Online touts charging 11 times official price for tickets, probe finds

TICKET touts are charging exorbitant online prices for top music and sports events, despite the fact that fans can get tickets cheaper from official box offices.

Yesterday official retailer Ticketmaster pledged action to invalidate any music or sporting tickets sold at inflated prices by touts on sites like eBay.

Touts can normally command high prices for sell-out events such as next month’s Ireland v England rugby clash at Croke Park or rock star Rod Stewart’s July gig at Dublin’s RDS.