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As touts list Oasis tickets for £3000, will the UK government finally set a timeline for banning for-profit ticket touting? public
Ticket Touting • 3 min read

As touts list Oasis tickets for £3000, will the UK government finally set a timeline for banning for-profit ticket touting?

Touts were selling tickets for next year’s Oasis shows at nearly £3000 a piece on Friday, even though the band say touted tickets are “liable to be cancelled”. The UK government has promised to ban for-profit touting, but without a timeline, though sources suggest the ban is now a political priority…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
Macklemore says Ed Sheeran was in a “fucked up position” after stadium owners threatened to pull shows over rapper’s on-stage support for Palestine public
Macklemore • 5 min read

Macklemore says Ed Sheeran was in a “fucked up position” after stadium owners threatened to pull shows over rapper’s on-stage support for Palestine

Macklemore has been axed as support on Ed Sheeran’s US tour because of his on-stage support for Palestine, prompting both artists to publish statements. The rapper was dropped after several stadium owners threatened to cancel shows taking place later this month if Macklemore was still on the bill…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
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