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YOU WONT BELIEVE: Viagogo - You Need To See This

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?

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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’

The Guardian - UK

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’.

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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

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".

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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 Guardian - UK

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

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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

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’.

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

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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.

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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

The Guardian - UK

Radiohead condemn ‘exploitative’ touts and resale sites ahead of tour

Band urges fans to avoid secondary sites, where more than 1,000 potentially fraudulent tickets for their shows have been found

The Guardian - UK

Resale ‘subterfuge’: Viagogo sent fan his tickets along with a stranger’s passport

Experiences of booking for big London gigs underscore the opaque practices of some online platforms

The Guardian - UK

StubHub allowed prolific tout to list 300 tickets for sold-out Lewis Capaldi show

Expert says ‘reason to suspect industrial-scale criminality’ as TGCES lists 306 Sheffield tickets for up to £248 each

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