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Fatboy Slim criticized ‘sick’ pricing for Oasis’ reunion gigs and the dynamic pricing practice as a whole.
UK DJ Fatboy Slim, real name Norman Cook, took a jab at Oasis’ highly coveted reunion tour tickets, calling their steep pricing “sick.” He also posited the controversial practice of dynamic ticket pricing is a rip-off for the fans.
“It’s like auctioning tickets because you know they are doing well,” he told The Sun. “It’s bad enough with the touts doing it, but the actual promoter and band doing it — it is sick.”
Cook continued on about “exorbitant” ticket prices. “It’s just profit for people who are very, very rich already — and that is for the bands and the promoters,” he said. “I can’t see how you can justify making it even more expensive, just because you know you have got a gig that everybody wants to go to.”
Fatboy Slim, whose own tour kicks off in the UK on Friday, added that he makes a point to keep his ticket prices fair. “I get a say on making tickets, on the whole, cheap. I always say, ‘Let’s have a fair price.’”
He also praised Coldplay — despite claiming to “hate” them — for their sustainability efforts while touring. “They announced their new arena tour, and they announced they are giving 10% of the whole ticket price for the whole tour, which will help keep smaller venues going.”
“That is the dynamic pricing you should be having,” Cook added. “They are not making lots of money, they just want to survive. They just love to see rock n’ roll,” he concluded. “New bands have to have somewhere to come.”
Fatboy Slim Upcoming Tour Dates
November
- 22 | The Depot Warehouse Project — Manchester, UK
- 23 | Drumsheds — London, UK
- 27 | Dance for Ashley, Ministry of Sound — London, UK
December
- 03 | Faena Theater — Miami, FL
- 05 | The Ritz Ybor — Tampa, FL
- 06 | Hyde Beach — Miami, FL
- 07 | El Patio — Dorado, PR
- 11 | The Arch — Brighton, UK
- 13 | The Arch — Brighton, UK
January
- 01 | Savaya — Bali, Indonesia
- 10 | Silo Dallas — Dallas, TX
- 11 | Day Zero Festival — Tulum, Mexico
March
- 14 | Langley Park — Perth, Australia
- 15 | Centennial Vineyards — NSW, Australia
- 21 | Peter Lehmann Wines — SA, Australia
- 22 | Mt Duneed Estate — VIC, Australia
- 23 | Sirromet Wines — QLD, Australia
April
- 17 | Le Palais de Bourges — Bourges, France
July
- 26 | Lattitude Festival — Suffolk, UK
August
- 02 | Kendal Calling — Lake District, Cumbria, UK