What is ‘dynamic pricing’ for concert tickets? It can cost you hundreds of dollars while you queue

By Ben Green, Research Fellow, Centre for Social and Cultural Research, Griffith University
Sam Whiting, Vice-Chancellor's Senior Research Fellow, RMIT University

When tickets for Green Day’s 2025 Australian tour went on sale, fans joined a queue – a ritual that has been practised for decades on footpaths, on phones, and now online.

But as Green Day fans reached the purchase point, the price varied. For some, a seated ticket rose as high as A$500.

A week earlier, tickets to the Oasis reunion tour in the United Kingdom – arguably the hottest ticket in the world –…

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