Oasis have announced two new dates at London's Wembley Stadium due to "phenomenal public demand" - with tickets to be sold by an "invitation-only ballot".
The announcement follows the backlash over the use of dynamic pricing for their previous gigs. Many fans also missed out on tickets as they battled website issues and being mislabelled as bots.
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Announcing the new dates, the band also addressed ticketing issues and said "it needs to be made clear that Oasis leave decisions on ticketing and pricing entirely to their promoters and management", and added they had "at no time had any awareness that dynamic pricing was going to be used".
A statement from the band read: "While prior meetings between promoters, Ticketmaster and the band's management resulted in a positive ticket sale strategy, which would be a fair experience for fans, including dynamic ticketing to help keep general ticket prices down as well as reduce touting, the execution of the plan failed to meet expectations.
"All parties involved did their utmost to deliver the best possible fan experience, but due to the unprecedented demand this became impossible to achieve."
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— Oasis (@oasis) September 4, 2024
Two extra Wembley Stadium shows have been added due to phenomenal demand.
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A tweet explaining the ballot process for tickets for the new dates read: "Two extra Wembley Stadium shows have been added due to phenomenal demand.
"Tickets will be sold by a staggered, invitation-only ballot process.
"Applications to join the ballot will be opened first to the many UK fans who were unsuccessful in the initial on sale with Ticketmaster."
Surge pricing based on demand is set to be examined by the European Commission following the Oasis ticket controversy.
Some fans of the rock band were left shocked last weekend when prices skyrocketed from €86.50 to €415 (excluding booking fee) on Ticketmaster during the sale for tickets to their two Croke Park gigs in Dublin next August.
On Monday, the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) in Dublin said there were "legitimate concerns around the consumer experiences" of buying tickets for Oasis concerts and that it is "actively reviewing the situation".
Ticketmaster has said it does not set concert prices and its website states this is down to the "event organiser" who "has priced these tickets according to their market value".
The practice of increasing or decreasing prices based on demand has been compared to how airline tickets and hotel rooms are sold.
An acting spokesperson for the European Commission confirmed it is working on a "fitness check" of EU consumer law on digital fairness, which it plans to adopt this autumn.
The concerts will be the band's first since breaking up backstage at France's Rock en Seine festival in 2009.
Source: Press Association
