Oasis fans rushing to get tickets for the band’s two gigs in Croke Park set two records for spending this year, according to an AIB report. Saturday, August 31st, saw the highest average transaction value for tickets among AIB customers so far this year, at €347, a 300 per cent increase on the average transaction for 2024 to date (€87). Advertisement The AIB Spend Trend found August 31st also saw the highest total spend on tickets in 2024 at €6.
3 million. The highest spend per transaction on tickets that day was in Kildare (€466) followed by Monaghan (€444), Louth (€429), Roscommon (€420) and Cavan (€411). Thousands of fans missed out on Oasis tickets as the Ticketmaster site crashed for many users, with hundreds of thousands in the online queue seconds after it opened at 8am on Saturday, August 31st.
Many did not reach the checkout stage at all, while others found only 'dynamic pricing' tickets with costs upwards of €400 available. Advertisement Electric Picnic fans drove the second-largest ticket sales so far in 2024, on August 21st, with an average transaction value of €231. Advertisement The total spend on tickets by AIB customers that day was €4.
8 million. When it comes to the highest spend per transaction, it was something of a home affair, with the top spenders from the home of Electric Picnic, Co Laois (€320), followed by neighbouring and nearby counties Carlow (€259), Kildare (€257), Offaly (€244) and Kilkenny (€241). It was a busy m.