When British rock band Oasis announced a reunion tour this week there was a predictable frenzy for tickets to the 17 dates. Perhaps also predictably, there have been complaints and frustration with the ticket-buying process due to heavy demand.
Tickets went on general sale on Saturday at 9 a.m. GMT and it didn’t take long for social media to start fuming about inflated prices, long waits and error messages from ticketing company Ticketmaster.
“‘In demand standing ticket’ is just a standard standing ticket except double the price,” Darragh Moriarty, a city councilor in Dublin, posted on X, formerly known as Twitter.
“To clarify – Ticketmaster does not set any ticket prices,” a Ticketmaster spokesperson told CNN on Saturday.
On Ticketmaster’s official website, the company states: “Promoters and artists set ticket prices. Prices can be either fixed or market-based. Market-based tickets are labeled as ‘Platinum’ or ‘In Demand.’”
Stephen Lowell of London posted on X he had waited five hours for tickets only to receive a message which read: “Your session has been suspended.”
Oasis will kick off their tour on July 4, with shows in Cardiff, Manchester, London, Edinburgh and Dublin. Ticketmaster stated on its site the tour “will be one of the biggest live moments and hottest tickets of the decade.”
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