Ticketmaster refuses invitation to appear in front of the Business and Trade Committee
30 January 2025
The Committee is immediately publishing an exchange of correspondence with Ticketmaster regarding its requested appearance in Parliament next week.
- Letter from Ticketmaster relating to a request to give oral evidence to the Committee
- Letter to Ticketmaster relating to appearing before the Committee
- Oral evidence session
- Inquiry: Rip-off Britain: Dynamic pricing and consumer protection
- Business and Trade Committee
Ticketmaster’s reply states that the company will not accept the invitation to attend the Business and Trade Committee oral evidence session on February 4. The CMA, which regulates market competition and consumer protection, and responsible government minister Justin Madders are expected to speak later in the session.
Chair comment
Rt Hon Liam Byrne MP, Chair of the BTC, said: “The Oasis ticket sale incident provoked a wider public conversation about the prices we pay for the goods and services we use. We invited Ticketmaster to explain the steps they're taking to deliver for the fans that drive their business, and to inform our investigations into fairer pricing approaches for gigs and the wider economy.
“We appreciate that Ticketmaster are co-operating with the CMA investigation and contributing to the wider consultation on these practices – but that does not offer the same opportunity to help ticket buyers understand them in a publicly accessible forum. We very much hope to see Ticketmaster take up that opportunity in Parliament next week.”
Further information
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