Following rising criticism from Oasis followers, the federal government mentioned it could step in and examine the controversial observe, Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy introduced.
In an announcement, Nandy mentioned it was “miserable to see vastly inflated costs excluding abnormal followers,” and wished to finish “rip-off resales” and be certain that tickets are offered “at honest costs.” She confirmed that the British authorities’s already-planned assessment of ticket gross sales and shopper safety will embrace dynamic pricing.
Labour Cabinet colleague Lucy Powell was additionally affected by the ticket fiasco. “There’s a queue for the queue,” Powell wrote on X Saturday morning. She was ultimately capable of purchase a ticket for the gig — however at greater than double the unique value.
“That is one thing that we’ve seen much more of not too long ago, and never simply tickets and West End tickets, however we additionally see it on airways and trains, the place there’s that kind of peak time,” the minister advised the BBC Sunday morning.