Oasis has announced that it will cancel over 50,000 secondary tickets for their much anticipated reunion tour. Live Nation and SJM, the band’s promoters, announced that all invalidated tickets will be made available again through Ticketmaster, at face value. This move follows the announcement by the band in August, stating that tickets would only be made available through Ticketmaster or their resale partner, Twickets.
There were 1.4 million tickets on sale for the UK tour, but over 10 million fans from 158 countries joined the queue for tickets. Within hours, thousands of tickets appeared on resale sites, often at inflated prices. Live Nation and SJM reported that four percent of tickets ended up on resale sites, amounting to nearly 50,000 tickets.
Despite Oasis’ warning, secondary ticket company Viagogo stated that it would continue to sell tickets for the tour. Matt Drew, who oversees business development for Viagogo, asserted that “We will continue to sell them in the way the regulator says we can. We are serving a clear consumer need, we will continue doing it on that basis.”
Ticketmaster reported that on the day of the Oasis sale, it blocked 250 million suspicious actions. Live Nation and SJM added that they will continue to monitor secondary sites. Results will be passed to law enforcement agencies where appropriate.
The tour will be the first time the Gallagher brothers have performed together since 2009. The tour is set to begin in Cardiff on 4 July 2025, and will see them perform in countries including the US, Japan and Mexico. Last month, Oasis announced that they would ditch dynamic pricing for the American leg of their reunion tour. The system, which raises the price of concert tickets at times of high demand, caused backlash from UK fans, who were charged over £350 for tickets with an initial face value of £150
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