Oasis have ‘verbally agreed’ to perform in US stadiums as part of their epic reunion tour.
It comes just hours after the band announced how to get tickets for the two new shows at Wembley.
Liam and Noel Gallagher are set to sign a multi-million dollar deal for their biggest US concerts ever, after the band said they have 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.’
The report claims the band will play the 70,000-seat SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, as well as other major venues across the United States.
Oasis have ‘verbally agreed’ to play stadiums in America as part of their epic reunion tour
It comes just hours after the band announced details of how to get tickets for the two new shows at Wembley
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.”
It comes after Oasis revealed details of how fans who were unable to get tickets during last week’s ticket sales will be given a second chance to secure a spot at the Manchester band’s reunion concerts.
The rock band have revealed that true fans who were in the queue at Ticketmaster when the race for tickets began may receive an invitation to purchase tickets for the extra Wembley dates announced earlier this week.
The band announced on their official account on X, formerly Twitter, that registered Ticketmaster account holders who were still waiting for a spot at a specific concert could receive a follow-up email with an invitation to participate in the drawing.
However, entering the draw does not guarantee that fans will actually be able to buy a ticket. The band warns that access to the box office will be ‘strictly limited’.
Fans are also asked to register for the vote using the email address associated with their Ticketmaster account, to prevent people who were not in the queue from trying to sneak in.
Fans won’t have to wait long to find out if they’ve made it through, as invitations to take part in the voting will be sent out tonight.
The statement said: ‘Invitations to take part in the closed vote will be sent out tonight (Saturday) to those eligible fans we have been able to identify.
‘If you logged into your Ticketmaster UK account on Saturday 31st August and were able to join the queue for a specific show but did not receive a ticket, you may be eligible to enter and will receive an email with instructions on how to register for the draw.
Please keep an eye on your Ticketmaster account inbox and don’t forget to check your spam folder.
The band announced on X, formerly Twitter, that fans who were in line for a show on Ticketmaster but were unable to get a ticket may be invited to enter the draw
An estimated 14 million people tried to buy tickets when ticket sales started last Saturday
Once you have successfully registered, you will be entered into a draw for a code that will give you access to Wembley’s final round of sales.
‘Due to demand for the shows and to avoid the long lines of last week, codes are strictly limited. Participation in the draw does not guarantee that you will receive a code.
‘Voting is open to invited fans only. You must register with the email address your invitation was sent to and that is registered with your Ticketmaster account.
“All other entries will be discounted. If you do not receive an email, you will unfortunately not be eligible to vote. You will be automatically discounted even if you go through the registration process.”
Oasis later edited the post to add the phrase ‘UK’ and a British flag emoji, suggesting the post was only for fans in the UK.
Invitations are being sent out for the two additional shows at Wembley Stadium on September 27 and 28 next year, which have been added due to popular demand.
The band is trying to restore goodwill with fans who were sorely disappointed when they were unable to get tickets for the limited number of reunion shows announced on August 27.
Millions of fans tried to get their hands on some of the approximately one million tickets available for the tour’s 17 dates, which included two shows in Cardiff, Edinburgh and Dublin and five each in Manchester and London in July and August.
But at some shows, queues of more than 600,000 people were forming. And soon after sales began, scammers began selling tickets on resale sites like Viagogo for prices of up to £10,000.
A 79-year-old grandmother who wanted to surprise her daughter with cards was stunned when she bought a £90 pair of knickers via resale site Gigsberg, only to discover she had actually spent £2,700.
Elizabeth Buxton, from Houghton Regis in Bedfordshire, told the BBC: ‘I’ve been with Ticketmaster for years, we’ve been there to see artists like Adele – I’m not stupid.
‘I clicked on the Gigsberg page, ordered two tickets and gave my bank details.
‘The next day I looked at my phone and saw that £2,700 had been taken out of my bank account. I don’t know how it even happened. It’s really devastating.’
Liam (left) and Noel Gallagher (right) have been criticised by fans over the chaos surrounding ticket sales
Gigsberg initially told the BBC that all sales were final, but later contacted Ms Buxton to confirm that she would receive a full refund.
Ticketmaster and Twickets are the only permitted resale sites for tickets to the Oasis reunion concerts.
In addition to the monstrous ads, Oasis also angered its fans when it was revealed that it was using ‘dynamic pricing’. These prices are also used for Uber tickets, hotel rooms and airplane seats. Demand for these prices was huge.
Standing tickets that cost £150 in principle were being sold by the band’s management for more than double that: as much as £350.
Even Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer was furious, saying during Prime Minister’s Questions this week that he found the price rises “depressing”.
However, frontman Liam Gallagher took to social media to let fans know he was feeling “smug” about the band’s reunion tour, in an unexpectedly fierce response to those disappointed they couldn’t get tickets.
He posted this morning on X, formerly Twitter: ‘OASIS is back, you’re more than welcome and I hear their ATTITUDE STINKS. Good to know nothing ever changes.’
When fans responded with criticism of the ticket sales, he replied: ‘SHUT UP [sic]’.
The band had initially wanted to distance themselves from the dynamic price dispute, claiming that it was up to management and promoters to decide how tickets would be sold.
“Regarding the complaints many buyers have had about the operation of dynamic ticketing, it should be made clear that Oasis leave ticketing and pricing decisions entirely to their promoters and management, and at no time were they aware that dynamic pricing would be implemented,” the band said.
Major artists like Taylor Swift refuse to participate in this practice, which is made possible by Ticketmaster, while others, like Bruce Springsteen, support it, claiming it means the money goes to artists instead of buyers.
“The bottom line is that most of our tickets are completely affordable,” The Boss told Rolling Stone magazine, noting that tour operators routinely sold tickets at inflated prices.
“Why shouldn’t that money go to those guys who sweat three hours every night for it?”
Liam and Noel Gallagher, pictured here at the V Festival in Chelmsford, Essex in August 2005, have not played together since Oasis split in 2009.
Ticketmaster has insisted it does not make a profit from dynamic pricing. However, the Competition and Markets Authority, the UK’s consumer watchdog, has launched an investigation into whether the practice is unlawful.
Despite the feud, the band has not lost all the goodwill they had built up with their fans who waited fifteen years for the reunion of their dreams.
Debut album Definitely Maybe – featuring the band’s iconic cover of guitarist Bonehead’s living room with Liam on the floor – shot to the top of the album charts this week, ousting Sabrina Carpenter into second place.
According to the Official Charts Company, this is their first number one hit in 14 years and the chart has risen 408 percent in the past seven days compared to the previous week.
In the UK charts, their hit Live Forever reached a new peak at number eight, while Don’t Look Back in Anger returned to the top 40 for the first time in almost thirty years.
Research suggests the band’s reunion tour will boost the UK economy by around £487 million as fans spend big on travel, accommodation, merchandise and drinks to see their idols together again.