A bid to ban so-called “dynamic pricing” in Ireland has been launched following the controversy over Oasis concert ticket sales.
A number of Fianna Fáil politicians have said they will introduce a Bill that would extend existing legislation outlawing the resale of tickets above face value.
Their Bill would prohibit the sale of tickets for prices that have been adjusted by primary ticket sellers.
Many fans were shocked by the price of standard tickets for the Oasis reunion tour, including for two dates at Croke Park in Dublin, rising steeply on Ticketmaster.
A number were also left angry and disappointed after being left empty-handed, having waited in an online queue for hours to buy tickets.
Ticketmaster has said it does not set concert prices and its website states this is down to the “event organiser” who “has priced these tickets according to their market…
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