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Business secretary targets ticket touts in message laden with Taylor Swift puns

Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds has issued a message laden with Taylor Swift puns taking aim at ticket touts. On Friday, Mr Reynolds announced the Department for Business and Trade would launch a consultation in the autumn on tackling touting, ...

16 Aug 2024 at 17:21

Plan to halt online ticket touting ‘spivs’ could bolster black market – MP

New plans to crack down on online ticket touting “spivs” could push fans into a black market, a shadow minister has warned. Saqib Bhatti said that as an Oasis fan “we know that we didn’t have the necessary information upfront” when tickets went on ...

13 Jan 2025 at 23:02

Ed Sheeran’s team welcome guilty verdicts for family of ‘dishonest’ ticket touts

Ed Sheeran’s team have welcomed the convictions of a family of “ticket touts” who “exploited the love and passion” of music fans. Lynda Chenery and Mark Woods were found guilty on Wednesday of fraudulent activity over their involvement in ...

13 Mar 2024 at 15:24

Government’s lack of action on ticket touting branded ‘pathetic’ by Labour

The Government’s lack of action on ticket touting has been branded “pathetic” by Labour, as MPs heard of Taylor Swift tickets being resold for tens of thousands of pounds. The House of Lords had previously pressed for a tougher stance on ...

30 Apr 2024 at 18:31

Tout dubbed the ‘Ticket Queen’ jailed for four years

A woman who ran a multimillion-pound touting business which bought and sold tickets on an “industrial scale” has been jailed for four years by judge who said she acted “out of greed”. Maria Chenery-Woods, who was known as the Ticket ...

17 May 2024 at 13:48

Wimbledon ticket tout facing jail after failing to share details of associates

A Wimbledon ticket tout could be jailed for failing to disclose details of his business associates following a High Court ruling. The All England Lawn Tennis Club, which runs the grand slam tournament, took out an injunction ...

27 Mar 2024 at 16:25

Scotland

Scottish Government acts to tackle Euro 2028 ticket touts

The Scottish Government is looking to crack down on “unscrupulous ticket touts” before Scotland jointly hosts Euro 2028. Legislation has been introduced at Holyrood to ban the reselling of football tickets for a profit, ...

13 Mar 2025 at 11:59

Music

Bastille’s Dan Smith says ticket touting frustrating to artists ‘on many levels’

Bastille frontman Dan Smith has said ticket touting is frustrating “on many, many levels” and “really galling” for artists who want to keep prices fair for their fans. Singer Smith, 38, is encouraging music lovers to ...

25 Mar 2025 at 00:01

Two found guilty of fraudulent trading over ‘dishonest’ ticket touting firm

Two people have been found guilty of fraudulent trading in relation to a ticket touting firm that “exploited the love and passion” of music fans. Lynda Chenery and Mark Woods were convicted at Leeds Crown Court on ...

13 Mar 2024 at 13:17

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