Even Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain had something to say about the mess in Parliament this month. “It is depressing to hear of price hikes,” he said. It also found that Ticketmaster sold tickets with a “platinum” designation for far more than “standard” tickets — some nearly 2.5 times as much — but in similar locations, without adequately explaining that the platinum tickets offered no extra benefit. It also agreed to offer more information on the range of prices when ticket buyers first log on, and to alert fans when cheaper tickets sell out. Ticketmaster also will “ensure that tickets are described accurately and do not give the impression that one ticket is better than another when that is not the case,” the authority said in a statement.

Source: The Times September 25, 2025 16:13 UTC