Thank fuck. Pity it took this for them to actually do their jobs. Ban it.
Truth_To_Powder on
They spelt ‘gouging’ wrong
Tigeire on
Investigating that they didn’t warn people in advance.
Dynamic pricing is legal and used all the time for e.g. Airline tickets, Hotel bookings
Jakdublin on
Not illegal, but it should be. Needs to be new legislation to end or at least curb dynamic pricing.
no13wirefan on
Nothing will happen …
Similar pricing model for airlines for decades …
High_Flyer87 on
This is good to see and makes me extra grateful for the EU.
Dynamic pricing needs to be sent to the abyss. And any company that engages with it (mainly US driven practice) needs to be sent to fuck!
no13wirefan on
At an average price of €200 times 2 nights times 80k is 32 million which will be 50 million when a third date is sold out at some stage.
GAA taking a cut and ticketmaster but L&N prob clearing 10 mill each just from Dublin.
It’s pure and utter greed and anyone paying more than 100 to see these spoofers trot out a few tunes needs their head checked.
True-Philosophy-6335 on
I was at a concert recently in Belgium, it wasn’t expensive, they even included free public travel with the tickets too and from the concert very relaxing and stress free.
Hate going to concerts here, it’s not worth it between the cost of the tickets, travel, and hotel. It feels like I’m being ripped off at every turn.
High_Flyer87 on
The European Commission needs to go after bike sheds next!
Rex-0- on
While it’s legal and live nation hold a monopoly, there is absolutely fuck all they can do.
Nice that it’s gotten their attention but it’s too little too late.
Print-Over on
About fucked time.
AnyIntention7457 on
That’s a load of rubbish. More paper doesn’t refuse ink.
“The spokesperson said that while the practice itself was not unlawful, the way it was used could breach EU directives – such as if the price of a product was increased after a consumer had placed the ticket in their online basket.”
IF doing some heavy lifting there. No one has complained the ticket price changed after it was put in their online basket.
gottahavetegriry on
Who gives a shit. If you don’t think the price is fair, don’t buy a ticket.
Smiley_Dub on
I hope the EU bans this complete and utter scam.
jhanley on
I started a thread on this over the weekend lads, but it looks like the mid 40s crowd kicked up and complained to the EU. Fairplay, we might get somewhere.
15 Comments
Thank fuck. Pity it took this for them to actually do their jobs. Ban it.
They spelt ‘gouging’ wrong
Investigating that they didn’t warn people in advance.
Dynamic pricing is legal and used all the time for e.g. Airline tickets, Hotel bookings
Not illegal, but it should be. Needs to be new legislation to end or at least curb dynamic pricing.
Nothing will happen …
Similar pricing model for airlines for decades …
This is good to see and makes me extra grateful for the EU.
Dynamic pricing needs to be sent to the abyss. And any company that engages with it (mainly US driven practice) needs to be sent to fuck!
At an average price of €200 times 2 nights times 80k is 32 million which will be 50 million when a third date is sold out at some stage.
GAA taking a cut and ticketmaster but L&N prob clearing 10 mill each just from Dublin.
It’s pure and utter greed and anyone paying more than 100 to see these spoofers trot out a few tunes needs their head checked.
I was at a concert recently in Belgium, it wasn’t expensive, they even included free public travel with the tickets too and from the concert very relaxing and stress free.
Hate going to concerts here, it’s not worth it between the cost of the tickets, travel, and hotel. It feels like I’m being ripped off at every turn.
The European Commission needs to go after bike sheds next!
While it’s legal and live nation hold a monopoly, there is absolutely fuck all they can do.
Nice that it’s gotten their attention but it’s too little too late.
About fucked time.
That’s a load of rubbish. More paper doesn’t refuse ink.
“The spokesperson said that while the practice itself was not unlawful, the way it was used could breach EU directives – such as if the price of a product was increased after a consumer had placed the ticket in their online basket.”
IF doing some heavy lifting there. No one has complained the ticket price changed after it was put in their online basket.
Who gives a shit. If you don’t think the price is fair, don’t buy a ticket.
I hope the EU bans this complete and utter scam.
I started a thread on this over the weekend lads, but it looks like the mid 40s crowd kicked up and complained to the EU. Fairplay, we might get somewhere.