Overview
- The Competition and Markets Authority has notified Ticketmaster that it will move to litigation after rejecting its proposed voluntary undertakings.
- Regulators say Ticketmaster may have misled fans by charging nearly 2.5 times the price for “platinum” seats that offered no added perks.
- The CMA found that buyers were not informed of two separate standing ticket tiers, causing many to wait in queues before facing unexpected higher fees.
- Investigators uncovered no use of algorithmic dynamic pricing but faulted Ticketmaster for failing to disclose service charges and ticket‐type distinctions.
- Oasis’s reunion tour kicks off today in Cardiff, leaving attendees dependent on a contested resale market and prompting calls for tougher ticket transparency rules.