It has been a pivotal few months in the battle against industrial-scale ticket touting. What for so long appeared a forlorn cause has been given renewed impetus in 2016 in the wake of the Waterson report into the resale sector and the subsequent formation of the FanFair Alliance, a campaign group headed by four prominent music managers.

Momentum continued to build as resale site StubHub’s sponsorship of last month’s Q Awards also came under fire, with award winners Jack Garratt, ...