Woman charged with fraud over alleged sale of Oasis tickets
Rosie Slater has been charged with 11 counts of fraud by false representation
A woman has been charged with multiple fraud offences relating to the alleged sale of Oasis tickets in May.
Rosie Slater, 32, of Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, has been charged with 11 counts of fraud by false representation, Staffordshire Police said.
She has been granted unconditional bail and is due to appear in court at North Staffordshire Justice Centre on December 11.
It comes as ministers confirmed plans to make it illegal for tickets to concerts, theatre, comedy, sport and other live events to be resold for more than their original cost.
A Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) investigation was launched into the way Ticketmaster sold Oasis tickets in 2024.
The probe found Ticketmaster did not tell fans waiting in lengthy queues that standing tickets were being sold at two different prices, and that prices would jump as soon as the cheap tickets sold out.
Ticketmaster sold some "platinum" tickets at almost two and a half times the price of "standard" tickets, without sufficient explanation that these offered no additional benefits in the same areas of the venue, the CMA said.
In response, the CMA said Ticketmaster must now tell fans 24 hours in advance if a tiered pricing system is being used, as it was for Oasis standing tickets.
Tickets for the band's reunion gigs, which were their first in 16 years, were also seen listed on secondary ticket resale websites for thousands of pounds.