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As many as 40% of ticket holders are not turning up to gigs, including shows that have been sold out for months. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n While there always was a percentage of ticket holders that did not turn up to events, it has rocketed as the year has progressed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Graeme Stewart, an artist manager, \u00a0told the Guardian<\/a>: \u201cYou always had people that didn\u2019t turn up. It was around 5% normally, but you\u2019re getting as much as 40% no-shows for some gigs now. It\u2019s an enormous problem, and it\u2019s happening for anything that\u2019s ticketed.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Not only are fans not attending a gig, but the founder and chief executive of Dice, Phil Hutcheon, said that customers are now more likely to ask for their money back compared to before the pandemic, if the show is postponed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cPeople are returning tickets a lot more frequently now than pre-pandemic,\u201d said Hutcheon<\/a>. \u201cThe pattern we have seen is that each time a show is moved, the person who bought the ticket is a lot less engaged about attending.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Further complications to discourage fans from turning up to gigs and shows include the recently introduced \u2018Plan B\u2019 Covid-19 rules from UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Mask wearing is required at cinemas and theatres and Covid-19 vaccine passes will be enforced at concerts and night clubs<\/a> in England from Wednesday.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The NHS Covid Pass on the NHS App will be needed by attendees to prove they have had two doses of the vaccine against coronavirus. Unseated indoor events with 500 or more attendees, unseated outdoor events with 4,000 or more attendees, and any event with 10,000 or more attendees will require the COVID Pass for entry in England.<\/p>\n Image: Filip Andrejevic<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n