Senior executives from the group, which trades more than $1bn (?614m) worth of tickets each year, have been visiting the UK and Germany on fact-finding missions. And although the StubHub is best known for its sporting ties in the US, Music Week has learned music events will be its bread-and-butter business in the UK.

The company now also has resources to start taking international orders for the first time; this means visitors can secure tickets for events in North America ...