Ricky Gervais’ Ticket Price Promise Goes Viral After Oasis Controversy

Ricky Gervais has promised fans he will not use “dynamic pricing” on tickets for his next tour, after prices for the Oasis reunion show soared amid huge demand.

The Britpop band’s long-awaited return has sparked controversy after many fans complained that tickets, which went on sale last month, were much more expensive than expected.

Writing about him Mortality tour, comedian Gervais told fans on X, formerly Twitter: “These tickets go on sale Friday at 10am. There’s no dynamic pricing. There are Platinum tickets which are very expensive but I’m donating the extra profit to charity. They’re selling out really fast because I’m an absolute legend. I apologize in advance. Good luck.”

Newsweek contacted representatives for Oasis and Gervais for comment.

Brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher, whose relationship is notoriously volatile, are reuniting for an Oasis tour next year. Tickets went on sale at the end of August but huge online queues meant some tickets cost much more than fans had anticipated as prices rose in line with demand.

Some fans couldn’t help but bring up what happened to Oasis tickets after Gervais posted about his tour. “The way it should be done,” one said on X.

“I’d rather have this than that Oasis crap any day of the week,” said another, while one fan wrote: “Fair and square!”

One user shared a photo of an Oasis concert poster, writing: “Definitely Ricky.” Others agreed that Life after life the star was a “legend”.

The Gallaghers distanced themselves from the confusion over ticket prices for Oasis Live ’25, saying in a statement: “In terms of the well-known complaints made by many purchasers regarding the operation of Ticketmaster’s dynamic ticketing system: it should be made clear that Oasis leave ticketing and pricing decisions solely up to its promoters and management and at no point were they aware that dynamic pricing would be used.”

The UK’s competition and market authority is investigating the incident to see if Ticketmaster’s sale of Oasis tickets breached consumer law.

Other artists have previously ditched dynamic pricing, and following the Oasis controversy, Iron Maiden confirmed they would not be using it for their 2025 shows.

“There will be no dynamic ticket pricing for the Run For Your Lives 2025 tour,” the band wrote on Instagram. “UK ticket resales will be limited to face value and will not open until much closer to the start of the tour.”