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Failure to warn Oasis fans of dynamic pricing may be consumer law breach, say experts

Would-be concertgoers said they had only minutes to decide whether to pay £355 for tickets on Ticketmaster

Excitement about the Mancunian band’s long-awaited reunion tour descended into dismay and outrage over the weekend after fans complained that tickets for 17 shows in 2025, expected to make millions for the Gallagher brothers, were hiked up without warning. Dynamic pricing, which is common in the US but relatively unusual in the UK and Ireland, meant that some fans queued all day long only to find that £135 standing tickets had risen to £355 when the time came to confirm their purchase. Simpson, who owns a music venue called Hyde Park Book Club, was one of at least seven fans who told the Guardian that they had not seen any warning during the ticket-buying process that prices might surge by the time they came to confirm their purchase.

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