Investigation into ticket site over Oasis gig sales

THE competition watchdog has launched an investigation into Ticketmaster over Oasis concert ticket sales, it has been announced.

- JAMES HOLT

The CMA (Competition and Markets Authority) is probing the ticket sales for the band’s upcoming reunion tour, including how so-called ‘dynamic pricing’ may have been used.

The CMA is scrutinising whether the sale of Oasis tickets by Ticketmaster may have breached consumer protection law, it was revealed.

The watchdog said it is currently in its initial stage of its investigation and will be ‘engaging with Ticketmaster and gathering evidence from various other sources’, including potentially the band’s management and event organisers.

The CMA said it should not be assumed that Ticketmaster had broken consumer protection law.

It comes after fans reported significant issues with Ticketmaster and shared concerns over whether buyers were given clear and timely information.

All 17 shows on their UK and Ireland tour next summer sold out on Saturday. But it came after fans waited in online queues for hours only to find that websites had ‘crashed’ and prices for some tickets had more than doubled, costing as much as £350 each.