Green Day presale tickets for Australia tour as high as $500 under Ticketmaster’s dynamic pricing

Regulator says dynamic pricing is legal if consumers are not misled as fans considering giving the Saviors tour a miss

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Tickets to Green Day's Saviors tour in Australia were as high as $500 in the initial presale after Ticketmaster revealed dynamic pricing was in effect for the rock band's upcoming shows.

The first presale for the March 2025 leg of the tour went on sale Monday for three locations - the Gold Coast, Sydney and Melbourne. The cheapest general admission tickets were capped at $200 plus booking fee, but those wanting seated tickets were informed at purchase point that the price was as high as $500 due to what Ticketmaster calls In Demand" pricing.

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