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Oasis add two more Wembley dates with ‘staggered, invite-only voting’ | Oasis
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Oasis add two more Wembley dates with ‘staggered, invite-only voting’ | Oasis

Oasis have announced two more shows at Wembley and promised a “staggered, invite-only voting” system, days after many fans were left angry and disappointed at having to wait for hours without being able to buy tickets for the band’s other concerts.

Additional dates at the London Stadium were announced “due to huge demand” after Oasis were heavily criticised for using dynamic pricing for their first wave of tickets.

In a post on X, Oasis said: “Due to huge demand, two additional shows at Wembley Stadium have been added. Tickets will be sold via a staggered, invitation-only prize draw.”

The concerts will take place on September 27th and 28th and registration for the prize draw will be available first to those fans who were unsuccessful in the first sales window at Ticketmaster.

In addition to announcing the new dates, Oasis also revealed that they were unaware that dynamic pricing would be applied during the previous sale.

A statement said: “Inevitably, interest in this tour is so overwhelming that it is impossible to schedule enough shows to meet audience demand. But this ticket sales strategy will make the process much smoother for fans by reducing the stress and time it takes to snag one of the most coveted tickets of our time.”

Ticketmaster explains its purchasing policy with dynamic pricing. Photo: Yui Mok/PA

“Regarding the well-documented complaints from many buyers about Ticketmaster’s dynamic ticketing system, it must be made clear that Oasis leaves decisions about ticket sales and pricing entirely to its promoters and management and at no time had any knowledge that dynamic pricing would be used.

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“Although previous meetings between promoters, Ticketmaster and the band’s management had resulted in a positive ticket sales strategy that would provide a fair experience for fans and included dynamic ticketing to keep general ticket prices low and reduce illegal sales, the implementation of the plan fell short of expectations.

“Everyone involved has done their utmost to provide the best fan experience possible, but due to unprecedented demand, this has been impossible to achieve.”

Dynamic pricing, common in the US but relatively uncommon in the UK and Ireland, resulted in some fans queuing all day only to find, when they confirmed their purchase, that the price of standing tickets had risen from £135 to £355.

The government announced on Sunday evening that it would include dynamic pricing in its review of ticket sales, which aims to ban rip-off resale sites and ticket black market trading.

The European Commission announced it would investigate dynamic pricing following the controversy, while the UK advertising watchdog received 450 complaints about Ticketmaster’s adverts for the Oasis concerts. A spokesman for the UK advertising watchdog said complainants argued the adverts contained “misleading claims about availability and pricing”.

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has said it is “urgently” reviewing the ticketing market and looks forward to working with the government on the matter.

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