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Well done, Ed Sheeran..

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  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,021
    Nice bloke. The world could do with a few more like him.
  • Swisdom
    Swisdom Posts: 14,977
    About time some more took this stance.

    Bloody good artist too. So many anchor points in my life from his songs. Can’t wait to see him live in a few weeks
  • Gravesend_Addick
    Gravesend_Addick Posts: 7,299
    Not a huge fan of his music. but fair play to him. More musicians need to follow his example. Touts are the scum of the entertainment industry
  • boggzy
    boggzy Posts: 3,595
    Also don't like his music, but the way Ticketmaster and their subsidiary sites operate is borderline criminal.

    Really well done to the bloke. Goes to show all artists could do this if they have a toss.
  • A-R-T-H-U-R
    A-R-T-H-U-R Posts: 7,678
    Spilt a pint down his front in the green room at Bush Empire.
    Top bloke.
    Moist, though.
  • uie2
    uie2 Posts: 4,596
    Well done Ed!
  • Carter
    Carter Posts: 14,242
    This was being enforced at NGHFB gig in Brighton recently. Good.

  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,009
    Great move by him, hopefully others follow.
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,304
    Have never understood how Viagogo etc. are allowed to operate - they're touts simple, if they were doing what they did on the Streets they'd be arrested!!
  • Rizzo
    Rizzo Posts: 6,431
    Well played Sir! Read something the other day about technology similar to that used in crypto currency being adapted to deal with the issue of ticket touts. Not sure what sort of stage it's at yet but the guys behind it seem pretty confident that it will push the touts out of business.
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  • agim
    agim Posts: 1,135
    Good news, as a fan of live music it's massively irritating missing out on tickets only to see them being re-sold for double the price minutes later. Am I right in saying there's some kind of law restricting these sites now?
  • Howells
    Howells Posts: 253
    They are scum but I've dealt with touts before when I was looking to sell tickets last min that would go unused otherwise.

    One at kentish town where I tried it on a bit. I was selling x1 ticket and told him I wanted £40.
    He said I'd never sell it for more than a score.
    I pointed about 50 yards down the road and told him a tout by sainsbury's had already offered me £35 for the ticket. At which point he said 'no he didn't, I know he didn't that's my brother.'
    Busted.

    Another time I sold a spare ticket and was about to carry on when the tout said to me, 'here take my number I can get you anything, gigs, theater, football you name it, who do you support?'

    I told him I support Charlton and we both laughed and walked off.
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,616
    ForeverAddickted said:

    Have never understood how Viagogo etc. are allowed to operate - they're touts simple, if they were doing what they did on the Streets they'd be arrested!!

    They would if it was for a football match, however as it's for gig it's not illegal.
  • kentaddick
    kentaddick Posts: 18,729
    Stig said:

    Nice bloke. The world could do with a few more like him.

    a few more who fight touts, i can just about exist on the same planet as one ed sheeran. Couldn't handle anymore.
  • johnnybev1987
    johnnybev1987 Posts: 11,410
    Lots of man love for this guy already, goes up in my estimations further top bloke.
  • Jayajosh
    Jayajosh Posts: 2,877
    Will be a bummer if you forget or lose your ID for one of these concerts. Can easily happen. Do they refuse entry or can they check your Council tax records like Rail Network used to do when you lost your ticket and got fined?
  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,595
    Jayajosh said:

    Will be a bummer if you forget or lose your ID for one of these concerts. Can easily happen. Do they refuse entry or can they check your Council tax records like Rail Network used to do when you lost your ticket and got fined?

    I was at a Teenage Cancer Trust Who gig at the RAH last year and they imposed a lot of restrictions to try and combat touting. Saw a few people get turned away at the door because they couldn't provide ID.

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