Oasis were back in the firing line on Monday after confirming tickets for their newly announced US tour dates will not be subject to the dynamic pricing inflicted upon their UK fans.
The Britpop pioneers confirmed they were reuniting for a summer 2025 tour in August, 16-years after a backstage brawl resulted in Noel Gallagher – the band’s principal songwriter – announcing he had left for good.
But an overwhelming demand for tickets led to enormous online queues and the implementation of a dynamic pricing system, with Ticketmaster more than doubling the price of standard £148 tickets.
The band has since confirmed the system, typically used to combat ticket touts, will not be used when tickets for their five North American shows go on sale in October.
But the decision has prompted outrage among British fans, with many paying hundreds for a single ticket as a result of the fiasco.
Oasis were back in the firing line on Monday after confirming tickets for their newly announced US tour dates will not be subject to the dynamic pricing inflicted upon their UK fans
But the decision has prompted outrage among British fans, with many paying hundreds for a single ticket as a result of the fiasco
Taking to X, formerly Twitter, one wrote: ‘Surely refund the fans who paid dynamic prices the difference between face value that they should’ve paid?’
A second added: ‘Now give a refund to the UK fans you scammed with this. I don’t have tickets but the way you have ripped off your fans is unacceptable.’
While a third commented: ‘They’re damned if they do or don’t in this situation, however this is a poor excuse. Shouldn’t have used it from the off. Those UK fans who’ve overpaid should be identified and refunded.’
Over on Instagram another added: ‘Just mug off the home fans then.’
Evidently in agreement, a second wrote: ‘Maybe refund the UK fans you ripped off?’
While a third raged: ‘That’s kinda lousy that Ireland and UK fans got caught out.’
Echoing that sentiment, a fourth added: ‘Cool – so where’s the refund of the extortion charged for the UK fans then?’
Around 14million fans faced eight-hour queues in a bid to get their hands on the highly-sought-after tickets to see the rock band live, with many still missing out.
The Britpop pioneers confirmed they were reuniting for a summer 2025 tour in August, 16-years after a backstage brawl resulted in Noel Gallagher announcing he had left for good
As they release a handful of new dates , Liam and Noel have agreed to ditch the controversial dynamic pricing to ensure fans are paying a fair price
In a statement shared across social media on Monday, Oasis promised fans they want not have the same fiasco with dynamic pricing.
It read: ‘Ticketmaster’s dynamic pricing model will not be applied to the forthcoming sale of tickets to Oasis concerts in North America.
It is widely accepted that dynamic pricing remains a useful tool to combat ticket touting and keep prices for a significant proportion of fans lower than the market rate and thus more affordable.
‘But, when unprecedented ticket demand (where the entire tour could be sold many times over at the moment tickets go on sale) is combined with technology that cannot cope with that demand, it becomes less effective and can lead to an unacceptable experience for fans.
‘We have made this decision for the North America tour to hopefully avoid a repeat of the issues fans in the UK and Ireland experienced recently.’
Oasis confirmed they will regroup for a series of lucrative summer shows in August – their first since 2009.
The tour, originally planned for the United Kingdom and Ireland, will now extend to the United States and Canada.
Many devastated Oasis fans were left empty-handed when the hotly-anticipated 17-date UK reunion tour sold out in a matter of hours in an online fiasco with around 14million fans facing eight-hour queues (pictured in 2009)
The new dates include Toronto on August 24, Chicago on August 28, New Jersey on August 31, Los Angeles on September 6 and Mexico City on September 12
The news prompted an inevitably strong reaction across social media after it was announced on Monday morning
The iconic rock band includes brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher (pictured in 1998) – but was originally formed in 1991 with ex members Paul “Bonehead” Arthurs, Paul “Guigsy” McGuigan and Tony McCarroll (pictured in 1998)
They previously shared snaps of giant billboards showing the siblings, with a headline reading ‘be careful what you wish for’
The new dates include Toronto on August 24, Chicago on August 28, New Jersey on August 31, Los Angeles on September 6 and Mexico City on September 12.
Confirming the news on X, formerly Twitter, they wrote: ‘America is coming. You have one last chance to prove that you loved us all along.’
Pre-sale tickets will be available from 12:00pm EST on October 3, while the general sale will take place from October 4.
It’s understood that registered applicants will be randomly selected for access to the ticket sale via a ballot, during which hopeful fans will be asked questions about the band in order to proceed.
On Sunday the band’s social media platforms shared snaps of giant billboards showing the Gallagher brothers.
It also read ‘MONDAY, 8AM ET’, hinting at the announcement date and time, and adding #OasisLive25 in their latest X post.
This year marks 30 years since the band released their debut studio album, Definitely Maybe, which sailed to the top of the UK charts earlier in the month, bolstered by the release of a deluxe edition celebrating its anniversary.
Oasis released two live records during their heyday back in the 2000s.
Last month, the band announced they were reuniting for the first time since 2009 after Noel and Liam finally put their differences aside (pictured in 2003)
They released Familiar To Millions in November 2000 – four months after Oasis debuted at Wembley.
Their first release sold more than a million copies.
Knebworth 1996 was their second release, and this was recorded across two shows at the Hertfordshire venue and was released in September 2021.
