Gene Simmons Rips Oasis Fans Who Complained About Ticket Prices

Popular alt-rockers Oasis recently announced they would be getting back together for their first shows in 16 years. Tickets went on sale and sold out within a few hours, but several fans complained of issues with the process as well as dynamic pricing which sees prices hiked up due to a higher demand.

KISS bassist Gene Simmons, who is clearly no stranger to the business aspect of the music industry, was asked in a new interview with Forbes about the ethics of Oasis ticket sales.

“They’re entitled to f*ck off,” he said of fans who complained. “You have the ultimate power, supply and demand. Whatever the pricing is, is all academic. Somebody sits in a room and tries to figure out how far the rubber band can stretch. And if you’re not selling tickets, guess what happens? The price goes down. Capitalism!”

He continued: “If you don’t want to pay that amount, don’t go. I’m sure it’ll be streamed someplace and you figure out a way and you’ll complain. But social media has opened up the pathways of expressing yourself and there are no traffic cops. It’s like traffic in Italy and France, just people just go right by each other. It’s just insane.”

“Also it’s a way to get attention, but ultimately the quiet people, the ones that don’t really use social media, vote with their money. You don’t like the ticket pricing? Don’t buy a ticket.”