November 10, 2026, 11:35 am | Read time: 2 minutes
Anyone looking for tickets to sold-out concerts or sports events on the secondary market quickly encounters drastically higher prices. A proposed law aims to set strict limits on such markups in the future.
How Expensive Tickets Can Be in the Future
Federal Minister of Justice and Consumer Protection Stefanie Hubig (SPD) wants to regulate the resale of tickets more strictly. Her plan stipulates that tickets on the secondary market can be offered at no more than 20 percent above the original sale price. At the same time, an absolute cap of 20 euros is to be enforced.
If a ticket originally cost 100 euros, a resale price of up to 120 euros would be allowed. For a ticket priced at 200 euros, the limit would also be 220 euros. This could especially benefit fans searching for tickets to popular events on ticket exchanges after the official sellout.
These movie tickets cost up to $1,000.
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Minister Calls It “Rip-off”
The background to the initiative is dealers who deliberately buy highly sought-after tickets to resell them at significant markups. Hubig describes this practice as a “rip-off.” The high prices primarily affect fans who have to pay considerably more for coveted tickets on the secondary market.
According to the minister, the problem affects not only buyers. Clubs, organizers, and artists also suffer. Some of them intentionally offer cheaper tickets so that people with lower budgets can attend events. Expensive resales undermine this pricing policy.
New Ticket Protection Law Already in the Works
The planned price cap is not just a political demand. According to Hubig, the draft for a so-called “Ticket Protection Law” is already complete and is being coordinated within the federal government. Other countries have already introduced legal measures against excessive prices on the secondary ticket market.
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Hubig wants the new rules implemented as quickly as possible. Her goal is to have the law in effect before the upcoming sports and concert summer. If successful, the resale of coveted tickets with extreme price markups could become significantly less profitable in the future.