Oasis announces Australian tour dates and how to get tickets
The global Oasis ticket frenzy is about to hit our shores, with the hugely popular band confirming details of their Aussie tour leg.
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It’s no longer just Definitely, Maybe.
Oasis is officially coming to Australia, confirming they’ll play shows in Melbourne and Sydney next October and November as part of their highly-anticipated reunion tour.
In a statement released on Tuesday, the band said, “People of the land down under. You better run – you better take cover... We are coming. You are most welcome.”
It’s going to be a frenzy for fans to get ahold of tickets, with Oasis, at this point, announcing just two shows: One at Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium on October 31, and the other at Sydney’s Accor Stadium November 7.
The local leg is being produced by Live Nation.
The band first hinted at their Aussie news on Saturday, posting on Instagram a slideshow of two Oasis tour billboards.
“Australia: It’s your shout!” the poster read, along with the words: “Tuesday, 8am AEDT.”
How can fans get tickets
Your first shot is for the pre-sale, with registration open now until 8am AEDT October 9. You can sign up for the private ballot here.
The pre-sale will take place on Monday October 14, with Melbourne tickets going live at 12pm AEDT, and Sydney at 2pm AEDT.
It’s a lucky dip. If you’re selected to get access to the pre-sale, you’ll receive a unique code from OpenStage to the email address you signed up with. The queue will not be accessible unless you are selected.
After that is the general sale, with Melbourne tickets going live at 10am AEDT October 15, while Sydney tickets will be up for grabs from 12pm AEST on the same date.
Oasis’ website strongly advises fans register in advance with Ticketmaster.
Fans all over the world went into meltdown last month when feuding brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher announced they were reuniting for the first time in 15 years to perform a string of shows in the UK and Ireland.
The general ticket sale became a worldwide frenzy, with 10 million fans from 158 countries queuing online to try to snap up the coveted tickets.
Just days after the original announcement, the band wrote on Instagram: “Due to unprecedented demand, three new UK dates will be added to Oasis Live ‘25.”
Last week, music industry bibles NME and Rolling Stone both predicted that the rock group would be adding stops in Melbourne and Sydney to their global tour.
Oasis Live ‘25 is also scheduled to play in the US, South America and Asia, although only the UK, Ireland, North America and Australia dates have so far been confirmed.
Why did Oasis break up?
The Gallagher brothers have been embroiled in a fiery sibling rivalry ever since their rise to global fame in the 90s.
Forming in Manchester back in 1991, they were signed to Creation Records in 1993 and released their smash hit first album Definitely Maybe (1994) the following year.
The hit record topped the UK Albums Chart and swiftly became the fastest-selling debut album in British history at the time.
The band’s second album (What’s The Story) Morning Glory? (1995) was a major hit in Australia and New Zealand, having a five and eight week run at the top of the charts in both countries respectively.
The four times platinum record has been labelled by many as being one of the best albums of the nineties, with music journalist Rob Sheffield calling it “a triumph, full of bluster and bravado but also moments of surprising tenderness” in The Rolling Stone Album Guide (2004) adding that it “capped a true golden age for Britpop”.
Propelling Oasis from being a UK-centric group into a worldwide rock icon, the group went on to create five more studio albums, including Be Here Now (1997), Standing on the Shoulder of Giants (2000), Heathen Chemistry (2002), Don’t Believe the Truth (2005) and their final record, Dig Out Your Soul (2008).
But on August 28, 2009, just before they were due to perform a Paris gig, the pair reportedly had a huge backstage fight, with Noel announcing he was quitting the band for good.
“It is with some sadness and great relief … I quit Oasis tonight,” he said in a statement.
“People will write and say what they like, but I simply could not go on working with Liam a day longer.”
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