Published: 10:50am, 5 Oct 2024Updated: 10:51am, 5 Oct 2024
The British rock band Oasis sold out its North American tour dates on Friday, although the reunion continued to stir controversy over ticket sales practices.
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Live Nation Entertainment Inc., the tour promoter, said the band sold nearly 500,000 tickets for stops in cities that included Chicago, Los Angeles and Toronto. The dates are for August and September of 2025.
The band warned fans on Thursday that ticket resellers StubHub and Vivid Seats were selling fake tickets ahead of the on-sale date for the general public. Oasis named Ticketmaster and Twickets as the only official resellers in the US and Canada, according to a post from the band.
The National Independent Venue Association, an industry trade group, sent a letter to Congress on Wednesday stating that at least 9,000 fake tickets had been sold on resale platforms and called for a probe into ticketing practices. Live Nation echoed the group and band’s positions in a retweet on Thursday.
Laura Dooley, global head of government relations at StubHub, said in a statement on Friday that the tickets the company is selling are legitimate.
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“Tickets may appear on resale marketplaces before public on-sale because many industry stakeholders, such as season ticket holders, sponsors, and professional resellers, receive early access – this was the case with Oasis,” Dooley said.