Previously today, the National Independent Venue Association (NIVA) took goal at secondary ticketing platforms– and advised congressional action– following a supposed wave of “phony” Oasis tickets. Now, among the implicated platforms is shooting back and stirring an unsightly war-of-words with Ticketmaster.
We covered NIVA's letter and surrounding Fans First Act push in information the other day. To sum up, the company called out StubHub and Vivid Seats in specific over countless apparently fake/speculative tickets to the North American leg of Oasis' upcoming trip.
These resale passes, the company suggested, had most likely inflated cost and were supposedly noted before there was “proof of a single ticket going on sale to the general public” for the high-demand performance series. Legislators, NIVA highlighted also, need to without delay attend to the “extensive misleading practices perpetuated by predatory ticket brokers and resale platforms.”
Naturally, there are 2 sides to every conflict, and unsurprisingly, the implicated ticketing platforms have much to state about the claims. Keeping up StubHub's reaction in the meantime, a representative informed us that the Oasis tickets in concern weren't fake/speculative at all.
Rather, the business preserved, the passes stemmed from more targeted pre-sales that started before the primary pre-sale. As we kept in mind the other day, Oasis' North American pre-sale– a minimum of as billed in a tweet from the band itself– is stated to have actually started on October 3rd.
In the interest of clearness, September 30th saw Oasis attend to the matter on X. “A ticket pre-sale will be held this Thursday, 3rd October,” the group composed. “Entry is by personal tally just. Tally registration is open now and closes 8am ET tomorrow, Tuesday 1st October.”
Ticketmaster on September 30th officially revealed the trip leg by means of a media release. “Registration for the presale is presently open at www.oasisinet.com up until Tuesday, October 1st at 8am EST,” the Live Nation subsidiary composed in part. “General ticket onsale will start Friday, October 4th at 12pm regional time and will be offered from www.ticketmaster.com.”
Missing from both messages is any reference of various pre-sales. According to StubHub, which included an appropriate e-mail screenshot for excellent step, people consisting of however not restricted to Chicago Bears season ticketholders were welcomed to purchase Oasis tickets on the 30th. (The NFL group's home arena is set to host an Oasis program in late August of 2025.)
“CLICK ON THE BUTTON BELOW TO ACCESS YOUR EXCLUSIVE PRESALE STARTING MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, AT 12PM (CT),” that all-caps notice, sent out by what seems the Bears' main e-mail account, checks out in part.
Not stopping there, the platform supplied a thorough declaration from worldwide head of federal government relations Laura Dooley, who got in touch with Ticketmaster to “do their part to much better safeguard fans.” We consisted of those remarks completely at the time of publishing; quickly after that, Ticketmaster connected with an action of its own, candidly stating that “StubHub is lying.”
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