“Viagogo has exhibited breathtaking arrogance in its disregard for consumers and legislators ”
When the FanFair campaign launched in July 2016, the UK’s secondary ticketing market was in the midst of a golden era. It was a fantastic time to be a ticket tout. The market was dominated by four sites: Viagogo, StubHub, Get Me In!
When the FanFair campaign launched in July 2016, the UK’s secondary ticketing market was in the midst of a golden era. It was a fantastic time to be a ticket tout.
The market was dominated by four sites: Viagogo, StubHub, Get Me In! and Seatwave – and on a weekly basis, huge volumes of tickets would flood onto these platforms during event pre-sales or just past 9 a.m. on a Friday morning. For certain shows, it was incredibly hard to buy a…
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In the wake of the CMA’s decision to halt legal action against Viagogo, Adam Webb comments on the site’s continued “disregard” for law and why the clean-up is incomplete
Comment 11 September 2019