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Oasis’ reunion tour pricing, music fans have spotlighted Robert Smith’s efforts to keep tickets affordable for The Cure shows.Last weekend tickets went on sale for Noel and Liam Gallagher’s reunion tour as the newly reformed Oasis for a series of 17 summer stadium gigs across the UK and beyond.Despite the pair’s strong anti-tout stance and efforts to curb inflated re-sale prices, fans soon discovered that Ticketmaster’s dynamic pricing system was in place, which meant that ticket costs increased in response to demand.According to experts, not warning fans prior to the sale may have been a breach of consumer law, and Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has also called for a review into dynamic pricing and secondary ticket sites.As fans are still reeling in the disappointment of losing out on tickets, Smith’s own efforts to go up against Ticketmaster have been pulled back into focus.In an email to fans last year, The Cure frontman vowed to keep ticket prices reasonable on the band’s US tour, writing: “The Cure have agreed all ticket prices, and apart from a few Hollywood Bowl charity seats, there will be no ‘platinum’ or ‘dynamically priced’ tickets on this tour.”After tickets went on sale, the musician said he was “sickened” by high Ticketmaster fees that were still applied, and subsequently pushed Ticketmaster to give money back for “unduly high” fees.He also asked Ticketmaster to explain why tickets in the promised face value ticket exchange were “weird” and “over priced”.As the Oasis ticketing controversy remains headline news, many have praised Smith’s efforts to go up against the entertainment giant.“Let’s not forget that it is within the powers of big bands to keep tickets affordable, rein in resales and exorbitant fees

Oasis fans have launched complaints to the Advertising Standards Association (ASA) since the weekend (August 31) over surge ticket pricing.It follows a tumultuous weekend for fans trying to buy tickets for the highly-anticipated reunion shows next summer.

K.J. Yossman Ticketmaster is set to face some tough questions in the U.K. after thousands of Oasis fans were left disappointed having failed to secure tickets through the site for the band’s long-awaited reunion tour.

Oasis tickets for next summer’s gigs.It followed a tumultuous weekend for fans trying to buy tickets for the highly-anticipated reunion shows next summer. Tickets sold out eventually, but it came after a day that saw many fans – including Louis Tomlinson – left disappointed after a series of issues arose.Fans reported that Ticketmaster crashed shortly before tickets were due to go live after receiving “503” errors and many also had to content with giant queues, which saw many fans stuck in a queue to get onto Ticketmaster for hours on end – let alone the ticket sale point itself – which lasted a further several hours for many.After that, many fans started to complain about being kicked out of the queue after being mistaken for bots, while those attempting to purchase accessible tickets reported being unable to get through to the phone lines, despite some fans calling the designated number over 400 times.Some who did eventually manage to get through the queue were then disappointed to see the cost of remaining tickets had increased due to Ticketmaster’s dynamic pricing policy – something that resulted in Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy calling for a review earlier today (September 2) into “dynamic pricing” and secondary ticket sites following the scramble for Oasis tickets at the weekend.Twickets also came under fire.

The UK's regulator of advertising says it has recieved more than 400 complaints over how tickets for Oasis's reunion tour next year were advertised after costs soared.

Hundreds of people have officially complained about how Oasis tickets were advertised after prices for the band’s reunion tour soared due to dynamic pricing. After some fans were left shocked by standard tickets more than doubling from £148 to £355 on Ticketmaster due to demand, the Culture Secretary pledged to look into the use of surge pricing in its forthcoming Government review of the secondary gig sales market.

Oasis‘ reunion tour went on sale over the weekend.The Britpop band announced a huge run of comeback gigs on Tuesday (August 27), dubbed Oasis Live ’25. Set to take place next summer, the trek will see Liam and Noel Gallagher perform on stage together for the first time in 16 years and is expected to gross a staggering £400million.Tickets went on sale on Saturday (August 31) and promptly sold out at 7pm.However, some fans who managed to reach the other side of multi-hour long queues were left frustrated to find huge price increases on tickets, due to Ticketmaster’s dynamic pricing policy.Ticketmaster have clarified on their website previously that tickets that are “market-priced” “may increase or decrease at any time, based on demand.

EXCLUSIVE: Labour Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy is being urged to amend existing diversity monitoring to include age in the UK.

David Beckham will address the great-and-the-good of the UK TV industry at next month’s RTS London, with Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy set to give her first major keynote in the role.

A telecoms company has unveiled plans to erect SIX telecoms masts measuring 50ft high around the Wigan borough in recent weeks with the town’s planning officers and councillors powerless to stop them. In addition, telecoms giant EE has applied for permission to put a seventh giant 100ft mast on an industrial estate in the town.

Huw Edwards is facing growing pressure to return his salary to the BBC after pleading guilty this week to accessing indecent images of children.

The chair of the BBC has turned down a request from a group of 200 Jewish staffers, contributors and suppliers to launch a formal investigation into “systemic problems of antisemitism and bias” within the corporation.

Naman Ramachandran The BBC‘s director general Tim Davie has addressed the corporation’s handling of the Huw Edwards case. In an interview Thursday to BBC News, Davie maintained that the BBC acted appropriately when it chose not to terminate Edwards’ employment after learning of his arrest in November 2023. Davie revealed that the BBC was informed of the arrest’s connection to indecent images of children but lacked specific details beyond the category of potential offenses.

The UK’s new Culture Secretary will meet BBC Director General Tim Davie as early as today to discuss the fallout of the Huw Edwards scandal.

Lisa Nandy has called an urgent meeting with the BBC boss Tim Davie over the Huw Edwards case.

Representatives from Amazon, Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount attended new UK Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy‘s debut speech today, in which Nandy said “the spirit of our new government” is reflected in the social and economic potential of the nation’s film and TV industry.

Naman Ramachandran U.K. Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy gathered leaders from over 150 organizations in Manchester on Wednesday to discuss the government’s plans for economic growth in the creative industries, sports, and media sectors. The event, attended by representatives from Warner Bros.

EXCLUSIVE: The British producer calling for an unscripted TV tax credit is planning on taking his blueprint to the broadcasters and organizing a letter to new Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy.

#Euro2024 pic.twitter.com/DvvYiLDv27— Music Venue Trust (@musicvenuetrust) July 6, 2024“They nurture young talent at a grassroots level, and support finding it in every corner and community, so that every kid – from every walk of life – has a chance to walk out onto the biggest stage and do what they do best.“The simple question is: Why can’t we have the same for music that they have for football?” it added. “A £1 levy on stadium and arena tickets for concerts would generate millions of pounds of vital income to ensure that the UK keeps creating national heroes.”The simple question is: Why can’t we have the same for music, that they have for football..? A £1 levy on stadium and arena tickets for concerts would generate millions of pounds of vital income to ensure that the UK keeps creating national heroes.

The UK has a new Culture Secretary.

A host of Greater Manchester MP's have made it into the new Labour cabinet appointed by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer - and another has been named as a top minister.