Oasis in shock concert move after fans left crushed
The Gallagher brothers are making plans after their 17-date tour sold out amid talk of potential new album.
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Oasis are planning more gigs after their mammoth 17-date tour sold out and the previously warring Gallagher brothers may even make a new album, sources say.
Liam and Noel Gallagher brothers are considering adding more concerts to the 2025 reunion tour of the UK and Ireland after millions queued on official websites for tickets only to miss out, The Sun reports.
An insider told The Sun that “millions of Oasis fans will be feeling incredibly disappointed”.
“Noel and Liam are weighing up whether they can feasibly do more dates.
“Next year’s reunion tour is for their fans and they want to make them happy.”
Speculation is mounting that the Manchester-born Gallaghers could work together on a new album following their 15-year feud after a backstage bust-up in Paris.
The source told The Sun: “Noel knows the reunion is about the hits but he doesn’t want them to be purely a nostalgia act.
“He has the tunes ready to go and if things continue to work well with Liam then it could be absolutely amazing.”
DEVASTATED FANS MISS OUT
It came after enraged Oasis fans have flooded social media with complaints after Ticketmaster’s pre-sales website crashed, causing panic as thousands tried desperately to secure their seats.
Tickets were set to go on sale on Saturday morning, UK time, following a 24-hour pre-sale ballot last week.
However, anxious fans quickly reported the website was “shutting down” or “freezing”.
“OMG the site is shutting down and not working for me. HELP,” one fan complained.
“WHAT IS GOING ON!!! I’m next in line but the [website] is frozen,” wrote another.
Meanwhile, other fans said they were receiving too many codes - the majority of which went to waste, as only one code could be validated for each email account.
“WE DESERVE IT SO MUCH,” another passionate fan declared. “IT WAS SO UNFAIR SOME PEOPLE GOT TWO CODES AND THEY’RE NOT EVEN GETTING TICKETS.”
To add fuel to the fire, resale tickets immediately started popping up online, inflated up to thousands of dollars above the original prices - prompting the band to issue a warning.
“We have noticed people attempting to sell tickets on the secondary market at the start of the pre-sale. Please note tickets can ONLY be resold, at face value, via Ticketmaster and Twickets,” the group posted on X (formerly Twitter).
Unprecedented demand means the band has already added three additional dates to its original tour schedule, making extra appearances at Heaton Park, Wembley and Edinburgh.
The re-formed band has also addressed rumours that it will play Glastonbury 2025.
Fans were hopeful the legendary musicians would headline at the iconic British festival, but it
But it has been confirmed that the Gallaghers won’t be featuring in the line-up, which over the years has featured Coldplay, Elton John, Robbie Williams, Paul McCartney and Beyonce.
The official Oasis Instagram account put paid to the rampant speculation in a new post, which read: “Despite media speculation, Oasis will not be playing Glastonbury 2025 or any other festivals next year.”
There remains speculation Oasis could play US dates after the British shows end with Australian fans hopeful the legendary band will also head to our shores.
OASIS REUNION SENDS FANS INTO MELTDOWN
“This is it, this is happening.” And with that pithy announcement from Noel and Liam Gallagher, the most anticipated reunion tour of the past decade was confirmed.
The warring brothers have finally called a ceasefire on the public sibling war of words which has raged since the band split in 2009 to reunite for the Oasis live ‘25 tour of the UK.
The band have booked 14 concerts in the UK and Ireland kicking off at the Cardiff Principality Stadium on July 4 and 5.
They will then play four concerts in their hometown of Manchester at Heaton park on July 11, 12, 19 and 20 and then another four concerts at London’s Wembley Stadium on July 25 and 26 and then August 2 and 3.
Oasis will head to Scotland to perform at the Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh on August 8 and 9 and then to Ireland to play Croke Park on August 16 and 17.
There will also be shows outside Europe later in the year.
âThis is it, this is happeningâ
— Liam Gallagher (@liamgallagher) August 27, 2024
Tickets on sale this Saturday 31st August (ð®ðª8AM IST / ð¬ð§9AM BST)
Dates:
Cardiff Principality Stadium - 4th/5th July
Manchester Heaton Park - 11th/12th/19th/20th July
London Wembley Stadium - 25th/26th July & 2nd/3rd August
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The band confirmed the tour, reported to be worth a pay cheque to the Gallagher brothers of close to $100 million, via their social media channels.
“Liam and I are like telepathic, you know what I mean,” Noel said at the opening of a video announcing the dates many Oasis fans feared would never come. “I know my brother better than anyone else.”
“We both come together … greatness,” Liam added.
Noel captured the fevered spirit of anticipation for tickets to these shows.
“People will never, ever forget the way you made them feel,” he said in the video.
Oasis will also release a new version of their debut album within days.
Music streaming platform Spotify has offered fans the chance to pre-save the new album, which includes unheard renditions of their classic songs Live Forever, Cigarettes & Alcohol, and Rock ‘n’ Roll Star.
The songs were recorded in Monnow Valley Studios in Wales, with Noel previously revealing that the tapes had disappeared for years and had only recently been found after being labelled incorrectly.
Oasis had a number one hit in Australia with their song Wonderwall, and enjoyed a decade of success in the 1990s but suffered a nasty break-up in 2009 after a backstage bust up in Paris.