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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Casey Cooper-Fiske

Musicians’ Union welcomes government ban on inflated gig ticket resales

It comes after Oasis tickets were seen listed on secondary ticketing sites for thousands of pounds (Jordan Pettitt/PA) - (PA Wire)

The Musicians’ Union (MU) has welcomed a government ban on resales of concert tickets for profit.

Kelly Wood, national organiser for live, theatre and music writers at the MU, which represents more than 36,000 musicians, said the move would help to maintain the relationship between artists and fans, who are often not aware who is setting the prices for events.

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