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Free concert and fireworks display to bring successful Feile 2022 to a close

Féile, the North West’s biggest community arts festival, will come to a close at The Gasyard Park in Derry this Saturday with a free music concert and fireworks display. Over the last week, the festival has featured 100+ events including music, ...

17 Aug 2022 at 19:33

Whats On

MacD on Music: Touts, Tramp and The Undertones return to Derry

This week sees the triumphant return to the Millennium Forum stage of the Undertones, with support from Touts and Tramp, two of the best up and coming groups on the local scene. I caught up with members of the three bands ahead of the gig: ...

13 Jun 2022 at 17:33

Wimbledon ticket tout given final chance to avoid prison sentence

A Wimbledon ticket tout has been told by a High Court judge that he will be jailed for four months unless he discloses details of his associates. The All England Lawn Tennis Club, which runs the tennis tournament, took out an injunction ...

09 Apr 2024 at 16:12

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 ...

30 Apr 2024 at 18:31

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 Wednesday over ...

13 Mar 2024 at 13:17

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

Music

‘It’s frustrating’ that artists like Oasis have to fight alleged ticket touts

The move by promoters of Oasis’s reunion concerts to cancel tickets allegedly resold by touts has been welcomed by the music industry, which expressed “frustration” that artists are having to regulate the market. On Monday, ...

29 Oct 2024 at 18:09

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 ...

17 May 2024 at 13:48

Entertainment

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 ...

16 Aug 2024 at 17:21

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

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 ...

13 Jan 2025 at 23:02

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