UK Review Calls for Ticket Resale Ban and Music Fan Association

Calls for new 'Music Fan Association' to give you more say in decisions, as charter sets out recommendations for government

There are calls for a new ‘Music Fan Association’, which will give music lovers more representation in policy and decision making. READ MORE: The ticket levy that could save grassroots venues and artists: what happens next? The association is being sought-after following a fan-led review of live and electronic music published recently, and would ideally be backed by the government and key figures in the music industry. Its findings have been pu…

Stop concert tickets being sold above face value, govt told

Findings of government-commissioned live and electronic music review comes after fans reported feeling "neglected and ripped off".

Government urged to ban concert ticket resale above face value ‘without delay’

The recommendation came in a report following a review commissioned by the Culture, Media and Sport Committee.

Ban on reselling gig tickets above face value 'must be introduced without delay'

The government pledged the ban last year to stop people having to spend over the odds - but no date has been announced for when this will start

Government facing urgent calls to ban ticket resales above face value

A new report has also called for a government and industry-backed Music Fan Association, similar to one set up for football fans

MPs call for the creation of a music fan association - and for the government to present new ticket touting laws in Parliament “without delay”

Music fans should be given more representation when government and lawmakers are setting policies that impact on music, according to a new report from Parliament’s Culture, Media & Sport Select Committee. To that end the government and music industry should establish and fund a Music Fan Association, which would play a similar role to the Football Supporters’ Association within football. Committee Chair Caroline Dinenage MP says, “For too long, …