The ever increasing plague of ‘Secondary Ticketing’ excesses are a blight on live music and sports events and much to the detriment of fans, both in terms of fair cost and equal opportunity to buying tickets when they go on sale. There is an urgent need for greater transparency on ticket sales . Many major bands and managers, agents and promoters along with national sporting bodies like the RFU and ECB have long been calling for Government intervention and legislation as there is far too much excessive profiteering going on at the expense of genuine fans . But to date…nothing.

However there is finally an opportunity with the Bill from the All Party Parliamentary Group on Ticket Abuse, co-chaired by Mike Weatherly MP (Conservative) and Sharon Hodgson MP (Labour) to inject much needed transparency .

Your support is critical to demonstrate to this Government that the Public are fully behind us in this opposition to the current abuses. We would urge all UK Maiden and Metal Fans to consider supporting this Bill and assist ideally by emailing your local MP or simply going on Facebook or Twitter. Contacting your MP is the most helpful and carries the most weight, but it would be terrific if you not only do all three but invite your friends to do so too. This may well be the best and only opportunity fans have to get some protection from the touts and more equality in getting tickets to major concerts and events.

Using this template, or in your own words, we would encourage you to email your MP asking them to support this amendment when it comes back to the House of Commons.

If you’re not sure who your MP is or how to contact them, you can find out by entering your postcode on www.writetothem.com

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More information can be found on the APPG Ticket Abuse website: www.putfansfirst.co.uk.