News May 7, 2026

Artists and music businesses ask UK Prime Minister to re-prioritise ticket touting ban

In 2025, the UK’s labour government announced that it intended to “ban ticket touting (scalping) to protect fans from rip-off prices”, and claimed that on average, resale tickets would be £37 cheaper on average, saving fans collectively £112 million per year. Artists, managers and industry bodies wh

Originally published by Music Ally
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Artists and music businesses ask UK Prime Minister to re-prioritise ticket touting ban