Culture secretary vows to end ‘rip off’ gig ticket sales and review surge pricing

Culture secretary vows to end ‘rip off’ gig ticket sales and review surge pricing

Lisa Nandy says planned ticket resales consultation will now cover ‘dynamic pricing’ after Oasis prices more than double

Ministers will examine surge ticket pricing in a review after the cost of tickets for Oasis’s concerts more than doubled while on sale, the culture secretary has confirmed.

Lisa Nandy said she thought the inflated price of tickets was “incredibly depressing” as standard tickets were increased from £148 to £355 on the website Ticketmaster.

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