As the Government’s consultation on tackling ticket touts closes, LIVE has called for swift action to remove this increasingly problematic blight on UK live music and the fan experience. As we noted in the DCMS press release announcing the consultation,
“LIVE welcomes this positive step to put fans back at the heart of live music by tackling ticket touting. We have been a long-term and vociferous advocate for regulation of the secondary market, supporting the great work of the FanFair Alliance, and are pleased to see government delivering on its manifesto commitment in this area.
We are delighted that measures which permit responsible and fair fan-to-fan resale, while eliminating third-party profiteering, will be brought forward. We look forward to continuing to work with government to ensure fans can enjoy our world-class live music sector.”
Moves to tackle touts through tougher enforcement underpinned by a cap will be popular with industry and public alike. In in research carried out for LIVE by Opinium in March 2025, just 12% of the public felt there should not be a cap on the resale price of tickets. There is unanimity across our sector that Government action to tackle touts is the right thing to do, will reduce distress caused to fans and open up new economic activity.
