Memorandum submitted by Emma Blackwell
I understand that you are looking further into
the matter of ticket touts. As a person who works in and likes
to go to music events I can only say it's not happening soon enough.
When you regularly see tickets sold out and being resold for over
£100 you have to question why there are not procedures.
I'm writing this really to put forward a simple
suggestion. If there is a clause that the ticket purchaser must
be present and bring proof of ID if bought in person or debit
card for telephone bookings Glastenbury have implemented similar
procedures for the exact same reason—and I can't understand
why normal music/football events cannot.
This is something that I feel very passionate
about as I work with bands and musicians and as well as it being
very unfair on the consumer, it is very unfair on the artist.
May 2007
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