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Twickets is a ticket resale company based in the United Kingdom.

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Billed as a "more ethical ticketing company", [1] it only permits tickets to be resold at or below the designated face value plus booking and delivery fees. [2]

The site has been endorsed by various artists and promoters including Ed Sheeran, [3] Andrew Lloyd Webber, [1] and Sam Fender, [4] and is the official resale marketplace for these and other artists including the Spice Girls and George Ezra. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Lloyd Webber tackles West End ticket touts". 21 November 2019 via www.bbc.co.uk.
  2. "Twickets: How It Works". Twickets.
  3. "Please use Twickets". Ed Sheeran Official Blog.
  4. Meechan, Simon (3 October 2019). "How to find out when a face-value Sam Fender ticket is available". nechronicle.
  5. "'We've helped change the landscape': Richard Davies on what's next for Twickets". www.musicweek.com.