Oasis have issued a warning against reselling tickets to their comeback tour, after some were listed for thousands of pounds within minutes of a pre-sale.
A limited number of fans were able to buy the first batch of tickets during a three-hour window on Friday evening.
Shortly after, tickets were being listed online for more than £6,000 – around 40 times the face value of a standing ticket.
Oasis urged people not to resell tickets at higher prices on websites not linked to their promoter, and said they would be «cancelled».
Fans 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, which starts at 09:00 BST in the UK and 08:00 in Ireland.
Consumer law expert Lisa Webb from Which? told BBC News fans should be strongly advised «against buying any of the resale tickets currently popping up online at inflated prices».
«Not only is there a chance that some of these listings could be scam attempts, but even legitimate tickets could be cancelled, rendering them invalid, if they are sold outside of the official resale platforms or at above face value,» she said.
Meanwhile, Adam Webb, campaign manager at FanFair Alliance, which was set up to help customers and artists tackle the issue of ticket touting, called on ministers to act.
«We need some action from government, » he told the BBC.
«Sir Keir Starmer made an announcement in March, suggesting that Labour – if they came into power – would cap resell price. That’s something we hope they’re going to move ahead with.»
In that speech, the prime minister said access to culture could not be «at the mercy of ruthless ticket touts who drive up the prices».
Soon after Friday’s pre-sale began, ticket listings appeared on resale websites like StubHub and Viagogo, including:
Ahead of the pre-sale, promoters said standing tickets will cost about £150, while standard seated tickets range from £73 to about £205. Prices for official premium packages go up to £506.
About 1.4 million tickets are expected to be available for the 17 outdoor concerts in the UK and Ireland next July and August.
Oasis intervened on Friday evening while the pre-sale was still ongoing, issuing a statement which read: «We have noticed people attempting to sell tickets on the secondary market since the start of the pre-sale.
Please note, tickets can ONLY be resold, at face value, via Ticketmaster and Twickets.
Tickets sold in breach of the terms and conditions will be cancelled by the promoters.»
Oasis’s promoters had issued a similar warning prior to the pre-sale, saying tickets sold through «unauthorised resale platforms» will breach terms and conditions and «may be cancelled».
Meanwhile, Viagogo issued a statement in which it said «resale is legal in the UK» and insisted the platform was «fully compliant with all UK laws and regulations».
The company said that listing tickets on its platform was permitted once they become available to the public – including following a pre-sale event.
We oppose anti-competitive actions taken by event organisers to restrict purchasing and resale options to certain platforms in an attempt to control the market as they ultimately harm fans by limiting their choice», its statement continued, claiming such action leads to a «surge in scams.»
