Oasis tickets for final Wembley gigs are already being offered for resale online for nearly £5,000 as frustrated fans slam latest Ticketmaster shambles
Ticket for the final Wembley Stadium gigs of the Oasis tour are already being resold online for £5,000 a pair as frustrated fans slam Ticketmaster after they faced technical difficulties trying to snag tickets during this mornings release.
Ticket for the final Wembley Stadium gigs of the Oasis tour are already being resold online for £5,000 a pair as frustrated fans slam Ticketmaster after they faced technical difficulties trying to snag tickets during this mornings release.
Tickets for the last two Wembley shows on September 27 and 28 next year, which were announced following outrage over issues with the original sale, went on sale this morning at 8.30am.
But the chance to buy them was only available to fans who received a special ballot code before 9pm last night and it didnt guarantee them success as tickets are being sold on a first come, first served basis.
While adding the two dates to the run of the Oasis Live 25 tour, Oasis said they were unaware that dynamic pricing, which saw tickets on sale for more than double the original price, was being used to sell passes on Ticketmaster, and blamed the situation on unprecedented demand.
But many fans were left disappointed again this morning as they blamed technical difficulties on the Ticketmaster website for failing to bag tickets to the highly sought after reunion tour.
Ticket for the final Wembley Stadium gigs of the Oasis tour are already being resold online for £5,000 a pair as frustrated fans slam Ticketmaster after they faced technical difficulties trying to snag tickets during this mornings release
Tickets for the last two Wembley shows on September 27 and 28 next year, which were announced following outrage over issues with the original sale, went on sale this morning at 8.30am
A screengrab taken from the Viagogo website of tickets for the Oasis tour that were released for fans that missed out on the original sale which are being sold on their reselling website for thousands of pounds
Screengrab taken from the Viagogo website showing tickets for the final Wembley dates being resold for hugely inflated prices
A social media post from Oasis announcing the private ballot sale clarifies that a code does not guarantee a ticket
Some people say they received an invite to the ballot but were never sent a code whilst others who had been sent codes felt deflated as the website showed error messages when they tried to purchase tickets.
Their frustrations grew when they saw ticket ticket touts had managed to get their hands on some and almost immediately put them up to be resold online for hugely inflated prices.
This morning, tickets had been listed on online marketplace Viagogo for £596 to £1,162 each for one standing pass, and one VIP pass at £2,614 after sales were released.
StubHub also saw high prices, with two standing tickets on sale for between £482 and £4,820
Standing tickets at the national football stadium have been put on sale at a cost of £151.25, while a number of premium packages have also been put on offer with the most expensive costing £506.25.
Ticketmaster said at 1.15pm that standing and £167.95 tickets are no longer available for the midday sale and urged fans to look at options for the Sunday show.
Screengrab taken from the StubHub website shows tickets on sale for over £1,500
Screengrab taken from the StubHub website shows tickets on sale for more than £3,000
Screengrab taken from the StubHub website shows a ticket in row two on sale for £1,513
One Oasis fan described feeling angry, disappointed and betrayed by the ballot process after being unable to secure tickets.
Steve Barnes, a 36-year-old airport manager from Southampton, said he spent around 10 hours on his laptop in an attempt to secure two tickets over the last week but has been unsuccessful.
He said: I feel angry and disappointed. I feel betrayed by the ballot process and feel that my time has been wasted several times throughout this whole process
We abided by all the rules set by Ticketmaster, we all attempted for the same show, and only wanted two tickets.
I have been waiting for the reunion since the split in Paris - as the years went by and they found fame as single artists, I still kept the faith that the rift would heal and they would reform, every rumour and glimmer gave me further hope.
It means the world to me, its the top of my bucket list to see them reunited on stage, but this whole thing has put me off, not just Oasis but going to see anything live. The hassle and headache just isnt worth it any more.
Liam and Noel Gallagher, pictured here at the V Festival in Chelmsford in Essex in August 2005, have not played together after Oasis broke up in 2009
Others who missed out on tickets ranted on social media, with one writing: So f*****g predicatable. Ticketmaster are a shambles. Proper fans cant get tickets but the invite only ballot tickets are straight on Viagogo for over a grand 8 minutes after going on sale.
One who was met with technical difficulties said: Logged on for Oasis tickets but can only get error messages / something went wrong when trying to press the find tickets button.
Error code after error code. How is it that people even manage to get Oasis tickets? Sort it out @TicketmasterUK, another fumed.
But some took to social media site X, formerly Twitter, to gloat that they had managed to get their hands on some and felt tired and emotional after.
One woman said: Ive finally got myself standing tickets for Oasis live 25 final Wembley show, I COULD CRY HAPPY TEARS FOR DAY1! Any tips on how to get to the barrier or close? Will be a northerners first time in London, SO CHUFFED!
Another bragging ticket holder wrote: Feeling quite smug... got a code for the new Oasis dates! Entered the queue at allocated time, 1 person in front of me, tickets selected and paid the normal price! Took a whole 5 minutes instead of the 6 hours queuing last time.
Some pointed out that they found it easier to get tickets this time around.
For those also trying to get Oasis tickets, it was SO EASY. I joined the wait room approximately 25 minutes before tickets came on sale.
A fan from the West Midlands who previously waited for nine hours without success to secure tickets said he is very happy to purchase them at last.
Colin Broadbent, 43, a fleet operations co-ordinator from Wolverhampton,said he was gutted to have missed out on pre-sale tickets for the original ballot, saying he tried for nine hours without success on August 31.
On Saturday, Mr Broadbent said he was online before 8am, anxiously waiting to be added to the queue before he managed to purchase two tickets for Wembley Stadium on September 27 2025 for him and his wife, Kate Broadbent, 46, for around £150.
This time the process was much, much smoother and I was only 4,200 in the queue instead of 170,000, he said.
I was done and ordered in just over 10 minutes. Im very happy Ive managed to secure tickets at last.
As an Oasis fan, I thought the day would never happen when they would get back together - now the stress will be hotel rooms when they are available to book in September 2025.
Another fan, who was successful in getting tickets on Saturday morning, said he understands the precarious position the Britpop band is in after the furore surrounding the reunion sales.
Sam, 39, from Staffordshire, who works in marketing, said he spent around seven hours waiting in the queue for the original sale, and dropped out of buying tickets for Manchesters Heaton Park due to the inflated prices.
He said: I saw sense and decided against it. I had a feeling theyd add more dates, so I never got too disheartened.
Sam felt incredibly lucky to receive a code for these additional Wembley shows, and bought two seated tickets for September 25 2025 for £115.00 each.
He added: I do feel that if we hadnt, Id have begun to feel like I was missing out. The band are in a precarious position. There is clearly demand for a seemingly endless number of concerts, but realistically theres only so much of this you can do in quick succession, which is true of any band.
However, this is amplified and exacerbated for Oasis where there is potential for something explosive to happen at any moment. I know I dont want to see a version of Oasis that isnt giving 100%, so we really have to accept that supply is limited.
Noel and Liam Gallagher announced that Oasis would reunite for a UK tour next year sparking a frenzied battle for tickets. Pictured: Noel (left) and Liam (right) at Wembley Stadium in 2008
Sam also said that he is ecstatic to be seeing them again after almost 20 years as he saw last saw them sing at V Festival, while sitting on his brothers shoulders.
The previous sale caused so much controversy that it prompted the Government and the UKs competition watchdog to pledge that they will look at the use of dynamic pricing.
Ticketmaster has previously said the use of dynamic pricing was down to the organiser of the sale, not its website.
A spokeswoman for Ticketmaster said: Ticketholders are strongly advised to resell their tickets through Ticketmaster or Twickets only. The tour has put this policy in place to cap ticket resale prices to combat price inflation and prevent ticket touting.
Selling tickets on unauthorised resale platforms breaches the promoters terms and conditions and may result in those tickets being cancelled.
Ticket reselling site Viagogo has also previously defended its reselling practices as legal, and claimed it is a way to deal with fans being frustrated by having website issues trying to buy tickets for gigs.
Cris Miller, Viagogo global managing director, previously said: We know fans are frustrated with the process and we know there is a better way. We continue to support industry collaboration to ensure the entire ticketing market works for fans and the live entertainment industry.
Resale is legal in the UK and fans are always protected by our guarantee that they will receive their tickets in time for the event or their money back.
He also said: Our number one tip for fans using secondary marketplaces is to continue to check prices outside of the first few weeks of sale.
Demand will be at its peak when tickets hit the on sale but its not a normal reflection of what tickets can and will go for. Just this summer, tickets for Taylor Swifts Eras Tour in the UK sold on our platform for as low as £80.
