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50,000 Oasis Tickets to Be Cancelled as Fans Warned Against Resale Sites
Oasis fans are at risk of losing tickets purchased from resale websites as the band’s promoters, Live Nation and SJM, announce plans to cancel over 50,000 tickets for the band’s UK reunion tour. In an effort to tackle ticket touting, promoters will invalidate tickets listed on secondary sites and re-release them for sale through Ticketmaster at face value.
Demand for the 2025 Oasis reunion tour has been staggering. When tickets first went on sale, over 10 million fans from 158 countries joined online queues, despite only 1.4 million tickets being available. Yet within hours, thousands of tickets surfaced on resale websites at inflated prices.
Ticket buyers were initially warned to purchase tickets exclusively from Ticketmaster or authorised resale platform Twickets to prevent inflated resale pricing. Despite these measures, around 4% of tickets, or approximately 50,000, found their way to unauthorised resale platforms, according to Live Nation and SJM.
The promoters confirmed that the ticket cancellations will occur soon, adding that any fans affected can contact ticket agents to review cases. “These terms and conditions were set to combat secondary ticketing and profit-driven reselling,” a spokesperson explained. “Only a small percentage of tickets have ended up on resale sites, compared to up to 20% on other major tours.”
However, secondary ticketing firm Viagogo announced it will continue listing tickets for the tour, citing a commitment to meeting “consumer demand.” According to Viagogo’s Matt Drew, “Two percent of Oasis tickets are listed on Viagogo and StubHub, and we will continue selling them in accordance with regulatory guidelines.”
The Oasis tour, which begins in Cardiff on 4 July 2025, marks the first time the Gallagher brothers will perform together since 2009, with shows in cities including Manchester, London, Edinburgh, and Dublin, as well as dates in the US, Japan, and Mexico.
Oasis faced significant backlash for implementing dynamic pricing on their UK tickets, which allowed prices to surge beyond £350 for some tickets originally priced at £150. Following this controversy, the band has opted to abandon dynamic pricing for their North American tour dates. Ticketmaster and Live Nation continue to monitor secondary sites and have pledged to work with law enforcement where needed.
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