Oasis fans scramble for tickets as band warns against reselling

The highly anticipated Oasis comeback tour has sparked a massive scramble for tickets, with fans facing significant challenges as they attempt to secure their spots. The tour’s ticket sales began recently, and even before they officially went on sale at 09:00 BST, users encountered issues accessing the three primary ticketing websites: Ticketmaster, See Tickets, and Gigsandtours.

As soon as tickets became available, fans trying to purchase for the London gigs at Wembley Stadium in July and August 2025 found themselves in queues of over one million people. Some encountered a “queue for the queue,” with all three ticket sellers redirecting users to a page indicating high demand and website issues.

In Ireland, where tickets for the Dublin shows at Croke Park in August 2025 went on sale an hour earlier, similar problems were reported on the Ticketmaster website. Many users were booted from the queue after being flagged as “bots”—automated programs designed to snatch up tickets for high-demand events. These fans faced frustration after waiting for over two hours only to be told their purchases were being blocked.

Ticketmaster addressed the situation by asking fans to be patient, acknowledging the overwhelming popularity of the tour. The company’s website advised users to remain in their place in line, limit themselves to one browser tab, clear cookies, and avoid using VPNs.

Following a limited three-hour pre-sale event on Friday, tickets quickly appeared on resale sites like StubHub and Viagogo, with prices soaring to astronomical levels. For example, tickets for the Wembley Stadium show on 26 July were listed for £6,000, around 40 times the face value of a standing ticket. Similarly, tickets for Cardiff’s Principality Stadium on 4 July were being resold for between £916 and £4,519, while Edinburgh’s Murrayfield Stadium standing tickets were priced over £4,000. Manchester’s Heaton Park homecoming concert tickets were going for more than £2,500.

Original ticket prices were significantly lower, with standing tickets costing approximately £150, seated tickets ranging from £73 to £205, and premium packages reaching up to £506. The tour is expected to offer around 1.4 million tickets across 17 outdoor concerts in the UK and Ireland during July and August 2025.

In response to the reselling frenzy, Oasis has strongly urged fans not to purchase tickets at inflated prices from unofficial sources. The band has warned that any tickets sold above face value on unauthorized sites will be canceled. Instead, tickets can only be resold at their original price on Ticketmaster and Twickets, as per the band’s terms and conditions.

Oasis’s announcement of their reunion on Tuesday came after a 15-year hiatus, triggered by a backstage altercation at the Rock en Seine festival in Paris. The Gallagher brothers, Noel and Liam, have put aside their differences and reunited, generating a surge in interest in their music.

As excitement builds for the upcoming tour, sales and streams of Oasis’s back catalogue have skyrocketed. On Friday, three of their albums made a return to the top five of the UK charts. The greatest hits compilation “Time Flies” reached number three, while “What’s The Story Morning Glory” from 1995 landed at number four, and their debut album “Definitely Maybe” from 1994 secured the fifth position. A special 30th anniversary edition of “Definitely Maybe” was also released on Friday.

Formed in Manchester in 1991, Oasis initially included Liam and Noel Gallagher along with guitarist Paul “Bonehead” Arthurs, bassist Paul “Guigsy” McGuigan, and drummer Tony McCarroll. The band officially disbanded in 2009 following the infamous backstage confrontation in Paris, but their recent reunion has reignited their fan base and set the stage for what promises to be one of the most sought-after tours of the coming years.