Live music giant AEG is set to go head-to-head with Ticketmaster in the UK, Music Week understands – as it begins the rollout of its AXS.com online sales platform worldwide.

Sources close to the promoter and venue operator suggest that tickets for some dates at the AEG-owned O2 Arena will soon be sold through AXS.com - the first time AEG has utilised the platform on these shores.
A London-based AXS.com team has already been installed in the company’s UK office ...