Petition · past parliament
Stop companies from obtaining and reselling concert tickets at inflated prices.
Rejected
20 signatures
What the petition asks
Bands 'sell out' their concerts in minutes. However, 2 minutes later, reselling ticket companies (seatwave, ticket master, GetMeIn, Viagogo) have tickets, selling them for a highly inflated price, sometimes over 3X the original price. Leaving fans disappointed and unable to see their favourite band
For Example, Catfish and the Bottlemen, recently sold out in 5 minutes. at 10:02 the ticket companies previously mentioned were selling tickets for £69 and upward, some tickets costing £158. The original selling price of the ticket was £19.50. As a fan from the beginning I think this is totally unfair and more should be put in place to stop this from happening. Tickets should be capped at how much they're allowed to sell for.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 26 Feb 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 2 Mar 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
20
Status
Rejected
Rejected
2 Mar 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.