6 d. ago Oasis fans warned over ticket scammers and resales ahead of huge reunion tour

Con artists are taking advantage of social media, with police saying the majority of these ploys are being carried out on marketplace platforms rather rather than legitimate online retailers

Events

7 d. ago Viagogo failing to prevent potentially unlawful practices, say campaigners

Listings on resale site suggest that touts are speculatively selling tickets they do not yet haveThe ticket resale platform Viagogo has been accused of failing to prevent “misleading and potentially unlawful” practices on its platform, despite facing intense scrutiny as the government consults on new anti-touting laws.Ministers are weighing up plans to cap the price at which tickets can be resold, after Labour pledged in its election manifesto to tackle ticket touts using platforms such as Viagogo and StubHub to charge fans huge mark-ups for in-demand shows. Continue reading...

Events

1 week ago Glastonbury 2025: festival announces dates for ticket resales and official reselling merchant

The resale tickets will be made available later this month.

Politics

2 w. ago Arsenal issue new Real Madrid ticket warning for Champions League showdown

Supporters warned about ticket touting and resales before quarter-final first leg at Emirates Stadium

Sport

3 w. ago Chelsea fans call for investigation into Todd Boehly’s links with ticketing website

Boehly is a director and investor in resale website Vivid Seats

Sport

3 w. ago Chelsea fans call for investigation into Todd Boehly’s links with ticket resale website

Chelsea Supporters’ Trust urges Premier League to actClub co-owner is director and investor in Vivid SeatsThe Chelsea Supporters’ Trust has written to the Premier League chief executive, Richard Masters, calling for an investigation into the connections of the club’s co-owner Todd Boehly with the ticket exchange and resale company Vivid Seats.Boehly is a director and investor in Vivid Seats, an American site that allows users outside the United Kingdom to buy and sell tickets to concerts and sporting events, often at huge mark-ups. British fans cannot use the site or others like it because it is illegal to resell football tickets in this way in the UK. The Premier League lists Vivid Seats as an “unauthorised ticket website”. Continue reading...

Sport