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Oasis Kick-Off Reunion in Cardiff With Surprise £35 Ticket Release

Regulators maintain active investigations into dynamic-pricing methods following the sold-out Cardiff opener.

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Overview

  • Oasis reunited for their first performance in 16 years at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium on July 4, selling out within minutes.
  • In the days after the show, Ticketmaster emailed a tiny tranche of restricted-view tickets at £35 each to select fans.
  • Recipients such as Kelly Reardon Brown reported unexpectedly clear vantage points from upper-tier Block U5, calling the seats “worth every penny.”
  • Liam Gallagher poked fun at lofty resale fees during the concert, joking that some fans paid up to £40,000 per ticket.
  • The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority and the European Commission continue probing Ticketmaster’s dynamic-pricing as fan spend is projected to exceed £1 billion on the UK leg.