Oasis Reunion. Its finally happening😱

The reality is, the prices were what they were and all of the tickets sold out. So the prices were appropriate.

This isn't a new thing. Scalpers have been taking advantiage of this for decades. They know that a €40 ticket is really worth €150 for the right show. But the promoters or acts hadn't been quick enough to adapt and all of this extra money was being made by dirtbags who blocked you in a queue to buy tickets so they could charge you way over the odds for the privilage.

This isn't much different, but the MAJOR differences are that these direct tickets, even though they were €415 in the end are MUCH cheaper than had they fallen intot eh hands of the traditional scalpers.

Also, this extra revenue goes to the act, where it should go!

Lots of sour grapes form people not getting tickets but the reality is you could have bought some had you been willing to pay €415. You didn't, and that's on you.

What a load of waffle!

How did that work for the people who panic bought Coldplay tiks for 400+? Each and every one of them got sold this week id imagine.

The demand for these gigs seem about 3x those Coldplay ones. It'll give people options the week of, sell on for no loss at worst

Same way that people seem incredulous that plenty can afford fancy cars (all on PCP supposedly) or 500k plus houses (widespread despite stringent borrowing rules). There's a lot of wealth in the country that people can't fathom or refuse to acknowledge. 400 for a gig this hyped doesn't seem that unreasonable to some

Yeah, the band have no say I'm sure...…

Who cares. Irish begrudery at its finest today

Saw a clip from a podcast recently, so far this decade only three "bands" have had UK No.1 singles.

Little Mix is one, the other two are a Various Artists group put together by the BBC and….. The Beatles.

Well the prices were exactly as advertised... "from €86" (or whatever it was). The ads never said anything more than that.

Fully agree with you though as you're spot on... "authorised by Oasis" and they spin the good PR, I even saw earlier on twitter that they're saying resold tickets would be cancelled. Despite authorising tickets to be sold at x multiples of the face value.

Since the band and the promoters are mad for the money, in the future, maybe for gigs like this Oasis one, make all the tickets €1000 to start with.

See if the 160,000 sell out.

If they don't, put the remainder up for €900.

And so on, until they are gone. That way the plebs are priced out of the concerts completely, which is what the organisers want. Maximum profit.

Because that's a dumb idea.

The way they did it, while greedy, was calculated to extract the maximum amount they could. And they did.

Clever but greedy.

Ah ok, It's hard to to tell in here sometimes!! 😂

If there is extra dates announced it'll be interesting to see if they sell out given how angry or frustrated so many people are.

I for one won't be wasting any time in a virtual queue or spending €500 for an "in demand" standing ticket.

There has been some very valid points raised when comparing to airline tickets or hotels who effectively use dynamic pricing. The thing I have learned this weekend is that dynamic pricing is different than surge pricing. When an airline ups the price of a ticket for a 6N match in Paris, everyone knows it's going to cost more. By and large everyone on the plane will have paid the same price and you know what the price is before you click on it, where you are sitting and what your luggage allowance is. It's open, fair and I know what I am getting when I login to their website.

With Ticketmaster and surge pricing, it's very different. You go into a queue and have no idea what your options are. You have no idea of what seats are available and and how much you are going to pay. When you get in, then you're pressured into taking these scandalous priced tickets. The more I read and try to understand that the more I believe it is an awful practice.

If someone wants to charge €500 for a ticket fine but offer it to customers at €500 ticket. Don't offer me a ticket from €86.50......

Personally, I think anyone who has paid that amount of money to stand at a gig needs their head examined. As a 43 year old Dad of 2, I won't be spending 2 months grocery budget on 2 tickets to see Liam Gallaghers High Flying Birds.

Your last sentence is just akin to victim blaming. You can't afford to pay the ridiculous, greedy, unjust prices, so that's your own fault.

I find it remarkable that anyone should try to justify this greed while **** on the punter.

I wouldn't be a fan but I think it's impressive that Coldplay were a big indie band when I was a teenager and 20 years later they are one of the biggest pop bands on the planet with a huge teen following. I don't follow them enough to have seen that journey but it's rare enough.

I seen them about 20 years ago in Marlay Park because Interpol were supporting. I'd say a good chunk of people that day don't even list to them now. A total refresh of your audience is mad.