Oasis have announced two extra Wembley Stadium shows after their tour sold out over the weekend, and addressed the controversy over sales for the first time.
Both Noel and Liam Gallagher, as well as Ticketmaster, came under fire over the initial release - as fans spent hours in virtual queues, and some tickets ended up costing more than double due to "in demand" pricing.
Amid the backlash over ticket prices for the reunion tour, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has announced an "urgent review" of dynamic pricing to ensure consumers are being treated fairly, while Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy also promised a government review.
Now, Oasis have announced two further dates at Wembley Stadium in September. There will be a staggered "special invitation-only ballot ticket sale strategy", the band said, devised "as a small step towards making amends for the situation".
They said it needed "to be made clear" the band "leave decisions on ticketing and pricing entirely to their promoters and management, and at no time had any awareness that dynamic pricing was going to be used".
Applications to join the ballot for the September shows will be opened first to fans who were unsuccessful in the initial sale, they said.
"Inevitably interest in this tour is so overwhelming that it's impossible to schedule enough shows to fulfil public demand," the band's statement continued. "But this ticket sale strategy will make the process far smoother for fans by reducing the stress and time it takes to obtain one of the hottest tickets of our time."
Prior meetings between promoters, Ticketmaster and the band's management "resulted in a positive ticket sale strategy", which would have been a fair experience for fans, they said - including dynamic ticketing "to help keep general ticket prices down as well as reduce touting". However, "the execution of the plan failed to meet expectations".
"All parties involved did their utmost to deliver the best possible fan experience, but due to the unprecedented demand this became impossible to achieve."
When and where will the Oasis gigs take place?
4 July 2025 - Principality Stadium, Cardiff
5 July 2025 - Principality Stadium, Cardiff
11 July 2025 - Heaton Park, Manchester
12 July 2025 - Heaton Park, Manchester
16 July 2025 - Heaton Park, Manchester
19 July 2025 - Heaton Park, Manchester
20 July 2025 - Heaton Park, Manchester
25 July 2025 - Wembley Stadium, London
26 July 2025 - Wembley Stadium, London
30 July 2025 - Wembley Stadium, London
2 August 2025 - Wembley Stadium, London
3 August 2025 - Wembley Stadium, London
8 August 2025 - Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
9 August 2025 - Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
12 August 2025 - Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
16 August 2025 - Croke Park, Dublin
17 August 2025 - Croke Park, Dublin
27 September 2025 - Wembley Stadium, London
28 September 2025 - Wembley Stadium, London
The frenzy for tickets for the initial shows started way before they went on sale at 9am (8am for two gigs in Dublin) on Saturday, as Manchester-based promoter SJM Concerts' website Gigs and Tours, Ticketmaster and See Tickets all told website visitors they would need to wait for the page to refresh to join a queue.
After the initial sale opened, tickets worth £148 were being sold for £355 on Ticketmaster within hours of release, due to the dynamic pricing systems which can raise costs in the event of high demand and limited supply.
Ticketmaster has said it does not set prices and its website says this is down to the "event organiser" who had "priced these tickets according to their market value".
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