Minutes after Oasis tickets went up for pre-sale, the problems started. I’m shocked, I tell you. Shocked.
The general on-sale time and date for the UK/Ireland gigs on the Oasis reunion tour is 9 am GMT tomorrow (Saturday, August 31). But, as with all big concert tours these days, there’s the pre-sale window open to a limited number of fans who pre-registered via a lottery for first dibs.
The first tranche of tickets went up for sale at 7 pm GMT today (August 30). Within minutes, those tickets were being scalped for than £6,000 online. That’s more than 40x the face value. Both StubHub and Viagogo are showing tickets for sale.
The gouging is different from city to city on the tour. In Cardiff, tickets are being listed up to £4,519 while in Edinburgh, the top price is over £4,000.
Oasis is, of course, quite pissed and has warned people not to resell tickets not linked to their promoter. The penalty? Cancellation of the tickets. Only Ticketmaster and Twickets are authorized to sell tickets.
“We have noticed people attempting to sell tickets on the secondary market since the start of the pre-sale. Please note, tickets can ONLY be resold, at face value, via @Ticketmaster and @Twickets. Tickets sold in breach of the terms and conditions will be cancelled by the promoters.”
There’s more, too:
“All Ticket Ballot codes have now been sent out to fans. Please do NOT buy a code or transfer them to someone else. Codes ONLY work with the registered email address. If you didn’t get a code to access the pre-sale, you can join the general sale tomorrow morning.”
Quelle surprise, huh?
The presale expires at 10 pm GMT tonight. The rest of the 1.4 million available tickets will be snapped up tomorrow. Standing tickets have an average face value of £150. If fans want to sit, those tickets range from £73 to about £205. Want a premium ticket? That’ll be £506, please.
