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Hannah Roberts

Bastille’s Dan Smith says ticket touting frustrating to artists ‘on many levels’

Dan Smith performing with his band Bastille (Danny Lawson/PA) - (PA Archive)

Bastille frontman Dan Smith has said ticket touting is frustrating “on many, many levels” and “really galling” for artists who want to keep prices fair for their fans.

Singer Smith, 38, is encouraging music lovers to share their views for a Government consultation that is considering a range of options to make ticket-buying fairer after concert sales for artists including Taylor Swift and Oasis were marred by professional touts reselling at heavily inflated prices.

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