‘The working class got you where you are and you f***** them’
Just last week Oasis broke the biggest story of the month as they announced that they would putting their differences to the side and reforming for a series of now sold out gigs across the UK and Ireland.
Liam and Noel Gallagher will perform live together for the first time since 2009 when they play concerts in Cardiff, Edinburgh, London, Manchester and Dublin in July and August next year.
When they announced the reunion tour, anticipation for the dates was at fever pitch, with some predicting demand for tickets would be greater than it was for Taylor Swift’s concerts this year.
The hype did not disappoint either with a reported 500,000 people in online queues in supersonic speed causing all the ticket distributors to encounter problems.
Gigs and Tours and See Tickets seemed to experience issues from 8:30am until 12:30pm.
A spokesperson for Ticketmaster claimed the site did not crash despite the hundred, maybe even thousands, of screenshots online of the same 503 error.
Fans kept their hopes up all day as they desperately searched for a last gasp grab at (morning) glory, however were ultimately left crying their hearts out when prices on sites sky rocketed as availability dwindled.
Oasis made the announcement at 7pm last night that every last ticket for every single gig had sold, with the band selling out in under 12 hours (not bad for a couple of middle aged blokes!).
The band warned fans of counterfeit tickets and that tickets could only be resold at face value on the relevant sites they were bought from.
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People were fuming with what appeared to be Ticketmaster taking advantage of fans as they more than doubled prices of standing places calling it ‘in demand standing’ at a rate of €200 more than a regular standing ticket.
This left fans in a rage, accusing Ticketmaster of being ticket touts as the ‘in demand standing’ was never mentioned or listed before it appeared on site.
However, Ticketmaster has since redirected people to a page on their site which explains the ‘in demand’ tickets saying they are not priced by the site, but by the event organisers and artists themselves.
Now, Oasis themselves are under fire for allowing Ticketmaster to charge the ‘in demand’ prices.
Many are pointing out that Oasis could have rejected the dynamic pricing option to keep ticket prices lower for fans.
Singer Tom Grennan did so recently, saying in 2022 that he had ‘dismissed all VIP and platinum ticket options’ due to the cost-of-living crisis.
Ticketmaster say that the practice is ‘driven by supply and demand’ and that any extra money made from the tickets goes to the band.
Many people who are furious with the band for allowing dynamic pricing have took to X to voice their anger.
Nevertheless, tickets sold out for all shows in less than twelve hours.
