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Forged Ed Sheeran tickets have landed an Aussie tourist in jail
We're already aware of how ridiculous the ticket resale market can be, which is why numerous companies have done all they can to combat scalping and resale sites from preying on the unwitting…

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Forged Ed Sheeran tickets have landed an Aussie tourist in jail
We're already aware of how ridiculous the ticket resale market can be, which is why numerous companies have done all they can to combat scalping and resale sites from preying on the unwitting…

Scalping is killing live music in Australia - here's how the industry is fighting back
Midnight Oil always brandished green credentials. So it needn’t have surprised when it bucketed down just as their ‘Great Circle’ reunion tour reached Brisbane. The recent droughts were quenched by…

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Scalping is killing live music in Australia - here's how the industry is fighting back
Midnight Oil always brandished green credentials. So it needn’t have surprised when it bucketed down just as their ‘Great Circle’ reunion tour reached Brisbane. The recent droughts were quenched by…

NSW becomes the first Aussie state to outlaw ticketing bots and scalping
We've just seen a huge show of support from the NSW Government to its music community with the news that the state's proposed ticketing reforms have been made law, a step in the right direction when…

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NSW becomes the first Aussie state to outlaw ticketing bots and scalping
We've just seen a huge show of support from the NSW Government to its music community with the news that the state's proposed ticketing reforms have been made law, a step in the right direction when…

Op-Ed: Tickets should be viewed as a licence, not a commodity
While the vitriol surrounding scalping and the secondary market is at an all-time high, perhaps a reeducation is needed about what a ticket means in the current music industry landscape, and more…

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Op-Ed: Tickets should be viewed as a licence, not a commodity
While the vitriol surrounding scalping and the secondary market is at an all-time high, perhaps a reeducation is needed about what a ticket means in the current music industry landscape, and more…

Ticket scalping will become illegal if the NSW Government gets its way
One of the biggest issues facing Australia's music scene, ticket scalping will become illegal if a new proposal by the NSW state government becomes law, with Minister for Better Regulation Matt Kean…

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Ticket scalping will become illegal if the NSW Government gets its way
One of the biggest issues facing Australia's music scene, ticket scalping will become illegal if a new proposal by the NSW state government becomes law, with Minister for Better Regulation Matt Kean…

This music venue has just introduced 'scalper-proof' tickets
As the industry continues to look for a solution to rising ticket scalping, London's Islington Assembly Hall believes it has an answer to the problem as it shifts to a digital-only, mobile-based…

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This music venue has just introduced 'scalper-proof' tickets
As the industry continues to look for a solution to rising ticket scalping, London's Islington Assembly Hall believes it has an answer to the problem as it shifts to a digital-only, mobile-based…

Falls Festival tickets sell out in record time - but are scalpers to blame?
UPDATE: Falls Festival organisers have issued a statement on ticketing and scalping, which has been included below. Falls Festival doesn't usually have much trouble shifting tickets, with lineups…

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Falls Festival tickets sell out in record time - but are scalpers to blame?
UPDATE: Falls Festival organisers have issued a statement on ticketing and scalping, which has been included below. Falls Festival doesn't usually have much trouble shifting tickets, with lineups…
Reporting from inside the Australian music business since '94.
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