Oasis site saw nearly 10,000 attempts to buy tickets... from Scottish Government devices
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Oasis site saw nearly 10,000 attempts to buy tickets... from Scottish Government devices

Daily Mail  

Nearly 10,000 attempts to purchase Oasis tickets were made using Scottish Government devices on the day they went on sale. Holyrood servers recorded thousands logins to Ticketmaster for the band's Edinburgh gigs next year when the gold-dust briefs were released at the end of August, in 'a blatant abuse of government resources'. Nearly 10,000 attempts to purchase Oasis tickets were made using Scottish Government devices when they went on sale in August Scotland's Health and Social Care Secretary, Neil Gray, admitted he joined the queue for tickets during a discussion on Alzheimer's disease at the SNP's annual party conference Tickets for the Edinburgh shows - part of Oasis' first tour in over 15 years - sold for up to £355 after the original £135 price increased because of Ticketmaster's controversial 'dynamic' pricing Figures released under the freedom of information laws show some 1,014 visits to the main Ticketmaster Oasis page from Scottish Government devices in August. Scottish Labour deputy leader Jackie Baillie described Mr Gray's behaviour as 'a painful summary of the SNP's approach to the NHS' Murrayfield will be hosting Oasis for three nights in the Scottish capital next August Britpop brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher announced their much-anticipated reunion in August to unprecedented demand for tickets Tickets for the Edinburgh shows sold for up to £355 after the original £135 price increased because of Ticketmaster's controversial 'dynamic' pricing.

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