Is there such a thing as a ‘fair’ price? Definitely, maybe… September 11, 2024 Oasis tickets have stirred controversy, but the question of how prices are set in a market goes all the way back to Alfred Marshall and Francis Edgeworth, says Paul Ormerod The pricing of tickets for the forthcoming Oasis tour has stirred up a major controversy. This is not just on social media. Lisa Nandy, the [...]
Ticketmaster’s dynamic pricing is hypocrisy in action September 6, 2024 There is nothing like the shrill clatter of the hoves of hypocrisy across the cobbles of capitalism to set one’s teeth on edge. Like the squeal of chalk across the blackboard, it discombobulates in a most uncomfortable way. So just what it is that has me clenching my jaw and wishing the noise would stop [...]
Competition watchdog to probe Ticketmaster’s ‘dynamic pricing’ for Oasis tickets September 5, 2024 The UK's competition watchdog has launched a probe into Ticketmaster's sale of Oasis concert tickets, including the platform's use of so-called "dynamic pricing".
Labour can’t resist flirting with economic populism September 4, 2024 Keir Starmer’s closest advisors spent last week briefing journalists that this government would be straight with people, and that it would reject the “fake populism” of the Tories which, they claim, raised people’s hopes before disappointing them. Labour figures said that the Prime Minister’s doom-laden introduction to the country was more responsible than attempting to [...]
Culture secretary Nandy slams ‘vastly inflated’ Oasis ticket prices September 2, 2024 The UK’s culture secretary has slammed the “vastly inflated” selling of Oasis tickets as “depressing”, as she announced that dynamic pricing will be included in an upcoming government review of the secondary gig sales market. Over the weekend, standard tickets to see Mancunian duo Liam and Noel Gallagher reunite surged in price on some resale [...]
Viagogo defends reselling Oasis tickets for thousands of pounds as ‘legal’ August 31, 2024 Viagogo defended reselling Oasis tickets for thousands of pounds on its website following the Britpop group warning fans that passes would be “cancelled” if not sold on an official site.
IT experts say ‘huge possibility’ of Oasis tickets being bought by bots August 31, 2024 IT experts say there is a “huge possibility” that high numbers of Oasis tickets are being purchased by computer bots at once.
Oasis ticket-selling websites hit with outage issues August 31, 2024 Oasis fans face a struggle to secure general sale tickets for the band’s comeback tour as booking websites experienced outages.
Will Manchester be the biggest winner of the Oasis reunion tour? August 30, 2024 The Gallagher brothers’ hometown of Manchester is set to win big from the long-awaited Oasis reunion tour, with international fans expected to descend on the city in droves. The tour, which was announced by the brothers earlier this week, is predicted to deliver a huge boost to the UK hospitality sector, with experts anticipating that [...]
London hotel occupancy rates return to pre-Covid levels but services inflation fears fueled August 29, 2024 London hotels enjoyed another strong month in July as occupancy rates finally ticked back up to peak occupancy levels seen in summer 2019, but it’s not all rosy for the industry. London occupancy reached 89.3 per cent, up on 84.6 per cent last year and back to peak occupancy levels seen in July 2019. Despite [...]