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Fans fume as Ticketmaster sells ‘In Demand’ Oasis tickets for £355

WHAT IS HAPPENING NOW.

Daisy Jackson Daisy Jackson - 31st August 2024

A new ‘In Demand’ ticket type has suddenly appeared in the ongoing scramble for the Oasis reunion tour.

Fans are voicing their frustrations after making it through almost four-hour-long queues to find that tickets are HUNDREDS of pounds more expensive than advertised.

Oasis tickets were supposed to cost £148.50 for their Manchester shows, but the new ‘In Demand’ tickets are £355.20.

This is what Ticketmaster says about In Demand tickets: “Promoters and artists set ticket prices. Prices can be either fixed or market-based. Market-based tickets are labelled as ‘Platinum’ or ‘In Demand’.”

It basically means that the huge demand for Oasis tickets has lead to some of them being sold at higher, dynamic prices, much like the way flights and hotels get more expensive when demand is higher.

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These In Demand tickets for Oasis do not include any extra package details – they are the same general admission tickets as all the others.

Fans are absolutely stunned at the development after Oasis made a huge point of not allowing tickets to be listed on resale platforms for anything more than face value.

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One person posted: “How the f*ck is this even allowed??? You said standing was £150 and upped them to £356 and called them ‘in demand’ you bunch of robbing f*ckers”

Another wrote: “‘In demand standing ticket’ is just a standard standing ticket except double the price. No difference between Ticketmaster and touts.”

Someone else said: “That feeling when you wait in a queue for four hours only to be told the price of the ticket has risen from £148 to… £355??? Because they’re ‘in demand’. How is this not illegal?”

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One person posted: “putting prices up from £148 to £350 for Heaton park as “in demand standing”… as opposed to what?!? There’s no other choice it’s a f*cking field”

Another said: “Well there’s 4 hours of my life I’ll never get back! Get to the front of the queue to find “In Demand standing tickets” are only available at £355. For that price I’d want to be on stage playing guitar and singing Wonderwall myself.”

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