Managers of musicians including One Direction, Arctic Monkeys, Little Mix, and Jess Glynne have joined forces with FanFair Alliance to launch a campaign against ticket touts.

Ian McAndrew, manager of rock bands Arctic Monkeys and Royal Blood, commented 'The aim of the FanFair Alliance is to take a unified stand against rampant profiteering in the secondary ticketing market. I am delighted we are launching with such a groundswell of support and I hope more will come on board and join us'.