secondary ticketing

The live music industry warmly welcomes the Full Federal Court’s decision last week to dismiss an appeal from Viagogo, and to uphold a $7 million penalty imposed on the rogue ticketing company.The…

UPDATE 18/07: Live Performance Australia have also issued a statement applauding the actions taken by Google against Viagogo. Google has finally taken a stand against controversial ticket resale…

Australian ticket resale platform Tixel entered the local market last year after its founders Zac Leigh and Jason Webb fell victim to a fraudulent ticket reseller at a sold-out Tame Impala show in…

If you thought your gig was tough, try ticketing. Australia’s ticketing landscape is, of course, dominated by Ticketmaster and Ticketek. Depending on who you talk to, the “Big Two” account for…

The New Zealand Commerce Commission is taking Viagogo to court under the Fair Trading Act. The regulatory body alleges that the Swiss-based ticket resale site has made false or misleading…

New Zealand promoters are urging Ticketmaster to follow the lead of their sister UK firm and shut down their resale site in this part of the world. The New Zealand Promoters Association has been…

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…