Fatboy Slim hits out at “sick” dynamic ticket pricing for Oasis reunion tour

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Fatboy Slim has weighed in on the ticket fiasco around the Oasis 2025 reunion tour, and labelled the use of dynamic pricing as “sick”.Liam and Noel Gallagher announced the reformation of the iconic Britpop band earlier this year, and confirmed that they will be playing their first live shows together since 2009 next summer.The dates kick off with huge stadium gigs in the UK and Ireland, and from there will head to North America before returning for two extra dates at London’s Wembley Stadium in late September.

The brothers then confirmed Australia for shows in Melbourne and Sydney, before announcing their first South American dates in 16 years.Upon tickets going live for the UK and Ireland shows, however, the band were at the centre of controversy when some fans found huge price increases due to Ticketmaster’s dynamic pricing policy upon accessing ticket pages.The ticketing platform’s “surge pricing” scheme, introduced in 2022, increases ticket prices based on demand.

Ticketmaster have clarified on their website previously that tickets that are “market-priced” and “may increase or decrease at any time, based on demand.

This is similar to how airline tickets and hotel rooms are sold.”Now, Fatboy Slim has shared his thoughts on the ticketing strategy implemented, and expressed his contempt for dynamic pricing being used for live performances.“The only problem I have got is with scalping the fans.