Revealed: how touts drew up secret plans to sabotage Labour’s ticket reforms
Exclusive: Footage shows private event, attended by representatives of firms including StubHub and Viagogo, where £73,000 was raised for political lobbying
‘No one needs their name near this’: the secret plot by touts to undermine Labour’s reforms
Attendees at Coalition for Ticket Fairness dinner stump up thousands for fighting fund – because they know their time might be up
Viagogo ‘mistakenly’ listed resale of England football match tickets
Website blames human error for the advert, now removed, for about 100 seats when practice is illegal in UK
October 2023
Ed Sheeran objects to Royal Albert Hall’s plans to sell more seats to investors
Musician ‘vehemently opposed’ to seat-holders selling unwanted tickets at inflated prices
September 2023
Ban ticket resellers from making profit in UK, say musicians’ managers
Industry figures want ministers to follow Ireland and France’s lead and stop touts from making huge mark-ups
July 2023
Taylor Swift fans angry as Eras tour tickets put on Viagogo for vast sums
Manchester United allowing Viagogo sales while pushing crackdown on touts
May 2023
Touts to remain ‘rampant’ on resale sites after UK government avoids crackdown
Campaign group backed by artists including Ed Sheeran criticises decision not to prevent bulk buying and speculative selling
July 2022
Consumer champions
I booked Beach Boys concert tickets, but got bad vibrations
There are two rival bands and the wrong one was pictured on Viagogo
September 2021
UK watchdog approves £2.9bn Viagogo and StubHub merger
Resale website StubHub’s international arm will be sold to US firm Digital Fuel Capital to meet the CMA’s conditions
August 2021
Ticket resale sites could face closure threat in crackdown on touts
Fines are another option on the back of regulator’s proposals to stop ‘unscrupulous’ touts ripping off fans
May 2021
Viagogo will play a vital role in the live events industry as lockdowns ease
Letter: Managing director Cris Miller responds to claims that ticket resale sites such as his are undermining efforts to ensure events are Covid-safe
April 2021
‘Parasitic’ ticket touts ‘undermining music festivals’ Covid tracing’
Industry figures warn exploitation of pent-up appetite for festivals could impede tracing in event of outbreaks
March 2021
Viagogo accused of listing non-existent tickets on behalf of seller linked to firm
Exclusive: calls for investigations after test purchases indicate fraudulent practice of ‘speculative ticketing’
February 2021
Viagogo's $4bn takeover of StubHub partially blocked
Watchdog orders ticket resale firm to sell StubHub’s non-North American operations to protect consumers
November 2020
Viagogo offers UK regulator deal in StubHub merger bid
Most tickets on Viagogo and Stubhub sold by 'professional resellers'
October 2020
Competition watchdog intervenes in Viagogo's $4bn takeover of StubHub
ACCC orders ticket reseller Viagogo to pay $7m fine for misleading consumers
August 2020
StubHub forced to add warning that resold tickets might be invalid
Competition regulator warned ticket resale company its website was ‘misleading’ customers
