Oasis have added two more Wembley stadium dates to their headline-grabbing reunion tour, and will limit ticket sales to those who missed out on tickets to the original shows. In the wake of widespread controversy over the sale of tickets to next year’s UK and Ireland run, the band has distanced themselves from the fallout after thousands of fans were left dismayed by waiting lists and surging prices.
The news shows will hit Wembley on 27 September and 28 September. This will bring the total number of Wembley sets on the tour to five, with Oasis playing them all in a six night run between September 25 and September 30.
Two extra Wembley Stadium shows have been added due to phenomenal demand.
Tickets will be sold by a staggered, invitation-only ballot process. Applications to join the ballot will be opened first to the many UK fans who were unsuccessful in the initial on sale with… pic.twitter.com/Dpfhk49va3— Oasis (@oasis) September 4, 2024
The fallout continues from the band’s lightning-fast ticket sell-out for next year’s Oasis Live ’25 UK and Ireland tour. Eager fans found themselves stuck in online queues for hours, only to be booted out by Ticketmaster’s system, which mistook them for bots. And more surprise awaited fans who did manage to secure a spot in line, as dynamic pricing saw prices skyrocket with the demand surge. Resale sites also took advantage, posting some tickets for several thousands pounds.
An Oasis press release said: “As a small step towards making amends for the situation, a special invitation only ballot ticket sale strategy has been devised for these two shows. Applications to join the ballot will be opened first to the many fans who were unsuccessful in the initial sale with Ticketmaster.” However, no further details have been released about how the ballot will be organised or how fans can access it.
Working class hero Noel Gallagher watching all those £400 ‘dynamic pricing’ tickets selling #Oasis #Ticketmaster pic.twitter.com/AnTN9IoTY5
— Glstobation (@glastobation) August 31, 2024
After the Gallagher brothers themselves came in for criticism from fans for cynical ticket pricing, Oasis management attempted to distance the musicians from the scandal, saying: “It needs to be made clear that Oasis leave decisions on ticketing and pricing entirely to their promoters and management, and at no time had ay awareness that dynamic pricing was going to be used.”
“While prior meetings between promoters, Ticketmaster and the band’s management resulted in a positive ticket sale strategy, which would be a fair experience for fans, including dynamic ticketing to help keep general ticket prices down as well as reduce touting, the execution of the plan failed to meet expectations,” the band’s press release continued.
Hundreds of fans took their complaints to the UK’s Advertising Standards Agency, and the UK government has now announced a probe into the practice of dynamic pricing and ticketing monopolies. Dynamic pricing, which is legal in the UK, involves businesses either lowering or raising prices based on factors such as real-time website traffic, web users’ browsing history, and fluctuating supply.
Ticketmaster says that promoters are responsible for setting ticket prices. In this case and with many other high-profile music events, prices are set by promoter LiveNation, which is owned by the same company as Ticketmaster.
