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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Roisin O'Connor

Resale ticket prices to be capped after Oasis row in bid to stamp out touts

The government has announced that a price cap will be introduced on resale tickets in a bid to clamp down on touts.

A public consultation will consider the cap among a range of options to make ticket-buying fairer for fans, after concert sales for acts including Oasis and Taylor Swift were marred by touts selling tickets at hugely inflated prices.

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