Ticketmaster faces an investigation in the UK over its dynamic pricing after Oasis reunion tour ticket prices nearly tripled
tickets nearly tripled in price due to the large demand of fans trying to nab seats to the summer 2025 shows.while trying to secure tickets to the much-anticipated reunion tour, it was a further blow that general admission tickets listed in the pre-sale for £150 had long disappeared by Saturday morning. Instead, new tickets called “In Demand Standing” were available for upwards of £400 .
Following the Oasis ticket fiasco, U.K. culture minister Lisa Nandy told the BBC that the government plans to investigate companies’ use of dynamic pricing to stave off “rip-off resales” and ensure tickets are sold “at fair prices.” It was “depressing,” Nandy said, “to see vastly inflated prices excluding ordinary fans from having a chance of enjoying their favorite band live.”
Nandy wasn’t the only official to decry the practice. Labour MP David Baines said it was “shocking to hear that Ticketmaster UK are now using ‘dynamic pricing’ to fleece fans and rake in the cash … especially insulting for those who have queued all day.” And Dublin official Regina Doherty said Ireland’s governing body should also investigate the matter.
“Tickets sold in breach of the terms and conditions will be canceled by the promoters,” the band posted on X.
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