Oasis tickets reselling for $12,000 hours after first pre-sale

Oasis fans have been left frustrated after seeing tickets going for $12,000 just hours after the band’s first pre-sale.

Oasis fans have vented their frustrations as highly sought after reunion tour tickets have already been listed for a whopping $12,000.

Tensions are high as tickets begin to go on sale, with thousands desperate to get their hands on them after the rockers announced last week they would be reuniting for their Live ‘25 tour.

But fans have been left furious after some first pre-sale tickets were already listed for $12,000 (£6,000) within minutes – over 40 times the listed value of a standing GA ticket.

The “slap in the face” came as only a limited number of fans were actually able to buy tickets in the pre-sale.

“I wish I could get a refund on the oasis gig. I spent a whole month’s rent on that (6k figures),” one fan said on X, formerly Twitter.

“Corporate hospitality seats for Oasis at Wembley were going for £720 earlier this week; now £6k,” another said.

Although the Live ‘25 was only officially announced days ago, the band have since shared that more gigs have been added.

Taking to Instagram on Thursday morning, they wrote: “Due to unprecedented demand, three new UK dates will be added to Oasis Live ‘25”

Oasis later posted statement on social media warning that scalping will not be tolerated.

“We have noticed people attempting to sell tickets on the secondary market since the start of the pre-sale,” they wrote.

“Please note, tickets can ONLY be resold, at face value, via @Ticketmaster and @Twickets.

Tickets sold in breach of the terms and conditions will be cancelled by the promoters.”

Fans have been scrambling to buy tickets. Picture: Dave Hogan/Getty Images

Sibling rivalry

While many fans shared their excitement at hearing the news, a lot of social media was quickly awash with people suggesting the tour could be at risk considering Noel and Liam’s tumultuous relationship.

“Surely anyone who buys an Oasis ticket for any night apart from the opening night is taking a bit of a risk,” remarked one, with a second adding: “Even opening night is a risk!”

“Assume the gig isn’t happening until it starts, and even then keep your fingers crossed,” teased another.

A fourth commented: “Anything could derail this grand reunion between now and next summer!”

“Will be a miracle if they play half the setlist without coming to blows,” wrote another.

The Gallagher brothers 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.

Some tickets were selling for AUD$12,000. Picture: Supplied

The band broke up in 2009. Picture: Koh Hasebe/Shinko Music/Getty Images

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).

Sadly, the group would never produce another album.

Oasis was one of the biggest bands of the 90s. Picture: Dave Hogan/Getty Images

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.”

Rumours of a reunion

Back in January, Noel and his publicist wife, Sara, announced their shock separation after 12 years of marriage, noting that the pandemic and Covid-19 lockdowns put a strain on their relationship.

The pair, who met in 2000, share sons Donovan, 16, and Sonny, 14

According to reports, Noel forked out $20 million in their divorce settlement, causing fans to speculate whether it was a possible good reason to sign on for an Oasis reunion now.

Rumours of a reunion began circulating last year after Noel suggested he was open to the idea if Liam reached out to him.

Noel and Liam Gallagher seem to have patched things up. Picture: Alamy

“You should never say never, but it would take an extraordinary set of circumstances,” he said.

“That’s not to say those circumstances would never come about.”

This February, Liam told Mojo magazine he called Noel.

“Well, my people called Noel’s management team. We put an offer on the table for an Oasis thing – because we got offered it – and he said ‘no’.”

At their height, Oasis played to 250,000 fans at Knebworth in 1996.

They still have 21 million monthly listeners on Spotify. Blur, their old rivals, have 11 million.

Following the mysterious post on the official Oasis social media accounts on Monday, Liam appeared to fuel rumours of a reunion by tweeting “I never did like that word FORMER”.

Responding to one version of the story about a reunion, he wrote: “See you at the front.”

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