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 [...]
Exclusive: Seven in 10 think fans are being priced out of football Sport Business Seven out of 10 football supporters in the UK believe traditional fans are being priced out of watching games, exclusive data for Morning Wire can reveal on the eve of the Premier League’s return. Over 70 per cent of traditional football fans who have attended a match in the last 12 months have told City [...]
Ticket resale price cap will be a champagne supernova for fraudsters Opinion Cracking down on regulated ticket resale platforms will push touts into riskier corners of the internet, says Tony Neate As we head into a jam-packed concert season, with a star-studded line-up including Oasis, Coldplay, Beyoncé and Lady Gaga, ticket demand is soaring. But with extraordinary demand comes extraordinary risk – and a perfect storm for [...]