This caused fans to wait in long queues without realising they would have to pay a higher price than expected, the CMA added. Since the opening of the investigation, Ticketmaster has made changes ...

That plan came with controversy, as the overwhelming surge of fans rushing the site triggered Ticketmaster’s Dynamic Pricing model. Tickets priced between $80 and $200-plus jumped up to as much ...

The long-awaited Oasis reunion tour faced controversy back in September, following Ticketmaster’s use of ‘in demand’ pricing, which is where prices surge if demand is high. Which? warned that ...

Pressure is growing for Oasis fans to be given refunds after they were left fuming by a ticket price controversy for the highly anticipated reunion tour. Consumer group Which? has called on ...

Since Donald Trump entered the White House, his administration has introduced a range of legal changes that have mostly caused controversy ... beyond the ticket’s original price.

The controversy prompted the CMA to look at how 'dynamic pricing' - a form of surge pricing - may have been used, and whether the sale by Ticketmaster may have breached consumer protection law.

Holmes' lawsuit focuses on Ticketmaster's 'drip pricing' tactic, where the true cost of tickets, including mandatory fees, is not disclosed until the final stage of the purchasing process. This ...

With the LiveNation and Ticketmaster merger under legal threat in the U.S. a new report has broken down each dollar of an ...

but the pricing strategy proved controversial when standard standing tickets advertised at £135 plus fees ($174) were re-labelled “in demand” and changed on Ticketmaster to £355 plus fees ...

Moreover, dynamic pricing, alongside the influence of bots and resellers, has been highlighted in past tours. In 2023, tickets for Taylor Swift's Eras tour were reported to reach between $11,000 and ...

The order aims to protect fans from unfair practices, ensure fair competition and promote transparency in the ticketing industry. Here's what else to know.