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FEAT Is Hiring! (Campaign Coordinator)

Campaign Coordinator Salary: £32,000 to £36,000, depending on experience Type: Permanent Location: Hybrid working (two days at our lovely office on a boat on the Regent’s Canal, N1, and three days from home) Deadline: 09:00, Monday 9th March Do you...

Europe’s Live Events Sector Calls On EU To Stop Predatory Ticket Resale

Over 130 representatives of the live events industry have signed an open letter to EU Justice Commissioner Michael McGrath, calling for help to put an end to unauthorised ticket resale in the EU. Signatories include iconic German bands AnnenMayKantereit, Die...

FEAT AGM 2025 confirms promoter-approved resale policy and continued campaign for stronger enforcement of DSA

The Face-value European Alliance for Ticketing (FEAT) held its annual general meeting in Barcelona on Friday 17th October 2025. Its largest and most well-attended to date; members from eight different countries met to discuss the ongoing battle to end ticket...

1750 Potentially Fraudulent Tickets Offered for Radiohead’s European Tour

Ticket resale website ‘Ticombo’ has been at the forefront of a speculative ticketing scandal, to the detriment of Radiohead fans across Europe. Analysis from FEAT found that 1,751 tickets were listed for resale for Radiohead’s upcoming EU tour days before...

City of Barcelona Signs Declaration Against Illegal Ticket Resale

Barcelona City Council has signed an official declaration affirming its commitment to the fight against illegal ticket resale. The move was supported by all political groups across the Council, recognising the harm that illegal resale does to the creative industries...

FEAT Celebrates Fifth AGM, Covers Digital Services Act, Search Engines & Stronger Legislation

The Face-value European Alliance for Ticketing (FEAT) held its annual general meeting in Barcelona on Friday 11th October 2024, celebrating its fifth year of operation. The past 12 months have seen FEAT expand its membership beyond Europe’s music and entertainment...

Iconic Barcelona Olympic Stadium and Concert Arena Become FEAT’s First Venue Members

Leading Barcelona venues Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys and Palau Sant Jordi have become the first venues to join FEAT, the organisation working to encourage face-value ticket resale across Europe. FEAT has worked on several EU-wide campaigns to develop better laws...

EU Takes First Coordinated Action on Viagogo

The European Commission has successfully completed its first coordinated activity on rogue ticket resale marketplaces, with Viagogo committing to introduce a series of changes to its site that will protect consumers. The changes, which must be implemented to the versions...

Viagogo To Compensate 800+ Consumers Following Legal Battle With FRC

Viagogo has reached a settlement with the Fédération Romande des Consommateurs (FRC), Switzerland’s largest consumer protection organisation. The secondary ticketing marketplace, whose European headquarters are in Switzerland, has allocated 100,000 CHF (roughly €105,000 or £90,000) as compensation for the 807...

Photograph of Juan Laporta (FC Barcelona President), Neo Sala (FEAT founding director and founder and CEO of Doctor Music), and Juli Guiu (FC Barcelona Vice President) holding a football shirt

FEAT Welcomes FC Barcelona As First Sports Member

Footballing giants FC Barcelona have officially joined FEAT in its mission for a Europe-wide ban on event ticket resale above face value. The agreement was signed at a meeting in the office of FC Barcelona president Joan Laporta, who was...

FEAT defines new lobbying priorities at 2023 Annual General Meeting in Barcelona

FEAT held its annual general meeting in Barcelona on Thursday 19th October. Discussions about lobbying priorities for the coming year focused on the role of online search advertising in supporting predatory ticket resale. It’s estimated that Google is responsible for...

FEAT Calls for Search Engines To Consider Role in Unauthorised Ticket Resale

A FEAT panel at Primavera Pro has publicly called for search engines to question their role in helping to facilitate unauthorised ticket resale – a major cause in leading fans to overpriced, misleading and often invalid tickets. The panel –...