Image: Shutterstock Image: Shutterstock CONCERNS HAVE BEEN raised by ticket sellers about plans by the government to ban the above price reselling of tickets, arguing that the sector is seeking to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic.
at such venues and proposes penalties of a fine of up to €100,000 or up to two years imprisonment. Tickets.ie also argued that the legislation is only “a sticking plaster” and that the ticket resale market “exists due to a failure of the live events industry to address its pricing problem”.
Funny, it the companies selling tickets and not the touts complain, because they have facilitated the reselling of tickets at massive profit for themselves on sister websites, Concerts sold out in minutes and up again in seconds for resale Ticketmaster are the leaders in this ind
Great idea. Although I think we may start seeing a segregated crowds with tiered by how close you can stand. Much like they do with seating. They always find ways to squeeze that extra penny’s from you!
Because paying €85 for a kid to see a show in the Bord Gais is high enough already