Thousands of Oasis tickets are now being cancelled by Ticketmaster in bot crackdown – but many fans are unhappy

nme.com:

Oasis reunion shows are being cancelled by Ticketmaster in a crackdown on bots, but many fans are claiming they have been targeted wrongfully.When UK tickets for the return of Liam and Noel Gallagher went on sale last August, it was reported that four per cent of them – or roughly 50,000 – ended up on resale sites.

This was despite efforts having been put in place to prevent touts from re-selling tickets at inflated prices.In a statement at the time from the band’s promoters Live Nation and SJM, it was said that all tickets sold via secondary ticketing sites other than Twickets would be cancelled, with all invalidated tickets to be made available again through Ticketmaster at face value.“Ticket resale is permitted at no more than the price you paid (face value + booking fees),” read the statement. “Please only use the official resale partners Twickets and Ticketmaster.

Selling tickets through unauthorised resale platforms will breach these T&Cs and those tickets may be cancelled”.Now, Ticketmaster have been contacting some ticket holders to inform them that their tickets have been refunded as “it has been identified that bots were used to make this purchase”, meaning they “violate the tour’s terms and conditions”.“These terms were specifically established to limit resale of tickets on unauthorised ticketing platforms for profit,” the message continues.