Minister Pledges Review Into Dynamic Pricing After Oasis Ticket Price Surge

Published on September 2, 2024

Dynamic pricing will be included in the government’s probe into ticket resales, the culture secretary has said, a decision sparked by the rise in prices of Oasis tickets. Lisa Nandy said in a statement released on Sunday that the government will include “issues around transparency and use of dynamic pricing, including the technology around queuing systems which incentivise it,” in the forthcoming consultation on consumer protections for ticket resales, also known as ticket touting. “Working with artists, industry and fans we can create a fairer system that ends the scourge of touts, and rip-off resales and ensures tickets at fair prices,” she said....