Consumer watchdog probe urged into rising prices of ‘in-demand’ Oasis tickets

Screengrab taken from the Ticketmaster.ie website at 0804 of their virtual waiting room as Oasis fans across the UK and Ireland who missed out on pre-sale tickets will be attempting to secure their place at the band’s reunion concerts during Saturday’s general sale (Screengrab PA)

A controversial pricing system that saw the cost of Oasis tickets surge during the sales window has prompted calls for a consumer watchdog probe.

Many fans who waited in huge online queues for tickets to the band’s two gigs at Dublin’s Croke Park were left shocked when they found that prices for standing tickets had rocketed by the time they finally got the opportunity to make a purchase.