Archive · 13 Nov 2025
Coldplay, Dua Lipa Lead Stars Urging UK Ticket Resale Price Cap
Imagine your favorite band is playing a concert, but all the good tickets sell out super fast.
Then, some people buy lots of tickets just to sell them again for way, way more money.
It's like they're trying to trick you into paying a giant amount.
Big stars like Coldplay and Dua Lipa, along with many others who make music and put on shows, are asking the UK's leader to make a rule.
This rule would stop people from charging way too much money for tickets they are reselling.
They want to make sure that real fans, not just greedy resellers, can get tickets to see the shows they love without paying unfair prices.
They hope this will make buying tickets more honest and fair for everyone.
Coldplay and Dua Lipa are among artists urging the UK government to cap ticket resale prices.
The artists, joined by industry organizers, want to protect fans from ticket touts charging inflated prices.
They argue that current resale practices erode trust and make live events inaccessible.
Evidence shows tickets for some UK events being resold for significantly higher amounts globally.
The call for a price cap aligns with promises made in the Labour party's manifesto.
- Who
- Coldplay, Dua Lipa, and a coalition of other artists, music and theatre industry representatives
- What
- Urging the UK government to implement a price cap on ticket resales
- When
- November 13, 2025
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Why
- To protect fans from ticket touts, prevent inflated resale prices, restore trust in live events, and make arts more accessible.
Artists and Industry Reps
Touts and Resale Platforms
Ticket Prices
Artists and Industry Reps
Advocate for a price cap to prevent touts from reselling tickets at inflated prices, ensuring fans can access live events affordably.
Touts and Resale Platforms
Engage in bulk buying and reselling of tickets at high prices, profiting from the demand and often leading to fans paying significantly more or missing out.
Market Integrity
Artists and Industry Reps
Argue that current resale practices erode trust in the live events sector and undermine efforts to make shows accessible, calling for new protections.
Touts and Resale Platforms
Exploit loopholes in the secondary ticketing market, prioritizing profit over fan access and potentially engaging in practices like speculative selling.
- Artists Involved
- Coldplay, Dua Lipa, New Order, Iron Maiden, Sam Fender, PJ Harvey, Mark Knopfler, Robert Smith (The Cure)
- Industry Representatives
- Organizers, venues, managers, ticket retailers, music and theatre industries
- Core Demand
- Implement a price cap on the resale of event tickets
- Primary Concern
- Protection of fans from ticket touts and inflated resale prices
- Evidence of Extortion
- Oasis gig tickets listed for $4601; speculative selling practices
- Political Context
- Labour party manifesto promised to cap resale prices and protect customers