Oasis tickets and discounts ensure September spending doesn’t slide away Business Retail sales in the UK have held up despite a dip in confidence, driven by widespread discounts and a spike in entertainment spending after Oasis‘ tickets went on sale. Consumer card spending increased 1.2 per cent year on year in September, after returning to growth in August, according to data from Barclays. Discounting pushed spending [...]
Ticketmaster returns to profit ahead of Oasis reunion tour boost Business The UK operation of Ticketmaster returned to profit during its latest financial year ahead of the anticipated boost it will receive from the controversial ticketing of Oasis’ reunion tour. The London-headquartered division has reported a pre-tax profit of £19.7m for 2023, up from the pre-tax loss of £12m it fell to in 2022. Newly-filed accounts [...]
Huge pay day for Oasis ticket seller and promoter bosses Business The bosses of the company which was involved in the controversial ticketing and promotion of Oasis’ reunion tour have shared a huge pay day of almost £15m. The six directors of Stockport-headquartered SJM were handed a share of a £14.8m dividend for the company’s latest financial year, up from the £7.3m pay out for 2022. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
The Capitalist: City boys fight for £1k Oasis tickets as corporate demand explodes August 29, 2024 Oasis tickets look set to be the hottest corporate perk next year, with firms already splashing out for packages, The Capitalist has learned.