British music stars urge Starmer to tackle ‘pernicious’ ticket tout websites

Thom Yorke of Radiohead, Dua Lipa, and Chris Martin of Coldplay are among the artists who have condemned ‘extortionate’ secondary ticketing sites. Composite: Getty Images

Radiohead, Dua Lipa and Coldplay are among dozens of world-renowned artists who have urged Keir Starmer to honour his pledge to tackle “extortionate and pernicious” websites used by ticket touts to exploit music fans.

A group of British artists, who have collectively sold more than half a billion albums, took aim at “secondary ticketing” platforms such as Viagogo and StubHub.