Viagogo/StubHub - FanFair Alliance statement

11 June 2020 - Press release

Adam Webb, FanFair Alliance

We welcome today's announcement from the CMA and hope it leads the way to an in-depth Phase 2 investigation.

Viagogo remains a highly controversial business. The company has widely flouted consumer protection law in the UK, and remains under investigation in numerous other countries. Even today, amidst this terrible crisis that has decimated live music, Viagogo’s suppliers are attempting to sell tickets to cancelled events.

Such a company, that has created thousands of consumer victims, should not be allowed to monopolise for-profit 'secondary ticketing'. That outcome would raise significant competition concerns in the UK and threaten to reverse hard-won reforms to prevent abuses in this market.