Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher has joked with fans that he has “s*** loads” of spare tickets for the band’s reunion tour – but that it will cost punters hundreds of thousands to get their hands on them.
Liam and brother Noel will bring their highly-anticipated comeback to venues across the UK next year as part of a 14-show tour.
The Manchester brothers will play three nights at Edinburgh’s Murrayfield – increased from an initial two due to unprecedented demand.
Thousands of excited fans were left in the lurch, however, when ticket websites crashed upon pre-sales going live last weekend.
Within minutes, tickets appeared on re-sale platforms for thousands, sparking a response from the band who made a change to the ticket buying process for two extra gigs announced for Wembley.
Gallagher joked with fans on social media he had “s*** loads” of spare briefs but they will cost “hundreds of thousands”.
He posted in response on X: “s*** loads but there really expensive 100 thousand pounds Kneeling only.”
When asked if Noel and Liam’s mum will be attending, Gallagher said; “She’s gutted she couldn’t get a ticket.”
Ticket probe – why is ‘dynamic pricing’ being investigated?
On Thursday, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) launched an investigation into Ticketmaster, including how so-called ‘dynamic pricing’ may have been used.
The CMA will also scrutinise whether the sale of Oasis tickets by Ticketmaster may have breached consumer protection law.
Ticketmaster maintains it does not set concert prices and its website states this is down to the “event organiser” who “has priced these tickets according to their market value”.
A spokesman for the ticket sales company said: “We are committed to co-operating with the CMA and look forward to sharing more facts about the ticket sale with them.”
Oasis said in a statement: “It needs to be made clear that Oasis leave decisions on ticketing and pricing entirely to their promoters and management, and at no time had any awareness that dynamic pricing was going to be used.
“While prior meetings between promoters, Ticketmaster and the band’s management resulted in a positive ticket sale strategy, which would be a fair experience for fans, including dynamic ticketing to help keep general ticket prices down as well as reduce touting, the execution of the plan failed to meet expectations.
“All parties involved did their utmost to deliver the best possible fan experience but due to the unprecedented demand this became impossible to achieve.”
Following the chaos over the weekend, Oasis announced new Wembley Stadium dates on September 27 and 28, 2025 using a lottery system.
The final UK Live ’25 tour tickets released will use a new “staggered invitation-only ballot process” with applications to join the ballot opened first to those who were unsuccessful in the initial sale.
The Advertising Standards Authority reported receiving 450 complaints alleging “misleading claims about availability and pricing” from the Oasis ticket release.
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