Tom Dunne: Oasis ticket gouging leaves a really bad taste

Bands are entitled to make money from touring, but there's a point where over-pricing becomes disrespectful to fans

Thu, 05 Sep, 2024 - 08:00

Tom Dunne is a music-lover extraordinaire who, as well as presenting radio and TV shows, can also be seen in the wild as the lead singer with Something Happens.

Just because you can do something doesn’t mean you should. Just because you’ve developed the technology to “maximise profits” at a time of “peak demand” doesn’t mean you always need to use it.

What if this technology fell into the hands of a corrupt Santa? What tales of unbridled anguish would Christmas visit upon us then? Selection boxes for €215? Trees starting at €50 but, if you go Christmas Eve in a flap, prepare to pay €9,000?