Britain Members of Parliament are aware of tickets sales

A group of MPs are asking the goverment to forbid reselling tickets for musical events. They state that the auction sites have exploited fans, including those of music gigs and festivals, by allowing touts to re-sell at inflated prices. They also point that tickets on concerts by such groups as Radiohead or Police were sold in the Net with price twice as higher as their original cost.

Promoters and figures within the music industry have long called for touting to be made illegal. Some already take measures by themselves – for example, fans who bought tickets to the Led Zeppelin reunion show, had to unveile their passport data, and then they needed passport to get to a concert.