Oasis have confirmed that tickets for their five new shows in North America will not be subject to dynamic pricing.
The iconic Britpop band, fronted by warring brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher, received a lot of backlash after their furious fans had to pay a staggering amount to get tickets due to the popularity of the tour.
When Oasis confirmed their 2025 reunion tour, the price of standard tickets doubled from £148 to £355.
Ticketmaster said prices had increased due to increased demand and that the policy had been agreed with the band’s management, while Oasis themselves said they were unaware that dynamic pricing would be implemented when tickets initially went on sale.
Now, 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.
Oasis have confirmed that tickets to their five new North American shows will not be subject to dynamic pricing (Liam and Noel pictured in 2009).
The iconic Britpop band, fronted by brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher, were hit with a lot of backlash after their furious fans had to pay a staggering amount to get tickets due to the popularity of the tour.
Now, 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.
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.
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.