Government speaks out after Oasis fans left furious at £355 'standard' tickets in dynamic pricing saga
manchestereveningnews.co.ukThe UK government has said vendors 'must be transparent' over ticket prices after Oasis fans voiced their anger about the chaos of the general sale - including some tickets being immediately resold for thousands of pounds - for the Manchester band's huge comeback gigs.
Millions joined the fight for tickets for the band's 17-date UK comeback tour next summer when they went on sale at 9am this morning (Saturday).
Not only did it cost hours of time on one of the sole sunny Saturdays this summer as fans faced ten-hour long online queues on the booking site, many were then faced with face-value tickets appearing for inflated prices. 'Dynamic pricing' appeared to have been started on major ticket retailer Ticketmaster from about midday, with standard priced tickets - which came to nearly £150 for the band's Manchester gigs - no longer an option for punters.
However, identical standing or general admission tickets were available on Ticketmaster for a higher price as demand surged.
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