The U.Ok. authorities has vowed to reform the marketplace for ticket resales in a bid to “deal with grasping ticket touts and provides energy again to followers.”

The federal government is launching a public session on dwell occasion ticket gross sales to take a look at measures that higher shield followers and enhance entry.

Among the many proposed measures are a 30% cap on ticket resale costs and limiting the variety of tickets a reseller should purchase and record; making ticket resale platforms accountable to Buying and selling Requirements and different our bodies; and strengthening shopper regulation to extend buyer safety.

The session may even incorporate a “name for proof” to take a look at the controversial situation of “dynamic pricing,” which not too long ago noticed Oasis followers charged more and more extra for tickets as they waited in digital traces to buy them.

“The possibility to see your favorite musicians or sports activities staff dwell is one thing all of us get pleasure from and everybody deserves a good shot at getting tickets – however for too lengthy followers have needed to endure the distress of touts hoovering up tickets for resale at vastly inflated costs,” mentioned tradition secretary Lisa Nandy. “As a part of our Plan for Change, we’re taking motion to strengthen shopper protections, cease followers getting ripped off and guarantee cash spent on tickets goes again into our unimaginable dwell occasions sector, as an alternative of into the pockets of grasping touts.”

The federal government’s plans had been welcomed by lots of these within the U.Ok. music business, together with DJ Fatboy Slim, who mentioned it was “Nice to see cash being put again into followers’ pockets as an alternative of resellers,” and Jon Collins, the CEO of dwell music commerce physique Dwell, who mentioned he “welcomes this constructive step to place followers again on the coronary heart of dwell music by tackling ticket touting.”