Viagogo snubs UK ticket abuse inquiry
The secretive, Switzerland-headquartered secondary ticketer was conspicuous by its absence at today's evidence session, with MPs decrying its "huge lack of respect"
News By IQ | 21 March 2017
Viagogo has been heavily criticised by British MPs after failing to send any representatives to today’s Culture, Media and Sport Committee evidence session on ticket abuse.
The hearing – a follow-up to a similar session in November attended by Ticketmaster, eBay/StubHub, Professor Michael Waterson and more – saw a cross-section of industry figures, including See Tickets’ Rob Wilmshurst, Hamilton ticketing director Keith Kenny, Ed Sheeran manager Stuart Camp, Kilimanjaro Live’s Stuart Galbraith, Daily Record journalist Mark McGivern and campaigner Clair Turnham,…