Oasis enthusiasts are struggling with overwhelmed ticketing platforms.
The demand for tickets for Oasis's 2025 summer comeback tour is massive, with hordes of fans patiently waiting online, only to be let down by technical glitches. Many ended up leaving disappointed after hours of queuing, unable to secure a ticket. Some even complained that ticket prices increased drastically during their wait, leaving them with a hefty bill. By midday, only a few UK performances still had tickets available, with the Irish concerts already being sold out.
Oasis fans had been waiting 15 long years for the band's return, which made the chaotic ticketing process all the more disheartening. Even before the UK sale started at 9 am, the ticket sales service SJM Concerts in Manchester displayed an error message. Fans were left with only the message "Please stay with us".
The situation was much the same in Ireland, where the sale began an hour earlier, with Ticketmaster asking fans to exercise patience. Other presale websites also temporarily became inaccessible.
A lengthy struggle for tickets
Fans in both countries recounted a gruelling battle for tickets on the official online platforms. A Ticketmaster UK representative confirmed that the platform was operational and mentioned the presence of "millions of fans in the virtual queue".
Many fans were in for a shock when, after hours of waiting, they discovered that the ticket price had nearly doubled due to high demand. As one user put it on the online service X, "The feeling when you've been waiting in line for four hours and then find out that the ticket price has gone from £148 to £355! Is this not illegal?"
Some fans were abruptly disqualified without a reason, leaving them back in a queue of over 200,000 customers just before completing their purchase. "Unfortunately, Oasis have reformed again while you were waiting," joked a user on X. "Can't we go back to the days when we used to queue outside record stores or venues to buy tickets?" sighed another.
Dublin concerts sell out swiftly
By midday, Ticketmaster UK reported that there were still some tickets available, but "in extremely limited quantities" and only in certain categories. The two Irish concerts scheduled for mid-August 2025 were already sold out by early afternoon, according to the Irish Ticketmaster site.
The band advised against purchasing concert tickets from unauthorised platforms, as they would be deemed invalid. Some fans had already managed to secure tickets through an official lottery on Friday, which were then promptly resold online for up to £6,000 (€7,100). The recommended price range for Oasis concert tickets is £75 to around £500.
Oasis announced a 2025 comeback tour after a 15-year hiatus, with an initial 17 shows in the UK and Ireland. Later in the year, Oasis also plans to perform outside of Europe. These concerts mark the first since the infamous Gallagher brothers, Noel and Liam, had a fallout in 2009. Formed in Manchester in 1991, Oasis is renowned as a pioneer of the Britpop era, with their albums including hits like "Wonderwall" and "Don't Look Back in Anger", which have sold millions of copies worldwide.
Fans expressed disappointment after realizing that their ongoing struggle for tickets was accompanied by a significant increase in prices. Despite the chaos, Oasis's Dublin concerts were swiftly sold out.
