Once is not customary, Robbie Williams comes to the aid of Oasis! While some fans of the Manchester group were indignant at the price of tickets for their reformation tour planned for 2025, the British star, not holding a grudge, wanted to clear his former drinking companions who subsequently became his best enemies.
“I don’t think Oasis knew about it. Liam certainly didn’t know there was going to be this thing called dynamic pricing, he told the magazine The Face. Besides, I myself only discovered the existence of dynamic pricing because of Oasis. »
A “lesson for the industry”
Dynamic pricing is the practice that Ticketmaster used which consists of varying the price of tickets according to demand, such as for plane tickets or hotel rooms. A strategy which caused such an outcry that British politicians demanded more transparency when selling tickets.
“I think the whole music industry has just learned something,” said Robbie Williams, who is now considering intervening in the pricing of his own concerts. “This dynamic pricing thing has even made me say, ‘damn, I need to go to meetings about this’ or just say ‘we don’t do that!’ »
A solidarity between rockstars which is nice to see, especially since it could benefit fans who have to pay a high price to see their idols when others are getting rich off their backs. Indeed, still according to Robbie Williams, a ticket reseller bought himself “a house for 1.5 million pounds sterling” by speculating on his 2006 tour…
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