Fred de Vries is a Dutch author and journalist who moved to South Africa in 2003. He used to play in a punk band and has written nine non-fiction books, among them Club Risiko, a look at 80s underground music in six cities, including London, Berlin, New York and Johannesburg.
THE BIG REUNION
Oasis in the desert of a pugnacious past
The brothers Gallagher have buried the hatchet. Or have they? It will be hard to say before they've completed a whole concert on the 4th of July 2025, which is still a long way off. FRED DE VRIES looks back at some proper 1990's-memories, and no real anger.
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TICKET sales for the Oasis reunion tour in the UK and Ireland are a mess. The main culprit is Ticketmaster. The American company has used the “in demand" or “dynamic pricing" technique, which comes down to higher prices if the demand for certain tickets is big. It’s the most basic capitalist mechanism: Let the market decide. Airlines and hotels have been doing it for ages, and companies like Uber use it.
The idea is that the ultimate prices are closer to what fans are willing to pay for the series of concerts that will kick off in Cardiff on July 4 next year. At the same time it’s an attempt at neutralising resale sites. In the case of Oasis it means that people who had queued online for up to six hours to acquire a £148.50 standing ticket ended up paying more than double, £355.20.
So yes, I’d love to see Oasis in 2025. But would I fork out £355.20? No way...
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JournalistFred de Vries is a Dutch author and journalist who moved to South Africa in 2003. He used to play in a punk band and has written nine non-fiction books, among them Club Risiko, a look at 80s underground music in six cities, including London, Berlin, New York and Johannesburg.