NOEA supports the consultation to prevent fans being asked to pay exorbitant prices for concert tickets and other events in the live sector.
Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy said, “The chance to see your favourite musicians or sports team live is something all of us enjoy and everyone deserves a fair shot at getting tickets – but for too long fans have had to endure the misery of touts hoovering up tickets for resale at vastly inflated prices. As part of our Plan for Change, we are taking action to strengthen consumer protections, stop fans getting ripped off and ensure money spent on tickets goes back into our incredible live events sector, instead of into the pockets of greedy touts.”
Tom Clements – NOEA President said “This practice has been widespread for a long time and we welcome the call for evidence and would ask NOEA members to contribute to the consultation.”
The press release was launched by DCMS and DBT today: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/plan-to-tackle-greedy-ticket-touts-and-give-power-back-to-fans.
There is an open Call for Evidence from the live events sector “Putting fans first: call for evidence on pricing practices in the live events sector”
https://www.gov.uk/government/calls-for-evidence/putting-fans-first-call-for-evidence-on-pricing-practices-in-the-live-events-sector/putting-fans-first-call-for-evidence-on-pricing-practices-in-the-live-events-sector-html
Closing date is April 4th.