tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post114719388904783882..comments2024-03-28T09:33:26.444+00:00Comments on No Rock And Roll Fun: TOUTS: SOMETHING MUST BE DONESimon Hayes Budgenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07084524317888577404noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-1147346141889771912006-05-11T11:15:00.000+00:002006-05-11T11:15:00.000+00:00The 'problem' is hugely exaggerated. The subtext h...The 'problem' is hugely exaggerated. The subtext here is that people who are prepared to spend 10x face value are squeezing out those who can't and that this is wrong. You could say this isn't much of an issue because if Babyshambles gigs (to take a crap example) were suddenly chock full of bankers and estate agents, they might not be so attractive to anyone else. Of course that's never going to happen in any case. If you look at a typical sold out show (e.g. YYY's upcoming gigs), the tickets are readily available for around 2x face value on ebay. That's pretty much the high end (apart from the odd exception like Tom Waits or Glasto where it could be argued that the market should rule so we can see who the real audience is for that kind of thing).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-1147211968502679082006-05-09T21:59:00.000+00:002006-05-09T21:59:00.000+00:00Typical NME, always on the pulse. James Purnell is...Typical NME, always on the pulse. James Purnell is now the pensions minister. The creative industries minister is now former Tory Shaun Woodward (woodwardsh@parliament.uk) but the head of the department is Tessa Jowell (tessa.jowell@culture.gsi.gov.uk). Although why she's more concerned about people buying tickets from touts than how her mortgage gets paid is a mystery to me. The reason why they're not interested in Ticketmaster, Live 8, et al is probably revealed in the attendance to the <A HREF="http://www.culture.gov.uk/global/press_notices/archive_2006/dcms060_06.htm" REL="nofollow">ticket touting summit... </A>ianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13462118851964861754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-1147209951355962732006-05-09T21:25:00.000+00:002006-05-09T21:25:00.000+00:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.ianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13462118851964861754noreply@blogger.com