Cap Concert Ticket Prices to Prevent Fan Exploitation
The Issue
As a dedicated music fan regularly attending live concerts, I am all too familiar with the frustration and disappointment caused by price-gouging practices in ticket sales. Too often, fans like me must take on excessive expense, easily exceeding £300 per event, just to see our favorite musicians perform. This cost frequently extends beyond the ticket itself, factoring in travel, merchandise, food, and drink, and overnight stay,
Today, I ask for a change. I petition for a legislative limit on concert ticket prices, preventing the possibility of selling them above this set price. This fight against ticket resale at exorbitant rates is not just for the fans; it's for the integrity of music and its genuine appreciation.
Ticket prices should be accessible to all, not just to the ones financially privileged enough to meet the demands of the fluctuating supply. It's imperative that all venues and ticket selling platforms adhere to this maximum price limit, once set can't sell above the price. In this manner, we can ensure that everyone has equal opportunity to attend concerts without being crippled by costs.
ticket pricing is spiralling out of control, and it then becomes an expensive hobby if you like going to see a lot of bands, dearer they get the pickier you'll be because of affordability meaning some bands will end up losing out, and very slowly resulting in smaller venues to close down,
Too often, fans are exploited in the name of supply and demand. According to a 2018 study by the Office of National Statistics in the UK, the cost of live music tickets rose by 27.6% in the last decade. This rise far outstrips inflation, further, stop organisations like ticketmaster selling above the agreed price and using the supply and demand as a excuse, once price has been set anyone selling above should be prosecuted or closed down. marginalizing true fans in the process (Source: Office of National Statistics).
Join me today in ending this exploitative practice. Protect the passion for music and those who live by it. Your voice can make a difference. Sign the petition today. Help cap concert ticket prices and make music accessible for all.
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The Issue
As a dedicated music fan regularly attending live concerts, I am all too familiar with the frustration and disappointment caused by price-gouging practices in ticket sales. Too often, fans like me must take on excessive expense, easily exceeding £300 per event, just to see our favorite musicians perform. This cost frequently extends beyond the ticket itself, factoring in travel, merchandise, food, and drink, and overnight stay,
Today, I ask for a change. I petition for a legislative limit on concert ticket prices, preventing the possibility of selling them above this set price. This fight against ticket resale at exorbitant rates is not just for the fans; it's for the integrity of music and its genuine appreciation.
Ticket prices should be accessible to all, not just to the ones financially privileged enough to meet the demands of the fluctuating supply. It's imperative that all venues and ticket selling platforms adhere to this maximum price limit, once set can't sell above the price. In this manner, we can ensure that everyone has equal opportunity to attend concerts without being crippled by costs.
ticket pricing is spiralling out of control, and it then becomes an expensive hobby if you like going to see a lot of bands, dearer they get the pickier you'll be because of affordability meaning some bands will end up losing out, and very slowly resulting in smaller venues to close down,
Too often, fans are exploited in the name of supply and demand. According to a 2018 study by the Office of National Statistics in the UK, the cost of live music tickets rose by 27.6% in the last decade. This rise far outstrips inflation, further, stop organisations like ticketmaster selling above the agreed price and using the supply and demand as a excuse, once price has been set anyone selling above should be prosecuted or closed down. marginalizing true fans in the process (Source: Office of National Statistics).
Join me today in ending this exploitative practice. Protect the passion for music and those who live by it. Your voice can make a difference. Sign the petition today. Help cap concert ticket prices and make music accessible for all.
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Petition created on 2 September 2024