AXS Face Value Resale Platform Goes Live At The O2 & The SSE Arena, Wembley

The O2 – London – The O2, London
AEG’s flagship in Europe

Announced last summer, AXS Official Resale, AEG’s version of a face value ticket exchange, has now gone live in two of London’s iconic venues, The O2 and The SSE Arena, Wembley.

AXS Official Resale, and will “become the only legitimate way to resell tickets that guarantees entry to both venues,” according to the announcement. 

It continues: “AEG and AXS are committed to ensuring fans pay a fair price for their tickets so all tickets sold through the venue websites and via AXS.com, will be utilising Flash Mobile Delivery.”

Flash Mobile Delivery is a technology that assigns all tickets to individuals with unique digital ID technology. This includes a dynamically changing barcode system, which ensures that the tickets cannot be illegally duplicated. 

It also allows fans to share their tickets easily with others in their party.

 

In the event that ticket holders are no longer able to attend a show, they are be able to resell their tickets to other fans at a fair price and verified by the AXS system.

 

“For the first time ever, our fans will be able to see both primary and resale tickets together enabling them to make the best choice from all available options in one place,” the announcement continues.

SSE Arena, Wembley – The SSE Arena, Wembley
Welcomed one million visitors in 2018

According to AEG, there is a ten-percent cap on the original price paid to help prevent touting. “AXS Official Resale will be the only way to officially and safely resell and buy tickets bought through the venues or AXS.com. Customers who buy tickets from other resale platforms, risk having their tickets cancelled and entry denied.”

 

The technology will be used for the first time at The O2 from April 14, and at The SSE Arena, Wembley from April 18, and applies to all new events going on-sale.

 

Steve Sayer, VP & GM of The O2 commented: “We welcome this new safer and fairer option for visitors to our venue. The new technology from our partner AXS will allow fans to access the venue in a simpler way and guarantee their tickets, whether primary or resale, are authentic, avoiding any disappointment”.

 

John Drury, VP & GM of The SSE Arena, Wembley added: “The ability to offer a fan friendly ticketing service and resales at a fair price has long been our key goal. The move to partner with AXS for Flash Mobile Delivery Tickets and AXS Official Resale in order to tackle these issues is enormously welcomed. The entire customer journey from buying tickets to attending a show will improve as a result of this new technology.”

 

Robert Byrne, Managing Director of AXS Europe said: “AXS is proud to provide a fully integrated platform across both the primary and resale markets, giving everyone the opportunity to sell and purchase tickets at a capped, fair price. This will help prevent ticket touting and help combat illegal counterfeiting. We know that fans, artists and their representatives have been looking for a solution to these issues for a long time and we believe AXS Official Resale with Flash Mobile Delivery will be a real game-changer. I’m also really pleased that AXS is partnering with AEG on this important initiative and delighted that such iconic venues like The O2 & The SSE Arena, Wembley will be leading our launch plans”.