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Oasis reunion tickets live: Furious fans accuse Ticketmaster of upping prices as UK and Ireland shows sell out

Oasis, the biggest British band of the last 30 years, are finally reforming after brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher made peace

Ellie Muir,Roisin O'Connor,Barney Davis
Sunday 01 September 2024 11:36 BST
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Oasis announce reunion tour

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Thousands of Oasis fans have been left empty-handed and frustrated after struggling to nab tickets to the group’s 2025 reunion tour.

Tickets went on sale at 9am on Saturday and were expected to be sold out in minutes, but instead many waited in online queues for up to 10 hours, only to be kicked off booking websites with “Error 503” messages appearing on their screens.

Just after 7pm, Oasis and Ticketmaster finally announced that tickets had sold out.

Some of those who did manage to make it through the queue to select tickets for Cardiff, Edinburgh, Dublin, London and Manchester found that the cost for general standing tickets had risen unexpectedly as a result of Ticketmaster’s dynamic pricing policy, which saw the cost of tickets double in some cases.

For the Manchester shows, for example, a general admission standing ticket was expected to cost £150 but that price had risen to £355 under the dynamic pricing policy that reflects increased demand.

However, Oasis has warned against buying resale tickets at inflated prices with companies other than its promoter, saying those tickets will not be valid.

The British rock band announced their long-awaited reunion on Tuesday (27 August), with brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher set to join one another onstage for the first time since their split in 2009.

Fan shares photo of huge ticket queues as Oasis tickets go on sale in Ireland

One fan has shared an image apparently showing them at 404,706th place in the queue to buy Oasis tickets...

Roisin O'Connor31 August 2024 08:05

Tickets go on sale in Ireland for Oasis’s Dublin shows

Tickets have gone on sale for the band’s two shows in Croke Park, Dublin, on 16 and 17 August.

Before the announcement for UK shows, Irish promoters MCD said on its website that the price of both of the two Croke Park gigs in Dublin will start at 86.50 euros (£72.75) without booking fees.

Roisin O'Connor31 August 2024 08:00

Oasis ticket prices for London, Manchester, Dublin, Edinburgh and Cardiff shows after new dates added

This is how much you’ll have to fork out to see the band in 2025.

Oasis ticket prices for London, Manchester, Dublin, Edinburgh and Cardiff shows

This is how much you’ll have to fork out to see the band in 2025

Roisin O'Connor31 August 2024 07:55

‘We were all cabbaged beyond belief’: 30 years of Oasis’s masterpiece debut Definitely Maybe

Hell has frozen over as the famously feuding Gallagher brothers set aside their differences and announce their reunion tour for next year. To mark the occasion, Mark Beaumont revisits the album that started it all...

‘We were cabbaged beyond belief’: 30 years of Oasis’s debut Definitely Maybe

Hell has frozen over as the famously feuding Gallagher brothers set aside their differences and announce their reunion tour for next year. To mark the occasion, Mark Beaumont revisits the album that started it all

Roisin O'Connor31 August 2024 07:41

Oasis vinyl sales spike following reunion tour announcement

Sales of Oasis’s back catalogue have surged by more than six times the number the previous week, amid huge demand ahead of their comeback concert tickets going on sale, according to HMV.

The entertainment retailer said it also witnessed a jump in pre-orders for the band’s 30th anniversary edition of their Definitely Maybe album, which was released on Friday.

HMV said the announcement has sparked demand for the band’s back catalogue and its latest release.

This week, sales across its full catalogue of records and CDs was 526% higher than during the previous week at HMV.

Sales of their Definitely Maybe LP rose by 443% week on week, while What’s The Story (Morning Glory) and Knebworth 1996 rose 684% and 209% respectively.

The retailer added that pre-orders for Oasis’s 30th anniversary edition of Definitely Maybe were double compared with where they were a week earlier.

Roisin O'Connor31 August 2024 07:31

VIDEO Oasis announce 2025 reunion tour as Liam and Noel Gallagher ‘mend rift’

Oasis announce 2025 reunion tour as Liam and Noel Gallagher 'mend rift'
Roisin O'Connor31 August 2024 07:16

How much are Oasis tickets?

Oasis ticket prices were announced after three more dates were added in Manchester, London and Edinburgh for the Britpop band’s reunion tour.

A seat to watch the band at London’s Wembley Stadium begins at £74.25, with the most expensive ticket a £506.25 pre-show party, exhibition and seated package.

The cheapest seats are Cardiff’s Principality Stadium shows, which will set you back £73, and Edinburgh’s Murrayfield Stadium at £74, according to Manchester-based promoter SJM Concerts, which runs the website Gigs And Tours.

Before the announcement for UK shows, Irish promoters MCD said on its website that the price of both of the two Croke Park gigs in Dublin will start at 86.50 euros (£72.75) without booking fees.

In the band’s home city of Manchester, tickets start from £148.50, with only standing available alongside a number of hospitality and luxury packages.

Standing tickets at Wembley will cost fans £151.25, with the same tickets in Cardiff and Edinburgh slightly cheaper at £150 and £151 respectively.

Roisin O'Connor31 August 2024 07:11

What are the tour dates?

The shows announced so far are as follows:

JULY 2025

4 July – Cardiff, Principality Stadium

5 July – Cardiff, Principality Stadium

11 July – Manchester, Heaton Park

12 July – Manchester, Heaton Park

16 July – Manchester, Heaton Park

19 July – Manchester, Heaton Park

20 July – Manchester, Heaton Park

25 July – London, Wembley Stadium

26 July – London, Wembley Stadium

30 July – London, Wembley Stadium

AUGUST 2025

2 August – London, Wembley Stadium

3 August – London, Wembley Stadium

8 August – Edinburgh, Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium

9 August – Edinburgh, Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium

12 August – Edinburgh, Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium

16 August – Dublin, Croke Park

17 August – Dublin, Croke Park

Roisin O'Connor31 August 2024 06:55

How much are Oasis fans willing to pay for tickets?

Shahana Yasmin31 August 2024 06:45

Oasis general tickets sale to take place today

The early bird catches the worm, so good morning to all you Oasis fans hoping to get your hands on tickets today.

Tickets for the rock band’s hugely anticipated UK tour dates will go on general sale at 9am on Saturday 31 August and be available from ticketmaster.co.uk, gigsandtours.com, and seetickets.com. Dublin tickets will available from 8am that same day from www.ticketmaster.ie.

Here’s everything you need to know about how to get tickets here:

How to get tickets to the Oasis reunion tour

‘The guns have fallen silent. The stars have aligned’ the band tweeted

Roisin O'Connor31 August 2024 06:43

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