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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Josh Halliday North of England editor

European Commission to examine Ticketmaster’s ‘dynamic pricing’

A fan uses a smart phone to access Ticketmaster tickets for Oasis’s 2025 tour.
Ticketmaster has been told it may have breached laws in the UK and Europe for inflating the price of some Oasis tickets from £135 to £350. Photograph: Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty Images

Ticketmaster’s ability to raise the price of concert tickets based on demand is being scrutinised by the European Commission, the Guardian has learned, as the UK’s competition watchdog launches an “urgent review” into the Oasis concerts fiasco.

The US-owned ticketing giant has been told it may have breached laws in the UK and Europe for inflating the price of some Oasis tickets from £135 to £350, leaving many fans devastated.

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