Oasis Ticket Frenzy: How a Britpop Reunion Became the World’s Most Absurd Global Commodity
LONDON—At 08:59 BST last Saturday, 7.2 million browsers on every continent except Antarctica—where the Wi-Fi is still dial-up—were hammering refresh on Ticketmaster’s landing page. Sixty seconds later the queue was “paused for your safety,” a phrase normally reserved for rollercoaster malfunctions or incoming artillery. Thus began the global referendum on Oasis tickets, a geopolitical incident…