BBC Radio One's Big Weekend Ticket Tout Crisis

0:00On April 23rd, BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend in Sunderland is facing a ticket-taught crisis with fans warned not to buy from unauthorized sellers. Entry starts at 45 pounds for Saturday and Sunday, but all mine listings are hitting over 12 times that price, like 622. Pounds for a Sunday ticket headline by Olivia Dean. Fanfare Alliance is calling for an urgent law to cap resale prices, saying it's clear exploitation of music lovers. The government says it's committed to the ban promised in their manifesto, but resellers like Stubhub and Viagogo argue it could push folks to shady. Sites, spike fraud, and jack-up calls even more. Ticketmaster, the official seller, caps buys at two tickets per day and blocks any from third parties. Still, checks show Touts offering up to 30 tickets per listing, with two thirds from traders, not fans, and VIP pairs resold for 400, 21 or 530 pounds. Earlier this week, a cross-party committee urged the ban without delay, worried it might

1:02miss the King's speech on May 13th. Resale Sites claim most tickets sell under 100 pounds, and that caps which is boost ticket master's power. Ticketmaster backs the crack down, calling inflated prices frustrating, while fanfare credits the government for listening but pushes for quicker. Reaction to protect fans before more events get hit. I'm Corey with the story. That's your entertainment and celebrity news today update. AI powered and always trending.