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Martedì 01 Febbraio 2011 17:56 Heavypen | ||
ron Maiden manager Rod Smallwood said he was “delighted” the Washington and Sunderland West MP’s bill has been tabled.
“Something really has to be done about the plague of secondary ticketing.
“This is becoming a blight on anything and everything which involves people genuinely wishing to buy tickets at the intended price for popular events, be it music, sport or theatre.
“The number of face-value tickets available to real fans is greatly diminished by rampant buying and then selling greatly over the odds.
“When Iron Maiden tickets went on sale late last year for an extensive arena tour of the UK this summer, thousands upon thousands of tickets at much higher average prices than face value appeared across these secondary sites within days.
“Do they really expect us to believe that even a small number of these were bought by people who suddenly – the day after they bought the ticket – found they couldn’t go to a concert some nine months away? Pull the other one.
“It is sheer piracy and must be stopped to protect the real fans and the performers Rod Smallwood said he was “delighted” the Washington and Sunderland West MP’s bill has been tabled.“Something really has to be done about the plague of secondary ticketing.“This is becoming a blight on anything and everything which involves people genuinely wishing to buy tickets at the intended price for popular events, be it music, sport or theatre.“The number of face-value tickets available to real fans is greatly diminished by rampant buying and then selling greatly over the odds.“When Iron Maiden tickets went on sale late last year for an extensive arena tour of the UK this summer, thousands upon thousands of tickets at much higher average prices than face value appeared across these secondary sites within days.“Do they really expect us to believe that even a small number of these were bought by people who suddenly – the day after they bought the ticket – found they couldn’t go to a concert some nine months away? Pull the other one.“It is sheer piracy and must be stopped to protect the real fans and the performers.”Sharon Hodgson è il membro laburista del Parlamento inglese per Washington e Sunderland West
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