The giant company in the distribution of electronic tickets, Ticketmaster, has been targeted by the British government. Specifically, according to a Politico report begins investigation into ticket scams for Oasis concert in Britain.
Tickets for the Gallagher brothers’ reunion show went on sale on Saturday morning, with Ticketmaster steadily raising prices as hundreds of thousands of people queued online.
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The conversion of prices was based on the high demand although the Britain a specific method has been set for concerts that are expected to be sold outs. So while tickets for the Oasis concert were advertised for €176 (£148.50), after a few hours the price had shot up to €422 (£355.20).
Naturally, there was an uproar from their fans Oasisleading the British government to take action and investigate the practice in question, according to the culture minister, Lisa Nandy.
“It is sad that hundreds of thousands of citizens are being turned away from the concert because of inflated prices. We must ensure that the sale of the tickets will be done at reasonable prices”, he said characteristically, confirming that the manner of their distribution will be checked.
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“There is a… tail on the tail,” wrote the Labor MP, Lucy Powellwho managed to secure a ‘magic ticket’ to the Oasis gig, but revealed she paid double the price.
“We have seen the phenomenon again recently, not only in concerts, but also in plane tickets,” the minister told the BBC.
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