Ticketing consultation: Comment from CMS Committee Chair Dame Caroline Dinenage MP

Responding to the Government's announcement of a consultation on ticket buying and pricing practices, Chair of the CMS Committee, Dame Caroline Dinenage MP, said:

“The Government's proposals would go some way to help address the perverse incentives that are punishing music fans, paying too much whether to ticket companies or touts.

Fan voices must be amplified within Whitehall and the live music ecosystem. This consultation should be a precursor to the Government launching a comprehensive fan-led review of music, as called for by the Culture, Media and Sport Committee. 

It needs to look closely at how the music industry is working and how to ensure music lovers' money gets to the small venues and fledgling artists and songwriters who feed this fundamental sector.”