldplay among dozens of artists calling for cap on resale prices to stop exploitation of fans

The Independent UK

Coldplay, Dua Lipa and Radiohead urge government to cap ticket resale prices

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Evening Standard

Biggest names in music press Government over ticket resale price cap

Coldplay, Dua Lipa and Radiohead are among the artists who have signed a statement calling for a cap to ‘restore faith in the ticketing system’.

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The Independent UK

Biggest names in music urge UK government to honour cap on ticket resale prices

The statement highlights how resale platforms have allowed touts to bulk buy and resell tickets at inflated prices, forcing fans to either pay above the odds or miss out entirely

The Guardian - UK

UK divisions of ticket resale website Viagogo hit with £15m bill over tax shortfall

Company already under scrutiny on ‘secondary ticketing’ amid outcry over touts using such platforms to exploit fans

Barchart

Goldman Sachs: This 1 New IPO Stock Could Double from Here

Despite a rocky IPO debut, Goldman Sachs sees strong potential for StubHub in the growing ticketing market.

Evening Standard

'Scumbags': Alan Davies shares fury at Ariana Grande ticket resale sites over £4k price hike

The comedian, 59, complained after failing to get tickets to Grande’s Eternal Sunshine tour gigs in London in August 2026

The Independent UK

Ticket marketplace StubHub to see if its stock is the right price for Wall Street

StubHub is set to enter the public arena Wednesday after the ticket marketplace priced its initial public offering at $23.50 per share

Barchart

Should You Buy STUB Stock After the StubHub IPO?

The secondary ticket offering company will see its shares listed tomorrow.

MusicRadar

“An attempt to deliver tickets as fairly as possible directly to fans at the prices the band intended”: Radiohead defend ticketing system as up to 1,000 dodgy tickets advertised online before the general sale

Ticombo were selling them last night

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