Olivia Dean Blasts Ticketing Companies Over Soaring Resale Prices

Shortly after general on‑sale for her Art of Loving Live tour began, Dean called out large ticketing companies on Instagram following reports from fans that resale listings were appearing at dramatically inflated prices.

In a series of posts she said her team was investigating unexpected resale activity and warned fans to avoid offers in comment threads, which she suggested were likely scams. She expressed frustration that people were being overcharged and insisted that live music should remain accessible.

“BE BETTER.”

Dean specifically tagged major platforms — @ticketmaster, @livenation and @aegpresents — and condemned the high resale rates, saying the prices being allowed on secondary sites were “vile” and contrary to the artist’s intentions. She urged the industry to find fairer ways to keep concerts affordable.

Fans reported long virtual queues and quickly rising resale listings on third‑party sites after tickets went on sale. The scale of markups varied by market, with some seats listed for several hundred dollars more than face value.

Ticketmaster responded by reposting Dean’s Instagram story and announcing a cap on resale prices on its own platform, stating it would limit resale to face value and encouraging other resale sites to follow suit.

Dean has enjoyed a breakout year: she holds four songs on the Billboard Hot 100 — her first career entries — including “Man I Need,” which reached the top five on the chart dated Nov. 8, 2025. Her second album, The Art of Loving, debuted at No. 8 on the Billboard 200 earlier in November, the highest placement of her career so far.

She announced a 2026 headlining tour last week, a run that includes her first headline date at Madison Square Garden and a return to Australia for the 2025 ARIA Awards. The North American leg is set to kick off in July in San Francisco, move through major U.S. markets and conclude in Austin.

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