More tickets could be released for Oasis gigs

Oasis could release more tickets for its upcoming reunion tour, the band has announced.

In an Instagram post the band said promoters "may be able to release a very limited number of additional tickets".

The post said the final release will happen "over the coming days" once final checks are carried out.

Fans have been told to keep an eye on their email inbox for more information.

There were 1.4 million tickets on sale when Oasis announced their UK tour in August last year and about 10 million fans from 158 countries joined the queue.

Throughout the day, hundreds of thousands of fans sat in online queues in the hope of being able to buy a ticket tour that comes 15 years after the band split.

Many fans criticised the sales process and prices with claims that Ticketmaster used "dynamic pricing", a process where prices rise in line with demand, as remaining tickets sold at more than £350 - a price which was £215 higher than a similar ticket when the sale began.

As a result, an investigation was launched by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), which found that Ticketmaster had not used an algorithmic pricing model during the Oasis sale.

However, a representative said that while there was not an adjustment made "in real time using an algorithm", the CMA was concerned that consumers "were not given clear and timely information about how the pricing of standing tickets would work, particularly where many customers had to wait in lengthy queues to see what tickets were available".

They said the CMA was "seeking changes to Ticketmaster's processes – including to the information it provides to customers, when it provides that information, and how it labels some of its tickets".

"The CMA is now consulting on these changes with Ticketmaster," they added.

Clarification 26 June: This story has been updated to reflect the nature of ticket pricing for the Oasis shows and the investigation into the process.

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