Data finds 14% of UK concert-goers have bought fraudulent tickets
Polling also finds fans lose £150m a year to fake tickets, as O2 Virgin Media and the Home Office launch the 'Stop! Think Fraud' campaign
News By Ciaran Donnelly | 11 August 2026
A new UK government survey has found 14% of concert-goers have bought fraudulent tickets, adding up to a loss of £150 million (€175.4m) per year. The polling comes as part of a campaign launched jointly by the Home Office and O2 Virgin Media, known as Stop!
Think Fraud, which builds on the company’s previous campaign Let’s Stamp it Out.
O2 Virgin Media sponsors 21 music venues in the UK. The poll defines ticket fraud as occurring when fans buy tickets…
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