The British Labour government announced that will investigate the system of “dynamic pricing,” which caused great anger among the group’s followers Oasis and disproportionately raised the cost of tickets for his 2025 tour.
The British Minister of Culture, Lisa Nandy, promised in a statement that the Government will examine this practice of “dynamic pricing”, which is already used mainly in the purchase of airline tickets, and which is now registered in the field of music.
This system consists of adjusting the sale price of a ticket in real time, taking into account consumer demand, so if there is a strong demand for a certain product, its price increases.
On Saturday, after waiting for hours on the ticketing platforms, in particular on the website Ticketmaster UKmany fans were disappointed to find that they were offered tickets at prices much higher than those advertised before they went on sale.
Some tickets that initially cost around £150 were finally offered at more than £350, i.e. above the price of two tickets in the same section.
The Minister of Culture He said it was “depressing to see prices being inflated, depriving ordinary fans of any chance to enjoy their favourite band on stage.”
Nandy added that she wants to work to establish a “fairer” system. Ticketmaster UK He defended himself on Saturday by saying that the “organizer” of the tour, the promoters and the artists, had chosen to set the price of the seats “based on their market value.”
Before Oasis, another controversy had already accompanied the sale of tickets by Ticketmaster, during the 2023 tour of the American singer Bruce Springsteen by USA, with tickets that sold for several thousand dollars.
Oasis have announced their return to the stage after brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher settled their differences, with a series of concerts in 2025 in the UK and Ireland, which generated huge enthusiasm.
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2024-09-06 12:07:33