Oasis announced two additional Wembley Stadium dates for its highly anticipated Oasis Live '25 reunion tour, scheduled for the 27th and 28th of September 2025. Tickets for the additional shows quickly sold out.
A new ticket sale strategy aims to create a smoother process by utilizing a private ballot system to limit codes and prevent long queues for the new Wembley shows, believed to improve after past buying difficulties.
To participate in the ballot, fans have to answer a question correctly and confirm their entry via a confirmation email. The stringent measures aim to ensure a fair distribution process and mitigate the issues experienced in previous ticket sales.
All successful ballot entrants will receive their code. "Ballot entry confirmed!! All fingers and toes crossed now," one fan wrote.
Many fans expressed frustration with Ticketmaster's system failures, lengthy queues, and dynamic pricing, with prices soaring from £148 to as high as £355. Several fans queued for hours only to be kicked off Ticketmaster or find that the prices had been wildly inflated.
Oasis continues to use Ticketmaster for the additional dates.
Liam Gallagher reacted defiantly to ticket price criticism, telling fans to "shut up," and stating that Oasis had no role in the controversial price hikes.
Some fans were not pleased by the ballot process. "One last chance for Oasis tickets and I'm not even in the ballot. What a joke," one wrote. Another fan wrote, "Ticketmaster still thinks I’m a bot."
The UK Government and the Competition and Markets Authority are investigating Ticketmaster’s dynamic pricing practices, with Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy and Prime Minister Keir Starmer criticizing the price hikes.
This article was written in collaboration with Generative AI news company Alchemiq
Sources: Manchester Evening News, Express.co.uk, Express and Star, Bromsgrove Advertiser, Mirror.co.uk, Cotswold Journal, Liverpool Echo, Shropshire Star, Entertainment Focus.