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Billie Eilish

  • Ticket touts exploit Coldplay, Oasis, Billie Eilish demand

    Coldplay, Oasis and Billie Eilish were the most touted artists of 2025, with fans paying up to £800 per ticket on resale sites, according to new research from O2. The telecoms giant, which sold 1.7 million live event tickets via its ‘Priority’ platform last year, warned that the booming secondary market is leaving millions of [...]

    Coldplay concert packed with fans as ticket prices soar on resale markets, highlighting 2025 touting issues.
  • Billie Eilish resale tickets going for nearly five times original price, O2 finds

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    London's ticket resale market has spiralled out of control, with fans facing astronomical markups on concert tickets, as well as rising scams.

    Billie Eilish resale tickets followed closely at 488 per cent
  • How much should you pay to see Billie Eilish? Don’t ask St Thomas Aquinas

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    Thomas Aquinas argued for the concept of a “just price”, but when it comes to concert tickets the correct price is the one determined by the market, says Paul Ormerod Summer is in full swing, and with it the usual round of festivals and music gigs.   Alongside these, another tradition is emerging. Namely, extensive whingeing [...]

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