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Band says ticketing system was decided on by management, Ticketmaster and promoter
Oasis have never received the Taylor Swift treatment over this bungled ticket sale. No charges of money-grabbing or fan-exploitation for the brothers
The ticket company’s dynamic pricing works on the principle that it can charge as much as we’re willing to pay. So choose which bands to see carefully
Oasis fans shocked by standard tickets for reunion tour, including two nights in Dublin, more than doubling in price when on general sale
Ultimately it comes down to the free market, to supply and demand and what people are willing to pay - because they’re superfans or want to be seen. But people exhausted by the relentless hustle have had enough
Amid calls for Ticketmaster’s ‘dynamic pricing’ to be investigated, the company’s former MD says it is not a monopoly and will remain popular
A Competition and Consumer Protection Commission spokeswoman said that it will now ‘consider all options to ensure consumer protection law is followed’
Fans dismayed by ‘in-demand’ increases way above starting rate of €86.50
Promoter MCD used so-called dynamic pricing model which saw some standing tickets more than double
From presale panic to the horror of Ticketmaster’s queuing system, trying to buy tickets for Oasis has been a week-long rollercoaster
There has been no indication how many tickets be will left for the general sale which starts at 8am on Saturday
General sale tickets are available from 8am on Saturday but a presale ballot may skip some to the top of the queue
Set your alarm to be up early, have your Ticketmaster account on standby and stick to just one browser window on your device
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Bank of Ireland warns fans seeking tickets for Irish gigs to be alert to criminals’ efforts to con them
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US antitrust case is seeking the break-up of parent company Live Nation
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