Oasis returned to the firing line on Monday after confirming that tickets for the dates of their newly announced US tour will not be subject to the dynamic pricing inflicted on their UK fans.
The Britpop pioneers confirmed they would reunite for a 2025 summer tour in August, 16 years after a backstage row caused Noel Gallagher, the band’s main songwriter, to announce he had left for good.
But overwhelming demand for tickets led to huge online queues and the implementation of a dynamic pricing system, with Ticketmaster more than doubling the standard ticket price of £148.
The band has since confirmed that the system, normally used to combat ticket sales, will not be used when tickets for their five North American shows go on sale in October.
But the decision has sparked outrage among British fans, with many paying hundreds of dollars for a single ticket as a result of the fiasco.
Oasis returned to the firing line on Monday after confirming that tickets for the dates of their newly announced US tour will not be subject to the dynamic pricing inflicted on their UK fans.
But the decision has sparked outrage among British fans, with many paying hundreds of dollars for a single ticket as a result of the fiasco.
On X, formerly Twitter, one wrote: “Surely refund fans who paid dynamic prices the difference between the face value they should have paid?”
A second added: ‘Now give a refund to the UK fans who were scammed by this. “I don’t have tickets, but the way you have ripped off your fans is unacceptable.”
While a third commented: ‘They are damned if they do or don’t in this situation, this is a poor excuse though. I shouldn’t have used it in the first place. Those UK fans who have overpaid should be identified and refunded.”
On Instagram, another added: “So just make fun of the home fans.”
Evidently agreeing, a second wrote: “Maybe refund the UK fans you scammed?”
While a third fumed: “It’s a bit horrible that Irish and UK fans have been left trapped.”
Echoing that sentiment, a fourth added: “Great, so where’s the refund for the extortion charged to UK fans?”
Around 14 million fans braved eight-hour queues in a bid to get their hands on much-sought tickets to see the rock band live, with many still missing out.
The Britpop pioneers confirmed they would reunite for a 2025 summer tour in August, 16 years after a backstage row caused Noel Gallagher to announce 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 pay a fair price.
In a statement shared on social media on Monday, Oasis promised fans that they don’t want to have the same fiasco with dynamic pricing.
It said: ‘Ticketmaster’s dynamic pricing model will not apply to upcoming Oasis concert ticket sales in North America.
It is widely accepted that dynamic pricing remains a useful tool to combat ticket sales and keep prices for a significant proportion of fans below market rates and therefore more affordable.
“But, when unprecedented ticket demand (where the entire tour could be sold out many times over by the time tickets go on sale) is combined with technology that can’t 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 American tour in the hope of avoiding a repeat of the issues that fans in the UK and Ireland recently experienced.”
Oasis confirmed they will regroup for a series of lucrative summer shows in August, their first since 2009.
The tour, initially 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 long-awaited 17-date UK reunion tour sold out within hours in an online fiasco with around 14 million fans facing eight-hour queues (on the photo from 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 sparked an inevitably strong reaction on 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 former members Paul “Bonehead” Arthurs, Paul “Guigsy” McGuigan and Tony McCarroll (pictured in 1998).
They previously shared snaps of giant billboards featuring the brothers, 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: ‘The United States is coming. You have one last chance to show that you loved us all along.
Pre-sale tickets will be available starting at 12:00 pm EST on October 3, while general sale will take place starting October 4.
It is understood that registered applicants will be selected at random to access the ticket sale through a vote, during which hopeful fans will be asked questions about the band in order to proceed.
On Sunday, the band’s social media platforms shared snapshots of giant billboards featuring the Gallagher brothers.
It also said ‘MONDAY, 8am ET’, hinting at the date and time of the announcement, and adding #OasisLive25 to its latest X post.
This year marks 30 years since the band released their debut studio album, Definitely Maybe, which topped the UK charts earlier this month, boosted by the release of a deluxe edition celebrating its anniversary.
Oasis released two live albums during their heyday in the 2000s.
Last month, the band announced they would be reuniting for the first time since 2009 after Noel and Liam finally put aside their differences (pictured in 2003).
They released Familiar To Millions in November 2000, four months after Oasis debuted at Wembley.
Its first release sold more than a million copies.
Knebworth 1996 was their second release, recorded over two shows at the Hertfordshire venue and released in September 2021.
