3 Sep 2024

The pricing model which has left Oasis fans fuming

From Nights, 10:45 pm on 3 September 2024

News of a reunion tour by UK band Oasis sent fans and the media into a frenzy last week.

However many fans were left 'looking back in anger' as they were forced to pay hiked prices for concert tickets after waiting hours in an online queue. 

The reason? The practice of dynamic pricing.

So what is dynamic pricing, and how is it impacting on ordinary music fans who want to see their favourite band.

Chris Schulz is a senior investigative writer at Consumer NZ and joins Emile Donovan.

(FILES) Noel Gallagher (L) Andy Bell (C) and Liam Gallagher, members of the British rock band "Oasis" hold a photocall in Hong Kong on February 25, 2006. Fans of British rock band Oasis buzzed with anticipation on Monday, August 26, as Liam and Noel Gallagher teased that they could be returning to stage together, fifteen years after the band's last performance. (Photo by Mike CLARKE / AFP)

Photo: MIKE CLARKE/AFP