Abby King

@abbylking.bsky.social

Labour Councillor & benefits policy specialist.

We've always been the party of the consumer - and music fans are absolutely no exception. We welcome the announcement that Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy is planning to cap resale ticket prices and put a stop to touts ripping-off concert-goers. 🎸

A clip from the BBC Article "Price of resale tickets to be capped under plans to tackle touts", reading: The government has announced plans to cap the price of resale tickets in a clamp-down on ticket touts who bulk buy tickets and then resell them for huge profits.
The cap would apply to tickets in the live events industry including sport, music, comedy and theatre.
It was one of the government's election promises, after complaints from fans and concert-goers about the massively inflated cost of some resale tickets.
A public consultation will now be launched to consider the cap and how much it will be - anywhere from the ticket's face value or up to 30% on top of the original price.
Separately, the government is also putting out a call for evidence on dynamic pricing, which is where the price of tickets rise at times of high demand.
Hundreds of people complained after experiencing dynamic pricing when Oasis tickets went on sale last August, with some fans charged more than £350 for tickets with an initial face value of £150."

Source: BBC