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was recommended by MPs after a DCMS investigation back in Spring.The likes of Coldplay, Enter Shikari and Sam Fender have all adopted a levy of their own on huge tours to help save the grassroots, after 2023 proved to be “disastrous” and the worst year on record with 125 grassroots music venues shutting their doors – a rate of two per week. The Music Venue Trust argued that a tidal wave of closures threatens the fabric of the UK music scene thanks to the recent budget announcement, with the circuit and artists already suffering from “the complete collapse of touring“.After frustration grew about the inaction of the upper echelons of the live music industry – who continue to report record profits – now the CMS committee have penned a letter that “welcomes the government’s recognition of the need for a levy and statement that the government reserves the right to step in if an industry-led solution is not forthcoming in 2025” – but voices “concerns that these long-term reforms will not address the short-term, mutually reinforcing rate of closures and cost of touring”.As a result, there are now “calls for clarity on how long the industry has to take action before the government itself steps in”.

Money Saving Expert Martin Lewis has sounded the alarm about a particular Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) regulation that could be causing state pensioners to miss out on £3,900 each. On Tuesday night’s episode of ITV's 'The Martin Lewis Money Show', ahead of the Autumn Budget, Lewis cautioned Labour Party Chancellor Rachel Reeves mere hours before her announcement.

Lisa Nandy has praised local and regional journalists for 'busting myths' during the riots that broke out across the UK earlier this year.

Following the tragic demise of Liam Payne at the age of 31, fans of the One Direction star are calling for a new law to be brought in. A new petition, labelled 'Liam's law', has been created in the wake of his death in a bid to help protect celebrities and their mental health.

his appearance at BTM last year, along with Lisa Nandy (Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport) giving her first address to the UK music industry.NME caught Burnham to ask for his reaction to the news of Coldplay’s own ticket levy, after the band announced they would donate 10 per cent of their profits from their 2025 UK stadium shows to save the grassroots. They follow in the footsteps of Enter Shikari, and in the wake of recommendations from MPs last May to add a £1 levy on arena and stadium gigs.Speaking to NME exclusively, Burnham praised Coldplay’s ticket levy as “a fantastic move”.“I wholeheartedly support it,” said Burnham.

An appeal against the refusal to give planning permission to a James Cameron-backed £750M ($950M) UK film studio has reached the UK government.

Martin Lewis has apologised for using "slightly bad language" during an interview with the Culture Secretary about winter fuel payments.

Martin Lewis made a fiery return to Good Morning Britain (GMB) for his first ‘Wallet Wednesday’ of the Autumn and pulled no punches as he challenged Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy on the UK Government’s Pension Credit take-up strategy. It’s an important issue for millions of people over State Pension age across the country as a successful claim for the means-tested benefit will also provide access to this year’s Winter Fuel Payment.

The Manchester Half Marathon is back this weekend with thousands of runners set to take to take to the streets. On Sunday, October 13, an estimated 24,000 runners will put their best foot forward and take on the 13.1 mile route.

One of the country’s biggest music conferences and festivals will be returning to Manchester for the second year in a row next week.

Gary Neville has defended Keir Starmer for accepting more than £35,000 worth of free football tickets since 2019.

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The new UK Culture Secretary will this afternoon say the entertainment industry should be “shamed” by being “one of the most centralised and exclusive industries” in the country.

Oasis have updated fans hoping to buy tickets in the private ballot for their final Wembley Stadium reunion shows tomorrow (September 14).There was unprecedented demand for the Britpop legends’ comeback tour next summer, involving fans being held in online queues for hours (with many being kicked out of line with Ticketmaster’s systems believing them to be ticket tout bots). A press release later confirmed that over 10million fans from 158 countries attempted to get tickets, meaning ticket platforms struggled to cope.In addition, there was controversy over price hikes associated with dynamic pricing, leading to hundreds of fans complaining to the Advertising Standards Agency (with investigations suggested by the UK government and the European Commission).Politicians like Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy also weighed in, calling for a review of the policy and secondary ticket sites.

Tom Walker has weighed in on the whole Oasis-style dynamic ticket pricing revealing that he’s asked his managers to make sure he’d never used the strategy.The singer’s comments come following news that Oasis’ Liam and Noel Gallagher had reconciled, and would be getting back together for their first shows in 16 years. Tickets went on sale at the end of last month and officially sold out within a few hours.

David Gilmour has shared his thoughts on the upcoming Oasis reunion shows, and said that bands should “stick to” a set price for tickets.The comments from the Pink Floyd icon come following news that Oasis’ Liam and Noel Gallagher had reconciled, and would be getting back together for their first shows in 16 years.Tickets went on sale at the end of last month and officially sold out within a few hours. However, the entire process was far from smooth, with millions flocking to try to grab tickets and many – including Louis Tomlinson – being left disappointed after several issues arose.Even before the sale commenced at 9am, Ticketmaster crashed, and with giant queues to contend with, many were left unable to even browse ticket options in the first place.

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Liam Gallagher has made a return to Twitter/X, and already started to poke fun at the ticket scandal that surrounded the Oasis reunion.The frontman is usually relatively active on the platform, and has frequently used it in the past as a way to communicate with fans. However, in the run up to the announcement that Oasis would be getting back together for their first shows in 16 years, he went silent on the app – only sharing official updates about the reformation.Now, he has made a return to the social media site, and already begun poking fun at fans surrounding the whole fiasco to get tickets.Tickets went on sale over the weekend and officially sold out at 7pm.

Oasis reunion is to be investigated by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).Tickets for the 2025 stadium tour went on sale on Saturday (August 31) and promptly sold out at 7pm but some fans found they were priced out of tickets when they went to buy them, as the use of dynamic pricing meant the cost of tickets would go up or down without warning based on demand.This led to some fans who had been in the queue the entire day paying £355 for a ticket which was originally £135 when it came to confirm their purchase.Ticketmaster have clarified on their website previously that tickets that are “market-priced” “may increase or decrease at any time, based on demand. This is similar to how airline tickets and hotel rooms are sold.”The controversy led Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy to call for a review into dynamic pricing and secondary ticket sales, while Prime Minister Keir Starmer called the price hikes “depressing” at Prime Minister’s Questions yesterday (September 4).

UPDATED: The U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has formally opened an investigation into Ticketmaster’s compliance with consumer protection law in relation to the sale of Oasis concert tickets. The CMA said on Thursday that it is investigating whether “Ticketmaster has engaged in unfair commercial practices which are prohibited under the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008”; “People were given clear and timely information to explain that the tickets could be subject to so-called ‘dynamic pricing’ with prices changing depending on demand, and how this would operate, including the price they would pay for any tickets purchased”; and if “People were put under pressure to buy tickets within a short period of time – at a higher price than they understood they would have to pay, potentially impacting their purchasing decisions.” The CMA said that it will now engage with Ticketmaster and gather evidence to consider whether it thinks the company has broken consumer protection law.

Keir Starmer has now responded to the fiasco surrounding the Oasis ticket sale over the weekend at today’s (September 4) Prime Minister’s Questions.Last weekend (August 31), tickets went on sale for Noel and Liam Gallagher’s reunion tour as the newly reformed Oasis for a series of 17 summer stadium gigs across the UK and beyond.Despite the pair’s strong anti-tout stance and efforts to curb inflated re-sale prices, fans soon discovered that Ticketmaster’s dynamic pricing system was in place, which meant that ticket costs increased in response to demand.According to experts, not warning fans prior to the sale may have been a breach of consumer law, and Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has also called for a review into dynamic pricing and secondary ticket sites. Additionally, the European Commission is also now investigating the issue.