Ministers looking to ban dynamic pricing in Ireland after Oasis reunion surge ticket controversy
nme.comOasis tickets.Per the BBC, several Fianna Fáil senators and TDs (Irish MPs) are pushing to introduce the legislation after the cost of tickets to Oasis’ Croke Park gig rose from €176 (£148) on pre-sale to over €400 (£337), because of an automatic surge increase due to demand.In the Republic of Ireland, the Sale of Tickets (Cultural, Entertainment, Recreational and Sporting Events) Act came into effect in 2021, and banned the reselling of tickets above face value.Fianna Fáil Senator Timmy Dooley, Niamh Smyth TD (MP) and Jim O’Callaghan TD will now introduce an amendment to that bill.Oasis Live ‘25 UK and Ireland tickets have now SOLD OUT.Please be aware of counterfeit and void tickets appearing on the secondary market.Tickets can ONLY be resold, at face value, via @TicketmasterUK and @Twickets.
pic.twitter.com/gWW5xDDzL8— Oasis (@oasis) August 31, 2024O’Callaghan said the 2021 Act “protected fans” from missing out on tickets and from “seeing those same tickets for sale on a secondary site for far more than they can afford or would be happy to pay.“It now must be extended so we can protect fans from the experience of seeing ‘in demand’ tickets jumping significantly above the asking price that was initially advertised.”The surge in the cost of tickets came after assurances from the band that measures would be taken to prevent touts from re-selling tickets at inflated prices by partnering with resale platform Twickets.
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