Touts threaten UK's £4.5bn music industry, survey reveals

Mass online touting causing long-term damage and ripping off fans as poll finds strong support for limiting resale prices at face value

The UK’s £4.5bn music industry is under threat because fans’ cash is being diverted from their favourite acts, as they fork out for tickets sold by touts at vast mark-ups, according to a survey.

The survey, released by anti-tout campaign group FanFair Alliance on Monday, found that two-thirds of respondents who had paid more than face value for a ticket on a resale site said they would attend fewer concerts in future, while half would spend less on recorded music.

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from Music | The Guardian http://ift.tt/2hoDjFk

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