Touts Archives

Liverpool Football Club calls on social media companies to help with ticket touts

Premier League club Liverpool has called on social media companies to close more than 50 social media accounts and groups…

Viagogo’s touting toolkit sparks calls for criminal investigation

Calls for a criminal investigation have been voiced after Viagogo was accused of providing professional touts with ‘inventory management tools’…

‘Important milestone’ as UK touts face 6.5 years in prison

The two ticket resellers that were found guilty earlier this month of fraud have been sentenced to a total of…

Pearl Jam urges Congressmen to oppose BOSS Act

Pearl Jam has penned a letter to two congressmen detailing what it believes are flaws in the BOSS Act, a…

Fake ticket holders force closure of Pakistan’s Solis music festival

Solis Music and Arts Festival in Islamabad, Pakistan was shut down on Saturday after hundreds of people with fake tickets…

Rage Against the Machine raises $3m for charity via specially priced tickets

Rage Against the Machine has raised over $3m for charity through its specially priced tickets, with 10 per cent of…

UK touts found guilty of fraud in landmark ruling

Two ticket resellers who used bots to harvest and resell passes for £11m have been found guilty of fraud in…

Madrid’s WiZink Center launches ticket fraud awareness campaign

WiZink Center in Madrid has reported a rise in fraudulent tickets with more than 1,200 people denied access to concerts…

Scotland criminalises touting of Euro 2020 passes

A new piece of legislation passed by the Scottish government will see ticket touts fined up to £5,000 ($6,175/€5,636) if…

Ed Sheeran manager gives evidence in alleged touts trial

Stuart Camp, Ed Sheeran’s manager who has been vocal in his efforts to tackle touts, has spoken in court about…

Alleged Wimbledon tout handed six-month suspended sentence

Alleged Wimbledon ticket tout Luke McKay has been handed a six-month suspended prison sentence after refusing to “grass-up” his boss,…

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Wimbledon raises ticket prices for 2023 championships

See Tickets, Vivendi suffer reported data breach

Ticketing: The ‘bad-news’ business?

Ticketmaster faces class action lawsuit over Drake tickets

Exit Festival links up with NFT-TiX as part of multi-year collaboration

Rammstein obtains restraining order against Viagogo

Amazon Tickets offers pre-sale privileges to Prime members

Leeds United increases season ticket prices by flat 10% fee

Ziggo Dome extends NFT ticketing plans with GUTS Tickets

President Biden calls for limits on concert and sporting ticket fees

US groups form ‘Break Up Ticketmaster’ coalition

Aisle seats are the new ‘premium’ tickets

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