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Ticketmaster to be investigated by watchdog over 'dynamic pricing' of Oasis tickets

The UK’s competition regulator has launched an investigation into Oasis ticket sales after widespread complaints over pricing.

The investigation is also set to include a wider probe into how “dynamic pricing” was used during the sale.

Ticketmaster’s dynamic pricing meant that when reunion tour tickets went on sale, prices would rise in-line with demand.

The 90s Brit rock icons announced two extra Wembley Stadium shows as part of their 2025 UK tour on Wednesday, after “phenomenal demand” for tickets left many fans empty handed during the main sale on Saturday.

Tickets for the band’s tour went for up to £350 per ticket, around £200 more than had been advertised.

In response to widespread uproar over pricing, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) today announced it has launched an investigation.

The CMA confirmed it is now scrutinising whether the sale of Oasis tickets by Ticketmaster may have breached consumer protection law.

The probe follows Oasis’ comments hitting out at Ticketmaster’s pricing policy, with many fans pay over the odds to secure access to the tour.

In an apparent response to the anger about dynamic pricing, they say tickets will be sold by a ‘staggered, invitation-only ballot process’.

j4yt33 ,

Classic Ticketmaster

I don’t understand how any musicians/managements can still claim that they didn’t know about ticketmaster’s bullshit practices

Emperor OP ,
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The management did, the band claim they didn’t.

TheGrandNagus ,

Of course they know.

When Ticketmaster does their surge pricing, the musicians also take a cut - the extra profit is split.

It’s a win-win for them both. They both get more money, and Ticketmaster gets all the blame, absorbing all the hate, which they don’t care about.

brbposting ,

Can also make better money without looking like the bad guy by only releasing a small portion of tickets for general sale. Sell the rest offline to brokers who will put them on the secondary market.

Scalpers look like the bad guys while you rake in what you feel you deserve - and even have the market’s apparent willingness to pay to back it up.

GiveOver ,

Spent ages in the queue and had tickets in my basket but I just couldn’t face £350 per ticket. Fuck Oasis, I don’t believe for a second that they were unaware of their own ticket prices. How can they complain against touts and scalping when that’s exactly what happened here.

Emperor OP ,
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They claimed it was there to deter touts but they just ended up charging more.

br3d ,

Apparently the surge pricing reflected what touts would have charged. Makes you want to grab somebody and shout HOW IS THAT A JUSTIFICATION?! Yeah, and if somebody steals a car they’ll sell it to me cheaper than the dealer - so it feels like TM logic means the dealer should sell it to me cheaper too because that’s what the black market is priced at?

AllNewTypeFace ,
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I think I speak for a lot of people in wishing Ticketbastard a very die in a fire

wewbull ,

Ticketmaster have been price gouging events for decades. This was just where they ended up because regulators have let them get away with it.

Emperor OP ,
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Some people have said Oasis agreed to this, the band have released a statement saying they didn’t know about it, although their management and promoters did sign up to it “to help keep general ticket prices down as well as reduce touting”.

wingsfortheirsmiles ,

Heard a lot about that over in the US, no surprise crappy Ticketmaster brought it over here. Already on my avoid list as they block VPNs, kinda “you can’t fire me, I quit!” vibes but I don’t regret it

Lifebandit666 ,

Kick back, watch it crumble

See the drowning

Watch the fall

I feel just terrible about it

That’s sarcasm, let it burn

I’m gonna make a toast when it falls apart

I’m gonna raise my glass above my heart

Then someone shouts, “That’s what they get”

For all the years of hit-and-run

For all the piss broke bands on VH-1

Where did all their money go?

Don’t we all know?

Parasitic music industry

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