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Published 09:08 29 Oct 2024 GMT
Updated 09:08 29 Oct 2024 GMT

Tens of thousands of tickets for Oasis' reunion tour will be cancelled because they were listed on resale platforms.
In August, Oasis fans across the world rejoiced when it was announced that the Gallagher brothers would be burying the hatchet and getting back together for a series of gigs across the UK and Ireland in summer 2025.
After a lot of ticketing drama and a fair bit of controversy over pricing, all the dates sold out.
But the band's promoters have now warned they will be cancelling more than 50,000 tickets which were sold on resale websites.
Some 1.4 million tickets went on sale for Oasis' 2025 tour, but within a matter of hours tickets were available on secondary resale sites, at hugely inflated prices.
Fans had been told the only places to buy and sell tickets were Ticketmaster and Twickets. Tickets can only be resold at face value on both of these platforms.
According to the band's promoters though, four per cent of the tickets for the UK tour ended up on unofficial resale sites.
Live Nation and SJM told BBC File on 4 the tickets would be cancelled for breaking the terms and conditions put in place.
This process will happen soon, they said.
The promoters added that any fans who believe their tickets have been cancelled in error should contact the relevant ticket agent to have their case investigated.
A company spokesperson said: “These terms and conditions were successfully put in place to take action against secondary ticketing companies reselling tickets for huge profit. Only four percent of tickets have ended up on resale sites. Some major tours can see up to 20 percent of tickets appearing via the major unauthorised secondary platforms.
"All parties involved with the tour continue to urge fans not to purchase tickets from unauthorised websites as some of these may be fraudulent and others subject to cancellation.”
Despite this, one of the biggest secondary ticket companies, Viagogo, has said it will continue to sell tickets for the concerts.
Matt Drew, who oversees business development for Viagogo, told File on 4: “Two percent of Oasis tickets are on Viagogo and Stubhub.
"We will continue to sell them in the way the regulator says we can. We are serving a clear consumer need, we will continue doing it on that basis.”
Reselling tickets on sites such as Viagogo and Stubhub is legal in the UK. All events listed on Viagogo must make it clear if the event prohibits the resale of tickets.
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Live Nation and SJM told the BBC that the invalidated tickets will then be made available again through Ticketmaster at face value.

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