Some of the leading figures in Japan’s music industry have launched a campaign against the secondary ticketing market.
Pop stars were joined by 24 festivals and four music-related associations in creating the Tenbai No (‘Resale No’) group.
Tenbai No released a statement that said that price rises generated by the reselling of tickets was making concerts unaffordable for many fans.
More than 100 artists and groups, including boy band Arashi and rock group Southern All Stars, backed the statement.
According to the Japan Times newspaper, Arashi used facial scanning systems at concerts earlier this year to prevent single buyers from purchasing multiple tickets.
In the Tenbai No statement, Mitsunori Kadoike, president of the Federation of Music Producers Japan (FMPJ), said: “Artists and concert staff work hard every day to present great performances to as many music fans as possible. High-priced reselling of tickets is a problem that can destroy the positive relationship that exists between artists and music fans.”
The group also took out adverts in national newspapers which read: “We are against the high-priced reselling of tickets, which is depriving music of its future.”
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