followers pissed off as tons of of hundreds held in lengthy queues on Ticketmaster
Oasis followers hoping to get tickets for the reunion exhibits in 2025 are pissed off after tons of of hundreds are caught in lengthy queues to purchase tickets this morning (August 31).
The Britpop band introduced an enormous run of comeback gigs on Tuesday (August 27), dubbed Oasis Stay ’25. Set to happen subsequent summer time, the trek will see Liam and Noel Gallagher carry out on stage collectively for the primary time in 16 years.
Concert events have been 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, further gigs have been confirmed for Manchester, London and Edinburgh in response to “unprecedented demand”.
Tickets for the gigs are actually on sale, however followers on-line are reporting points as they’re held in lengthy queues and unable to even get onto the location. There’s additionally a queue simply to get into the principle ticket queue, such is the massive demand.
Earlier this morning, followers additionally reported points with Ticketmaster crashing on each the principle web site and app earlier than the ticket sale had even begun.
Tickets for the Dublin exhibits went on sale at 8am this morning and at one level, over 500,000 have been within the queue for tickets (as per Manchester Evening News). Some followers making an attempt to get into Wembley are reporting that there are over 200,000 folks forward of them within the queue at the moment.
A message on the Ticketmaster website advises followers to “maintain your house within the line” as followers take a look at. It learn: “The queue for Oasis is shifting alongside as followers checkout. Tickets are nonetheless out there for all dates so please maintain your house in line.”
Ticketmaster says that the queuing system “uses advanced security measures to detect bots and monitor traffic” to make sure tickets are distributed accurately.
Take a look at a number of the response to the queues right here:
The present queue on Ticketmaster for Oasis tickets pic.twitter.com/ppio4uJyeg
— Rory McEvoy (@rorymcevoy) August 31, 2024
That is wild – half one million in queues already for the 2 Dublin exhibits, and all the most important ticket retailers in meltdown – that is earlier than the UK dates are even on sale at 9am!! #Oasis https://t.co/YxQYPhSm0U
— Dianne Bourne (@diannebourne) August 31, 2024
That is probably the most British I’ve ever felt.
I’m sat on the couch, cuppa tea in hand, in a digital queue to hitch an precise queue.
Queueception. #oasis
— Jon Campbell (PE) (@MrCampbell_PE) August 31, 2024
Can any person let me know when the #Oasis tickets have bought out please?
Simply so I can cease queuing to get right into a queue to see… they’re bought out. #TicketMaster pic.twitter.com/6mWAUAHglS
— Tom (@Tom___9) August 31, 2024
Seems to be like there are 4 phases of Oasis ticket purgatory on Ticketmaster
High – Within the queue exhibiting your numbered place
2nd – simply ‘you are in a queue’ – no quantity
third – can not even get into the queue
4th – can not even get onto the location— Tits McGee (@Scientits) August 31, 2024
That is peak British.
I am in a queue to get right into a queue to get@oasis tickets. pic.twitter.com/xSuX9SZaGt— Package Yates (@Kit_Yates_Maths) August 31, 2024
•The oasis on-line queue•
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“You understand ticketmaster, of all of your queue gross sales crashing, this one ranks someplace within the center” pic.twitter.com/jnffGHUGj6— SimpsonsEFL (@EflSimpsons) August 31, 2024
Me after an hour of frantic refreshing for #Oasis tickets solely to lastly get by way of to a queue web page with a billion folks in entrance of me: pic.twitter.com/0yxrNylfUc
— Simon Bland (@sitweetstoo) August 31, 2024
Oasis in Dublin is the wildest queue I’ve ever seen – Cannot think about what London will appear like pic.twitter.com/SNgGba7nKs
— Eric Pitz (@ImEricPitz) August 31, 2024
Ticketmaster #Oasis25 pic.twitter.com/zKTXZCGuyr
— Grace (@graceyldn) August 31, 2024
Tickets for Oasis’ 2025 UK and Eire tour are on common sale at now – you’ll be able to buy yours here (UK), and here (Eire).
Ticketmaster has outlined its strict guidelines for buying tickets – confirming that prospects will solely have the ability to order 4 tickets per family and card. Moreover, Oasis have partnered with resale platform Twickets the place followers should purchase undesirable tickets for not more than face worth (plus reserving charges).
Oasis’ 2025 UK and Eire 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 Gasoline Murrayfield Stadium
09 – Edinburgh, Scottish Gasoline Murrayfield Stadium
12 – Edinburgh, Scottish Gasoline Murrayfield Stadium – new date
16 – Dublin, Croke Park
17 – Dublin, Croke Park
There’s at the moment speak about which earlier Oasis members may very well be becoming a member of Liam and Noel on the highway in 2025, with co-founder Paul ‘Bonehead’ Arthurs reportedly on board.
Followers have additionally been revisiting the group’s last setlist from 2009 to get an concept of what they may play subsequent yr. See NME’s dream setlist for the forthcoming large gigs right here.
There are whispers of a possible new Oasis album too, and plans are actually “underway” for additional concert events exterior of Europe.
It was beforehand reported that the reunited Oasis may play a record-breaking 10 nights at Wembley Stadium – which might surpass Taylor Swift‘s latest eight-night run on the venue on her ‘Eras Tour’. On the time of writing, the Gallaghers are scheduled to carry out within the capital throughout 5 nights subsequent yr.
Oasis Stay ’25 is reportedly set to make an eye-watering £400million, and can observe the prolonged ‘Positively Perhaps’ thirtieth anniversary reissue, which was launched yesterday (Friday August 30).
The band have additionally unveiled particulars of some new merchandise forward of the excursions.