Ticketmaster has responded to fans complaining of their site “crashing” ahead of the Oasis ticket sale this morning (August 31).
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The Britpop band announced a huge run of comeback gigs on Tuesday (August 27), dubbed Oasis Live ’25. Set to take place next summer, the trek will see Liam and Noel Gallagher perform on stage together for the first time in 16 years.
Concerts were scheduled for Manchester’s Heaton Park, London’s Wembley Stadium, Cardiff’s Principality Stadium, Dublin’s Croke Park, and Edinburgh’s Murrayfield Stadium. Mid-week, extra gigs were confirmed for Manchester, London and Edinburgh in response to “unprecedented demand”.
Tickets for the gigs went due to go on sale this morning at 9am, but fans online were reporting issues with both Ticketmaster’s main website and app ahead of the sale, including receiving “503” errors as they tried to log in to buy tickets.
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In a statement toNME, Ticketmaster said: “The queue is moving along as fans buy tickets. As anticipated, millions of fans are accessing our site so have been placed in a queue. Fans are advised to hold their place in line, make sure they’re only using one tab, clear cookies, and ensure they aren’t using any VPN software on their device.”
honestly @Ticketmaster now is not the moment to crash – you must have anticipated this
— branwen jeffreys (@branwenjeffreys) August 31, 2024
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Sound Ticketmaster, I really wanted to get up early for Oasis tickets just for you to crash as usual, you absolute joke of a company @TicketmasterIre @TicketmasterCS pic.twitter.com/bTCMi9IHkK
— J Casey🎧🏀⚽️✌️ (@jcasey_25) August 31, 2024
The fact I can’t get into see tickets because the website is busy is a sign I am not copping tickets today. Watch ticketmaster crash.
— leah🪩 (@xleahdavisonx) August 31, 2024
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Got on @TicketmasterUK at 8:30am and I’m in a queue to even get on the site. A queue that hadn’t updated in an hour!
Surely Ticketmaster should have known this would crash their site?!
— Donna Wishart – What the Redhead said (@genuineplacebo) August 31, 2024
Death, Taxes, Ticketmaster sh*tting the bed under any kind of demand. #Oasis25 pic.twitter.com/HhMums9sQ3
— Danny Murray (@danjomurray) August 31, 2024
Tickets for Oasis’ 2025 UK and Ireland tour went on general sale at 9am BST/8am IST this morning – you’ll be able to buy yours here(UK), andhere(Ireland).
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Ticketmaster has outlined its strict rules for purchasing tickets – confirming that customers will only be able to order four tickets per household and card. Additionally, Oasis have partnered with resale platform Twickets where fans can buy unwanted tickets for no more than face value (plus booking fees).
Oasis’ 2025 UK and Ireland tour dates are:
JULY
04 – Cardiff, Principality Stadium
05 – Cardiff, Principality Stadium
11 – Manchester, Heaton Park
12 – Manchester, Heaton Park
16 – Manchester, Heaton Park – new date
19 – Manchester, Heaton Park
20 – Manchester, Heaton Park
25 – London, Wembley Stadium
26 – London, Wembley Stadium
30 – London, Wembley Stadium – new date
AUGUST
02 – London, Wembley Stadium
03 – London, Wembley Stadium
08 – Edinburgh, Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium
09 – Edinburgh, Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium
12 – Edinburgh, Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium – new date
16 – Dublin, Croke Park
17 – Dublin, Croke Park
There is currently talk about which previous Oasis members could be joining Liam and Noel on the road in 2025, withco-founder Paul ‘Bonehead’ Arthurs reportedly on board.
The multi-instrumentalist plays in Liam’s solo backing band, and had called for an Oasis comeback last year. “I’m ready, got me dancing shoes,” he said at the time.
Previous reportsclaimed that “no other original Oasis member is expected to join the reunion”, and that “the members of Noel Gallagher’sHigh Flying Birdswill step in”.
Fans have also been revisiting the group’s final setlist from 2009to get an idea of what they might play next year.See NME’s dream setlist for the forthcoming massive gigs here.
There are whispers of a potential new Oasis album too, and plans are now “underway” for further concerts outside of Europe.
In other news,Oasis have ruled out a headline performance at Glastonbury 2025and will not be appearing at “any other festivals next year”.
Oasis Live ’25 is reportedly set to make an eye-watering £400million, and will follow the extended ‘Definitely Maybe’ 30th anniversary reissue, which was released yesterday (Friday August 30).
In a brief joint statement to announce their long-awaited return, Oasis said: “The guns have fallen silent. The stars have aligned. The great wait is over. Come see. It will not be televised.”
Meanwhile,details have emerged about Liam and Noel’s top secret reunion photoshoot– where a new press shot of the formerly estranged brothers was captured.
“For their fans to see them together again will be an amazing sight,” a source explained. “The atmosphere in the room was fizzing, it was electric.”
