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Fatboy Slim calls Oasis 'sick' for 'ripping off fans' as he suggests they have re-united for quick cash Have YOU got a story? Email [email protected] By POPPY ATKINSON GIBSON Published: 01:50 GMT, 17 November 2024 | Updated: 01:51 GMT, 17 November 2024 e-mail View comments Fatboy Slim has slammed Oasis over their choice to use dynamic pricing for their latest tour. The DJ, those real name is Norman Cook, 61, criticised the method of ticket sales where the price is dictated by demand, describing it as a way to rip off fans.
The musician told The Sun that he understands the problems of scalpers but added that artists who use dynamic pricing are 'sick'. He said: 'That dynamic pricing, that is ripping off the fans. It is like auctioning tickets because you know they are doing well.
'It is bad enough with the touts doing it, but the actual promoter and band doing it, it is sick.' The star went on to say that he has not condoned dynamic pricing for his own gigs and has always tried to make them as cheap and readily accessible as possible. Fatboy Slim, whose real name is Norman Cook, 60, has slammed Oasis over their choice to use dynamic pricing for their latest tour The musician told The Sun that he understands the problems of scalpers but added that artists who use dynamic pricing are 'sick' The star went on to say that he has not condoned dynamic pricing for his own gigs and has always tried to make them as cheap and readily accessible as possible He added that since ticket prices are already so expensive he doesn't feel the need to make them more so.
He added that those who use the controversial system are making themselves richer at the discomfort of fans. Norman went on to to take a thinly veiled swipe at the band who announced their reunion in September after a 15-year hiatus. The DJ compared the break up of a favourite band as a feeling similar to heartbreak.
But he added that while many bands who have split might consider getting back together, most only do for financial reasons. He told the publication: 'I am sure there is a moment when you think, "Let's bury the hatchet and get some of that old magic back". 'Financially, for a lot of people, if they run out of money, I can see why they would do that.
' Brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher came under fire after earlier this year when ticket prices for their 2025 tour spiraled. Norman went on to to take a thinly veiled swipe at the band, who announced their reunion in September after a 15-year hiatus, suggesting they were getting back together for purely financial reasons Eager fans were left raging after the price of standing tickets went up from £150 face value to £355 within hours due to the huge demand. An estimated 14million Oasis fans desperately battled it out to get their hands on tickets to see the band reunite on stage for a mammoth tour around the UK and Ireland next year.
But eager fans were left raging after the price of standing tickets went up from £150 face value to £355 within hours due to the huge demand. And while some managed to get their hands on tickets, others who thought they ahd bagged themselves a seat to see the duo perform their hits once again were left outraged after finding out their tickets were cancelled. Read More I regret paying hundreds for my Oasis ticket, I'll be paying it off for a year: Fans reveal woe More than 50,000 Oasis fans discovered the tickets they bought to the band's reunion gigs were cancelled in October.
The promoters of the upcoming concerts announced they would begin cancelling tickets which had 'broken the terms and conditions' in the coming weeks. The Oasis Live '25 promoters said the 'examination of ticket sales is ongoing' and the results will be 'passed to relevant law enforcement'. They said cancelled tickets will be made available again on Ticketmaster, and warned fans not to purchase tickets from 'unauthorised websites' as they may be 'fraudulent'.
Live Nation and SJM told the BBC that a whopping four percent of tickets ended up on resale sites, which equals close to 50,000. During the initial ticket sale, fans were urged to only buy and sell tickets on official resellers Ticketmaster and Twickets, with a warning resale tickets bought elsewhere may be cancelled. Tickets were spotted on reselling platform Viagogo for thousands of pounds, with standing passes ranging from £596 to £1,162 each for the Wembley dates and one VIP pass at £2,614 after sales were released earlier this year.
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