Liam Gallagher has issued a response following hundreds of tickets to the Oasis reunion exhibits being cancelled by Ticketmaster, and addressed whether or not the band will invite any particular company on stage with them.
It comes after this previous weekend noticed Ticketmaster cancel hundreds of tickets to the much-anticipated reunion exhibits going down this summer season, in a brand new crackdown on bots and touts.
The tickets for UK exhibits went on sale again in August, nonetheless, regardless of efforts to stop touts from re-selling them at inflated costs, roughly 50,000 tickets ended up on resale websites. In response, promoters Dwell Nation and SJM confirmed that all tickets offered through secondary ticketing websites apart from Twickets can be cancelled and made obtainable once more by Ticketmaster at face worth.
Nevertheless, the method has gone removed from easily, with quite a few followers taking to social media over the weekend to assert that they’ve had their tickets wrongfully cancelled after they purchased them legitimately.
Now, Liam Gallagher has addressed the tumultuous circumstances across the crackdown on tickets and stated that there’s little he can do to assist.
He took to X/Twitter this morning to answer a fan who reached out and requested: “Liam what do you consider the ticket scenario? Considering followers are bots and getting their cash returned?”
Responding, the Britpop icon wrote: “I don’t make the foundations. We’re attempting to do the suitable factor. It’s what it’s, I’m the singer. Get off my case.”
I don’t make the foundations had been attempting to do the suitable factor it’s what it’s I’m the singer get of my case
— Liam Gallagher (@liamgallagher) February 10, 2025
Across the time of the sale, Oasis addressed the scramble for tickets – with some happening secondary websites for as a lot as £10,000 – and reminded followers that these desirous to re-sell tickets can solely achieve this “at face worth, through Ticketmaster and Twickets.”
It additionally got here amid a rising dialogue in regards to the subject of touts, who purchase many tickets and promote them for massively inflated costs, with MPs happening to announce the introduction of a value cap on re-sold live performance tickets. This was additional outlined in a public session that was held final month, which explored the measures wanted to “higher shield followers, enhance entry to reside occasions and assist the expansion of the UK’s world-leading reside occasions sector”.
In response to a request from NME, Ticketmaster suggested these affected by the ticket cancellations to seek the advice of the ‘Oasis Refunds FAQ’ web page right here. “For ticket purchasers who consider they’ve had tickets refunded in error, seek advice from the e-mail despatched by the related agent when knowledgeable,” a spokesperson stated.
“Knowledgeable Abuse and Fraud groups have reviewed all gross sales and recognized any made by bots. We can not go into extra element, as we don’t need bot-using touts to have any additional info on the method.”
Elsewhere on X/Twitter this morning, Liam Gallagher additionally addressed one other fan query and shared that the band haven’t any intention of bringing out every other artists whereas they carry out.
None of that nonsense
— Liam Gallagher (@liamgallagher) February 10, 2025
When requested if Oasis are planning on “having any company be a part of you on stage for every gig”, the frontman shared a easy four-word response that quashed any hopes of some shock appearances, writing: “None of that nonsense”.
The tour kicks off in Cardiff’s Principality Stadium on July 4, earlier than heading to Manchester’s Heaton Park, London’s Wembley Stadium, Edinburgh’s Murrayfield Stadium and Dublin’s Croke Park. Assist for the gigs will come from Solid and The Verve’s Richard Ashcroft.
After the UK exhibits, the band will head overseas for additional dates in Canada, the US, Mexico, South Korea, Japan, Australia, Argentina, Chile and Brazil.
The long-anticipated comeback of the Britpop icons didn’t simply stir controversy resulting from touts and bots promoting tickets on secondary websites. Because the sale went reside, each Ticketmaster and the band sparked backlash resulting from using “dynamic pricing”, the place the price of tickets would enhance – typically by tons of of kilos – with out warning.
In addition to triggering criticism from hundreds of followers, it was additionally debated whether or not or not the observe might be in breach of shopper legislation. At time of writing, the subject is at present being investigated by each the European Fee and Competitors and Markets Authority (CMA) within the UK.
The band have distanced themselves from using dynamic pricing, and beforehand shared a press release saying that they “at no time had any consciousness that dynamic pricing was going for use” within the sale.
In addition they claimed that “prior conferences between promoters, Ticketmaster and the band’s administration resulted in a constructive ticket sale technique, which might be a good expertise for followers, together with dynamic ticketing to assist maintain common ticket costs down in addition to cut back touting, the execution of the plan failed to satisfy expectations.”
