They looked back in anger…
Oasis have revealed that they have turned off dynamic pricing for their international gigs, following on from backlash during the sale of UK and Ireland tickets.
The band caused outrage among fans last month when tickets went on sale, but quickly saw a price surge that raised prices up to £350 without warning.
The fallout was significant with many fans blaming Oasis for the price hike, after Ticketmaster revealed the band had not asked to have the option removed.
Many people even went as far as to call the band themselves ticket touts, upset over the lack of action in response to the issue.
Now, upon the release of new international dates, the Manchester band have announced that dynamic pricing will not be active in this batch of ticket sales.
Taking to X (formerly Twitter) Oasis posted: “Ticketmaster’s dynamic pricing model will not be applied to the forthcoming sale of tickets to Oasis concerts in North America.
“It is widely accepted that dynamic pricing remains a useful tool to combat ticket touting and keep prices for a significant proportion of fans lower than the market rate and thus more affordable.
“But, when unprecedented ticket demand (where the entire tour could be sold so many times over at the moment tickets go on sale) is combined with technology that cannot cope with that demand, it becomes less effective and can lead to unacceptable experience for fans.
“We have made this decision for the North America tour to hopefully avoid a repeat of the issues fans in the UK and Ireland experienced recently.”
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Whether or not people believe dynamic pricing was in the benefit of the fans or not, those in North America will be relieved to not have to go through this rigmarole.
In response to the post, fans understandably gave their views.
One person wrote: “It’s a trash practice that made most of the UK fans paying from official outlets be forced to quickly choose to pay £200 over the asking price, or simply lose out. Poorly handled and poor communications all round on it. Glad the US fans don’t have to go through the same scam”
Meanwhile another person said: “Wonderwall might be timeless, but at least my ticket price won’t be dynamically aged like fine wine.”
Finally one person joked: “Thanks from my wallet. Looks like I’ll be keeping my house and kidney after all.”
Well, it turns out the UK and Ireland’s loss will be North America’s gain, however, at least those with tickets can still look forward to a supersonic year in 2025.
The new international tour dates can be found below.
Check out the list here:
August:
- 24th – Toronto, ON – Rogers Stadium
- 28th – Chicago, IL – Soldier Field
- 31st – East Rutherford, NJ – MetLife Stadium
September:
- 6th – Los Angeles, CA – Rose Bowl Stadium
- 12th – Mexico City, MX – Estadio GNP Seguros
