Keir Starmer makes promise over ticket pricing after Oasis furore

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Sir Keir Starmer has said the Government will get a “grip” on the issue of surge pricing after hundreds of fans complained about inflated prices for Oasis reunion tour tickets.

Some fans were left shocked by standard tickets more than doubling from £148 to £355 on Ticketmaster due to demand, and the Culture Secretary has pledged to look into the use of dynamic pricing in its forthcoming Government review of the secondary gig sales market.

Addressing the issue on Monday (September 2), the Prime Minister spoke to Matt Chorley on BBC Radio 5 Live and said: “This is really important, because this isn’t just an Oasis problem. “This is a problem for tickets for all sorts of events, where people go online straight away, as soon as they can, and within seconds sometimes, sometimes minutes, all the tickets are gone, and the prices start going through the roof, which means many people can’t afford it.

You have to stop that. We’re consulting on that. READ MORE: What Oasis fans who didn't get tickets for their reunion shows can do next “I do think there are a number of things that we can do and we should do, because otherwise you get to the situation where families simply can’t go, or are absolutely spending a fortune on tickets, whatever it may be.