Fatboy Slim has openly criticized dynamic ticket pricing practices and specifically called out the "sick" pricing for Oasis' reunion concerts. The renowned UK DJ, Norman Cook, expressed strong concerns about the increasingly common practice of dynamic pricing in the live music industry.

"It's like auctioning tickets because you know they are doing well," Cook told The Sun. "It's bad enough with the touts doing it, but the actual promoter and band doing it — it is sick."

Cook emphasized that excessive ticket prices primarily benefit already wealthy artists and promoters, making concerts increasingly inaccessible to fans. He maintains fair pricing for his own shows, stating, "I get a say on making tickets, on the whole, cheap. I always say, 'Let's have a fair price.'"

He praised Coldplay's approach to ticket pricing, particularly their initiative to donate 10% of tour ticket revenues to support smaller venues. "That is the dynamic pricing you should be having," Cook noted, emphasizing the importance of sustaining smaller venues for emerging artists.

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