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Starmer Announces Ticket Tout Ban, Price Cap Backed by Artists

5/25/2026

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Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced a Draft Ticket Tout Ban Bill on 13 May 2026.
Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy said the secondary-ticket price cap will be detailed in the bill and must pass both Houses.
Managers for Arctic Monkeys, Ed Sheeran and Radiohead signed an April 2026 open letter urging the government to keep the price-cap pledge, while the All-American Rejects called tickets a ‘District 1 Hunger Games luxury’.

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Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced a Draft Ticket Tout Ban Bill on 13 May 2026.
Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy said the secondary-ticket price cap will be detailed in the bill and must pass both Houses.
Managers for Arctic Monkeys, Ed Sheeran and Radiohead signed an April 2026 open letter urging the government to keep the price-cap pledge, while the All-American Rejects called tickets a ‘District 1 Hunger Games luxury’.