By Gareth Griffiths

Yesterday, the government has announced plans to put an end to the exploitative practice of ticket touting in the UK once and for all.

It has set out bold action to cap the amount a ticket can be resold for to its original cost, making it illegal to resell tickets for more than face value.

After campaigning for a fairer ticketing market for more than eight years through our work as part of the FanFair Alliance, this proposed action has been a long time in the making.

It’s a victory for live music fans everywhere, and today we’re celebrating alongside them.

Music is a part of O2's DNA. Our Priority Tickets platform - which offers our customers presale tickets to thousands of live shows across the country - selling more than 1.5 million tickets in 2024, and through our sponsorship of 20 O2 venues up and down the UK we play a vital role in the live music ecosystem.

We do this because........

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