Oasis fans say Ticketmaster canceled orders over ‘bot’ claims | ENTS & ARTS NEWS

Oasis fans have claimed Ticketmaster has canceled their tickets for the band’s reunion tour and accuses them of being bots.

After Liam and Noel Gallagher advertised A limited run of stadium shows Last summer, thousands of fans logged at Ticketmaster hoping to watch the band play live for the first time since 2009.

However, the event company is currently Under examination of their use of dynamic pricing – The prices of a standard ticket saw double from £ 148 to £ 355.

Several fans have now said they received e emails from Ticketmaster, who claimed that the use of bots was identified in their ticket purchase and canceled them as a result.

Leighah Conroy, 24, had purchased four tickets to see Oasis Perform at Heaton Park in Manchester on August 28 last year – but was told on Friday that Ticketmaster “identified that bots were used to make this purchase”.

She said to the PA News Agency: “To say that we are bots, is completely out of service for Ticketmaster because we tried all day to get the tickets.

“Our heads have been pretty beaten for the past 24 hours. I felt sick in my stomach. It’s a band you’ll never experience or see again and it’s been on my bucket list for years.

“It just feels like my dreams have been completely crushed.”

Mrs. Conroy, from Cumbria, paid about £ 150 per. Ticket, and also spent £ 800 at a hotel and additional £ 40 to travel to the show.

Marta Bonnet, 48, from Spain, also said she received the same E email on Friday. She said she spent more than £ 3,000 on tickets, flights and accommodation for herself, her husband and her children to see Oasis at Wembley Stadium on August 3rd.

“At first we thought this e email was fake or a spam -e -mail, but no, that was true,” she added.

“We usually use Ticketmaster to buy our tickets … But now, how can I trust this page that should be the official page?

“I really can’t believe what has happened.”

A Ticketmaster spokesman said, “Anyone who has been contacted and believes that a refund was made in the event of a failure has been sent a form to fill out to the tour’s promoters to review.”

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Competition and Markets Authority said in September that it had launched a study of Ticketmaster’s OASIS appearances -Sales -called for evidence from fans.

Last November, Ticketmaster warned and see tickets that thousands of tickets were listed on unauthorized sites would start to be canceled.

Oasis begins their reunion tour on July 4 in Cardiff before playing another 16 dates in the UK and Ireland.

The trip then moves to Canada, the United States, Mexico and Australia.