Oasis Prepare to cancel reunion tickets sold on resale platforms

Oasis keep their promise crackdown on resale tickets for their reunion shows, with the band preparing to void approximately 50,000 tickets sold on the secondary marketaccording to the BBC.

The promoters of the reunion tour, Living nation and SJM, said they would begin canceling the offending tickets and making those seats available again Ticketmaster at face value (information on new sales dates will be announced soon). When tickets for the reunion shows went on sale in Britain and Ireland in August, fans were told that they could buy them alone via Ticketmaster or its only official resale partner, Twickets.

These rules appeared to hinder the flow into secondary markets, with a spokesperson for the promoters saying that only “four percent of tickets” ended up on resale platforms (compared to the 20 percent that other major tours often see). But since 1.4 million tickets were sold for the reunion shows, that equates to about 50,000 tickets at four percent. (Fans who believe their tickets were canceled in error can have their case investigated.)

“These terms and conditions have been successfully introduced to take action against secondary ticketing companies who resell tickets for huge profits,” the spokesperson said, adding: “All parties involved in the tour continue to urge fans not to purchase tickets through unauthorized websites, as some of these may be fraudulent and others may be cancelled.”

The promoters also said that while they continue to monitor secondary sites for unauthorized ticket sales, they will pass on information to “relevant law enforcement officials… as appropriate.”

Despite the rules and warnings about resale tickets, hundreds of Oasis reunion tickets appeared on resale platforms like Viagogo, some costing almost $4,000. Following news of the impending cancellations, a Viagogo spokesperson told the BBC that the platform would “continue to sell Oasis tickets in the way the regulator says we can.” (Viagogo previously noted that fans are “protected” by a guarantee that they will “receive their tickets in time for the event or receive a refund.”)