The Purple Rain artist does not want people being ripped off by
ticket tout websites and took to Twitter to vent his anger.
Mr Watson is a member of a cross-party group of MPs campaigning for a crackdown on
ticket touts.
Ticket touts outside White Hart Lane, London, March 1959 Picture: Mirrorpix
Leading a Commons debate, Ms Hodgson warned that "parasitical"
ticket touts could be harming Britain's tourist industry by making it harder for visitors from overseas to attend events.
My team has been working tirelessly to clamp down on
ticket touts.
NINE people were prosecuted for illegally trading on the street after an operation to target
ticket touts on Chester race days.
Consumer Direct is urging people to take sensible precautions to avoid losing out to
ticket touts, scam websites and the practices of some ticket resale operators.
HOWARD DAWSON is missing the point (Letters, November 25) over
ticket touts.
TICKET touts will be kept away from Wimbledon with the introduction of a temporary dispersal zone.
The club's operations director Simon Lee said: "We believe by setting the standard of a 'zero tolerance' to individuals breaking the terms and conditions and selling on their tickets, we will help squeeze
ticket touts out of business and protect the genuine fans wishing to come to the game.
Organisers of the Dubai Tennis Championships are warning fans to be on their guard against
ticket touts targeting this year's event.
IT'S ironic that band-of-the-moment the Arctic Monkeys have become victims of eBay
ticket touts.
