Gene Simmons says Oasis fans can “fuck off” if they “don't like the ticket prices”

Gene Simmons believes that dynamic ticket pricing is capitalism in practice.

In a detailed interview published by Forbes On Sunday, September 15, the 75-year-old KISS frontman said Oasis fans upset about the price of the band's reunion tickets had “the right to fuck off.”

“They have the ultimate power, supply and demand!” he said, adding that it was all “academic.”

Simmons continued, “Someone sits in a room and tries to figure out how far the rubber band can stretch. And if you don't sell tickets, guess what happens? The price goes down. Capitalism! If you don't want to pay that amount, don't go.”

Oasis announced their long-awaited Oasis Live '25 reunion tour on August 27, almost 15 years after brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher split in 2009.

“The guns have fallen silent. The stars have aligned. The long wait is over. Come and see it. It won't be televised,” Oasis said in a press release about the reunion.

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Tickets for the reunion dates sold out within hours on August 31, leaving some fans – including Louis Tomlinson – without tickets. Fans who made it to the queue had to deal with dynamic pricing due to high demand. This led to a rapid increase in prices and sparked an investigation by the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).

Simmons, for his part, said: “You don't like the ticket prices? Then don't buy a ticket.”

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The Gallagher brothers commented on the dynamic pricing controversy on September 4.

“It must be made clear that Oasis leaves decisions regarding ticket sales and pricing entirely to its promoters and management and at no time had any knowledge that dynamic pricing would be used,” the company said in a statement. NME.

“Although previous meetings between promoters, Ticketmaster and the band's management resulted in a positive ticket sales strategy that would provide a fair experience for fans, including dynamic ticket sales strategies to keep general ticket prices low and reduce black sales, the implementation of the plan did not meet expectations,” the statement continued. “All parties involved did their utmost to provide the best possible experience for fans, but due to unprecedented demand, this was impossible to achieve.”

Oasis then announced on X (formerly known as Twitter) that two more shows will take place at Wembley on September 27 and 28. Entry to these two shows can only be secured through “a special invitation-only ticket sales process.” They added: “Applications to enter the prize draw will be made available first to the many UK fans who were unsuccessful in the initial sale on Ticketmaster.”