Two of the largest global ticket sellers are facing a lawsuit from US government regulators.

Ticketmaster and Live Nation have been sued by The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), accused of illegal ticket resale tactics and costing customers millions of dollars.

The news follows a chaotic general sale for Ariana Grande’s US and UK mini-tour, less than 24 hours prior.

An ongoing issue with concert sales is resellers purchasing tickets in bulk and uploading them for up to four times face value.

Minutes after the general sale closed, tickets appeared on sites like StubHub and Viagogo for up to over $8000 AUD.

On StubHub alone, there are over 200 tickets available for each of the ten London concerts, which equates to over 10 percent of the O2 arena’s 20,000 capacity per night.

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