Liam Gallagher confirmed in a cryptic update on Monday that Oasis will move their reunion tour to America.
The 51-year-old musician and his 57-year-old brother Noel, who have already sold out their UK concert, are currently facing demands to refund fans hit by ‘dynamic pricing’ after the price of standard tickets doubled from £148 to £355.
Despite the negative reactions, they could now be set to play their biggest ever concerts in the US, with Liam hinting at recent rumours surrounding X.
When a fan asked, “Liam, I know you’re not our biggest fan, but is Oasis coming to AMERICA?”
He replied, “I love America and I know deep down you love ME too.”
Liam Gallagher appeared to confirm in a cryptic update on Monday that Oasis will bring their reunion tour to America
The musician, 51, and his brother Noel, 57, who have already sold out their UK tour, are currently facing calls to refund fans affected by ‘dynamic pricing’ after the price of tickets doubled
It was reported on Saturday that Liam and Noel had a ‘financial reason’ to extend the tour.
A source said The Mirror: ‘Their promoters at Live Nation are desperate to make this happen, and Liam and Noel have verbally agreed to plans. The question of whether they can continue the tour without falling out has been raised, but there is now a huge financial incentive for them to keep the show on tour.’
According to the report, the band will perform at the 70,000-seat SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles and other major venues across the United States.
Billboards in New York’s Times Square appeared to announce US dates.
The emails featured the Amazon Music logo and a photo of the Gallagher brothers, with the message: “If we had to put up a billboard to get these guys to come to the United States, this would be it.”
Elsewhere, Oasis and Ticketmaster have faced calls from consumer organisation Which? to ‘do the right thing’ and refund fans affected by the dynamic pricing.
The band and the ticketing giant have faced anger from those hoping to see Oasis’ much-anticipated tour after the price of standard tickets doubled from £148 to £355.
Ticketmaster said the prices were raised due to increased demand and that the policy had been coordinated with the band’s management. Oasis themselves said they were not aware of the dynamic pricing that would be introduced when tickets first went on sale.
Despite the backlash, they could now be set to play their biggest ever US concerts, with Liam hinting at recent X rumours
On Saturday it was reported that Liam and Noel had a ‘financial reason’ to extend the tour to the US (2005 photo)
Since then, the government and the UK Competition Authority have promised to investigate the implementation of the policy.
Now Which?, one of Britain’s best-known consumer groups, has called for those who paid more than expected to sell their concert tickets and get some of their money back.
Following the controversy, Which? asked Oasis fans to send in screenshots of the ticketing and checkout process to see if they had been warned that ticket prices could skyrocket due to high demand.
Which? said it had received dozens of screenshots from fans attempting to buy tickets, both before and after the price increase. None of these screenshots contained a warning that Ticketmaster would be increasing prices during the sale.
Instead, Which? said it had seen evidence that fans were shown one price for tickets, but that price was withdrawn at the last minute and replaced with a much higher and unexpected ticket price.
Which? cited a screenshot showing that due to ‘in demand’ prices, the price of standing tickets for a show at Heaton Park – originally advertised at £148.50 – rose to £337.50 each.
Under the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations (CPRs), traders must not mislead consumers by the way prices are presented, nor must they omit important pricing information that consumers need to make an informed decision about their purchase.
Which? said many fans were only informed of the price increases after they had already tried to add cheaper tickets to their basket.
Although the use of ‘dynamic pricing’ was mentioned in the website’s terms and conditions, fans were not warned that the practice would be used for Oasis tickets, the watchdog said.
Elsewhere, Oasis and Ticketmaster have faced calls from consumer organisation Which? to ‘do the right thing’ and refund fans affected by the dynamic pricing.
Lisa Webb, Which? Consumer Law Expert, said: ‘It seems grossly unfair that Oasis fans got up early and fought through the queues only to find that ticket prices had more than doubled from the originally advertised price.
‘Which? believes that Ticketmaster’s ‘in-demand’ pricing for Oasis tickets may have breached consumer law. It appears that fans were not made aware of the use of ‘in-demand’ pricing until far too late in the purchase process, resulting in an unpleasant surprise at checkout.
‘Oasis and Ticketmaster must do the right thing and refund fans who may have been misled into paying too much for tickets that were half price just hours ago.’
A Ticketmaster spokesperson said: ‘Fans can resell their Oasis tickets for the full price they paid through Ticketmaster or Twickets.’
Oasis has been asked for comment.