Robbie Williams defends Oasis after dynamic pricing controversy: “Liam definitely didn’t know”

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Robbie Williams has come to the defense of Oasis following the controversy around the dynamic pricing tickets of their 2025 reunion tour.Upon announcement of Oasis’ huge comeback tour earlier this year, fans were left scrambling to get tickets.

During the tumultuous sale for UK and Ireland shows, some fans were disappointed to find 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.”Since then, fans and politicians alike have been frustrated by the policy – this recently led to a new bill put forward in the House Of Commons, encouraging more transparency when it comes to buying tickets, on October 21.In an interview with The Face published earlier this month (December 3), the pop star and Better Man actor spoke about his relationship with the Britpop band in the 1990s – like spending his 1995 “hanging out with Oasis and going to gigs and doing coke and going to The Groucho” – along with touring in 2025.The Face interviewer Craig McLean brought up ticket sale prices of his upcoming tour – for example, a standing ticket that costs £107.50, to which Williams replied “That’s decent, right?”McLean asked Williams if the affordable prices were a result of the Oasis ticketing fallout, or that he’s eager to sell many tickets.“Maybe a bit of both,” Williams shrugged.