Oasis fans are desperate to know if their tickets for the band's eagerly awaited 2025 tour will be cancelled.
The Gallagher brothers sent the music industry into a frenzy in the summer when they announced they were reuniting after a 15-year hiatus. Thousands of tickets for the gigs were snapped up after fans spent an agonising wait online. However, many saw prices sky rocket while they were queuing due to an opportunistic 'dynamic pricing' system - while others were forced to buy resale tickets from third party websites.
Now, the promoters of the sold-out shows have announced they will begin cancelling tickets listed on secondary platforms, which have "broken the terms and conditions in the coming weeks". It said that all invalidated tickets will be made available again through the official seller, Ticketmaster, at face value. However, fans have been warned not to purchase any tickets from "unauthorised websites" as they may be "fraudulent".
Any fans who believe they have had their tickets cancelled in error should refer to the email sent by the relevant ticket agent to have their case investigated.
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PA)A spokesperson for the promoters said: "Following on from commitments made by the band in the run-up to the Oasis Live '25 on sale, the tour's promoters have advised that ticket agents Ticketmaster and See Tickets will start the process of cancelling tickets that are believed to have broken the terms and conditions put in place for the tour in the coming weeks.
"These terms and conditions were successfully put in place to take action against secondary ticketing companies reselling tickets for huge profit, as a result only 4% of tickets have ended up on resale sites. By comparison, some major tours can see up to 20% of tickets appearing via the major unauthorised secondary platforms. The examination of ticket sales is ongoing and the results will be passed to relevant law enforcement once complete where appropriate.
"Cancelled tickets will be made available again at face value in due course from the official agency Ticketmaster. More details on this will be shared soon. If fans do want to sell Oasis tickets they can do so at face value through Ticketmaster or the band's official resale partner Twickets."
Live Nation and SJM told the BBC that a staggering four percent of tickets ended up on resale sites, which equals close to 50,000. During the initial ticket sale, fans were urged to only buy and sell tickets on official resellers Ticketmaster and Twickets, with a warning resale tickets bought elsewhere may be cancelled.
During the initial sale, ticket were spotted on reselling platform Viagogo for thousands of pounds, with standing passes ranging from £596 to £1,162 each for the Wembley dates and one VIP pass at £2,614 after sales were released earlier this year.
When tickets went on sale for the UK and Ireland shows via official channels, some standard tickets more than doubled from £148 to £355 and the situation was blamed on "unprecedented demand".
Fans were furious after the fiasco and the controversy prompted the Government and the UK's competition watchdog to promise they would look at the use of dynamic pricing.
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