{"id":92146,"date":"2018-06-23T05:36:30","date_gmt":"2018-06-22T22:36:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/tout-rout-stars-come-out-to-close-down-ticket-resellers\/"},"modified":"2018-06-23T06:03:28","modified_gmt":"2018-06-22T23:03:28","slug":"tout-rout-stars-come-out-to-close-down-ticket-resellers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/tout-rout-stars-come-out-to-close-down-ticket-resellers\/","title":{"rendered":"Tout rout: stars come out to close down ticket resellers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#013;<br \/>\nActs such as Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran are trying to ensure fans pay only face value to see themRecent UK headlines paint a picture of chaos in the world of major pop concerts: fans of Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran, the Rolling Stones, Beyonc\u00e9 and Jay-Z, and Justin Timberlake angered by invalid tickets, last-minute seat swaps leading to impaired views, unexplained show cancellations and paying hefty prices upfront only to see tickets being given away free in the car park. But industry experts say that many of these inconveniences are part of new approaches designed to beat touts and secondary sellers, ultimately improving the consumer experience.Fans attending the last two shows of Ed Sheeran\u2019s four nights at Cardiff\u2019s Principality stadium this weekend will be greeted by a flashing sign welcoming \u201cVictims of Viagogo\u201d. When Sheeran\u2019s tour went on sale in June 2017, he was clear that tickets bought through secondary ticketing sites would be invalid and asked the four major resellers not to list his performances in order to avoid inconvenience: only Viagogo refused to comply. Any fans holding invalid Viagogo tickets are being offered the opportunity to buy a new face value seat, which has led to widely publicised queues. The Rolling Stones have offered fans holding tickets bought through Viagogo a similar face value exchange. Continue reading&#8230;&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource : theguardian.com&#013;<br \/>\nRead more&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/money\/2018\/jun\/22\/tout-rout-stars-come-out-to-close-down-ticket-resellers\" target=\"_blank\">Tout rout: stars come out to close down ticket resellers<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#013; Acts such as Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran are trying to ensure fans pay only&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-92146","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-nYe","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":93201,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/ticket-touts-face-unlimited-fines-for-using-bots\/","url_meta":{"origin":92146,"position":0},"title":"Ticket touts face unlimited fines for using bots","date":"July 5, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Music industry groups hails law, part of wider effort to crack down on \u2018secondary ticketing\u2019Touts who use automated software known as \u201cbots\u201d to harvest multiple tickets for concerts by artists such as Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran at the expense of genuine fans will face unlimited fines from Thursday.Music\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":44638,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/viagogo-condemned-over-ed-sheeran-cancer-benefit-concert-tickets\/","url_meta":{"origin":92146,"position":1},"title":"Viagogo condemned over Ed Sheeran cancer benefit concert tickets","date":"February 18, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Website accused of \u2018moral repugnance\u2019 for advertising massively marked-up seats for gig in aid of Teenage Cancer TrustA secondary ticketing website has been accused of \u201cmoral repugnance\u201d for seeking to profit from an Ed Sheeran concert that is in aid of teenage cancer patients by reselling tickets for thousands\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":44159,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/viagogo-withholding-thousands-of-pounds-in-refunds-fans-say\/","url_meta":{"origin":92146,"position":2},"title":"Viagogo withholding thousands of pounds in refunds, fans say","date":"February 15, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"\r People who bought tickets on Viagogo for events say they have been overcharged by hundreds of pounds due to a \u2018glitch\u2019Dozens of people who bought tickets for gigs by artists including Ed Sheeran through Viagogo claim the website is withholding thousands of pounds in refunds, after a \u201cglitch\u201d saw\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":166348,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/saxo-outrageous-predictions-2026-ai-ceos-chinas-golden-yuan-and-a-taylor-swift-driven-economic-boom\/","url_meta":{"origin":92146,"position":3},"title":"Saxo Outrageous Predictions 2026: AI CEOs, China\u2019s golden yuan and a Taylor Swift-driven economic boom","date":"December 2, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Saxo Outrageous Predictions 2026 explore AI CEOs, China\u2019s golden yuan, obesity drugs for pets and a Taylor Swift wedding economic boom The post Saxo Outrageous Predictions 2026: AI CEOs, China\u2019s golden yuan and a Taylor Swift-driven economic boom appeared first on Arabian Business: Latest News on the Middle East,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Saxo-Outrageous-Predictions-2026-1000x667-1.jpg?fit=1000%2C667&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":160215,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/rhode-islands-taylor-swift-tax-on-vacation-homes-of-the-wealthy-is-spreading-to-other-states\/","url_meta":{"origin":92146,"position":4},"title":"Rhode Island&#039;s &#039;Taylor Swift Tax&#039; 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