Music industry challenges ticket re-selling rules

The managers of One Direction and Arctic Monkeys want the government to do more to control ticket re-sales.

It's ahead of new rules being discussed in Parliament on Monday.

The proposed changes would mean resellers would have to provide information including who they've bought the ticket from, it's face value, seat number, and whether a re-sale breaches terms and conditions.

Until now the government has opposed the changes.

In a letter to the Independent on Sunday newspaper, more than 80 representatives of the music, sport and theatre industries say the government needs to "put fans first".

They say ticket resellers "court major ticket touts and take allocations directly from promoters", which means there are fewer tickets left for fans to buy at face value.

On Monday MPs will be voting on a proposed clause of the Consumer Rights Bill that the letter's signatories say "would give consumers looking for tickets basic information which the secondary platforms have been so keen to hide".

Those signing the letter include the organisers of events such as Bestival, Shambala and the Secret Garden Party, management companies, and individuals including Nick Mason from Pink Floyd, Ed O'Brien from Radiohead, and Sandie Shaw.

The National Theatre, the Lawn Tennis Association, the Rugby Football Union and the England and Wales Cricket Board have also signed.

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