Thousands of Oasis fans’ ‘tickets being cancelled in Ticketmaster crackdown’

Oasis fans are infuriated arsenic Ticketmaster has cancelled galore instrumentality tickets due to the fact that of ‘bot activity.’

Rock fans person been near disappointed arsenic it has been announced that the galore tickets to the Oasis reunion tour person been refunded.

It was announced successful October 2024 that this nonstop concern mightiness impact thousands of fans.

Live Nation and SJM revealed successful a connection past twelvemonth that immoderate tickets sold done secondary sites would beryllium cancelled and resold.

The determination came arsenic reports suggest that 4% of tickets (around 50,000) appeared connected resale sites aft the archetypal summons release.

‘Ticket resale is permitted astatine nary much than the terms you paid (face worth + booking fees),’ the connection read.

‘Please lone usage the authoritative resale partners Twickets and Ticketmaster. Selling tickets done unauthorised resale platforms volition breach these T&Cs and those tickets whitethorn beryllium cancelled.’

Oasis besides addressed the contented successful a societal media tweet astatine the time: ‘We person noticed radical attempting to merchantability tickets connected the secondary marketplace since the commencement of the pre-sale.

‘Please note, tickets tin ONLY beryllium resold, astatine look value, via Ticketmaster and Twickets. Tickets sold successful breach of the presumption and conditions volition beryllium cancelled by the promoters.’

An email sent to fans was posted connected social media that revealed measures were present being taken to place bots who purchased the tickets.

‘Following the messaging connected the artist’s societal media successful the run-up to the Oasis Live ’25 summons sale, the tour’s promoters person requested the refunding of your bid for the beneath event.

‘It has been identified that bots were utilized to marque this purchase, which violates the tour’s presumption and conditions.’

Fans were little than impressed by the news. ‘If 2025 could really get immoderate worse – present I don’t adjacent person this to look guardant to immoderate much Denying legit fans their tickets??’ said lostinmusic72.

‘@TicketmasterUK @TicketmasterCS You’ve cancelled my Oasis tickets owed to supposedly being a bot (obviously not!). The online signifier you sent maine isn’t working. Can I get immoderate assistance to lick this (your) mistake?’ said mbonpar.

‘@TicketmasterCS, I conscionable got an email saying my Oasis tickets were canceled owed to bots, but it was maine who purchased them with my ain relationship and recognition card. This indispensable beryllium an error—can you assistance maine resoluteness it?’ said pazfeed.

‘@TicketmasterCS tin you counsel what to bash astir morganatic Oasis tickets being cancelled for being a bot – woman bought connected her laptop aft waiting hours and hours successful your queue system. Further, the signifier you person sent for raising a query volition not submit. Appalling lawsuit svc,’ said adreynolds25.

When the tickets went connected merchantability successful the UK and Ireland it was reported that immoderate modular tickets doubled successful price, going from £148 to £355.

This was blamed connected ‘unprecedented demand’ sparking outrage from fans and prompting a Government and UK’s contention watchdog investigation into the usage of dynamic pricing.

Ticketmaster has antecedently emphasised that it does not acceptable prices and that it is the ‘event organiser’ who ‘has priced these tickets according to their marketplace value’.

Metro has contacted Ticketmaster for comment.

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