Oasis has confirmed that tickets for their new five shows in North America will not be subject to dynamic pricing.
The iconic Britpop band, fronted by feuding brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher, faced a backlash after angry fans were forced to pay a staggering sum to get tickets due to its popularity on tour.
When Oasis confirmed their 2025 reunion tour, the price of standard tickets doubled from £148 to £355.
Ticketmaster said prices were being pushed up by rising demand and that the policy had been agreed with the band’s management. Oasis themselves said that they were not aware that dynamic pricing would be implemented when the tickets first went on sale.
Now that they’re releasing a handful of new dates, Liam and Noel have agreed to scrap the controversial dynamic pricing to ensure fans pay a fair price.
Oasis have confirmed that tickets for their new five shows in North America will not be subject to dynamic pricing (Liam and Noel pictured in 2009)
The iconic Britpop band, fronted by feuding brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher, faced a huge backlash after angry fans were forced to pay a staggering sum to get tickets due to its popularity on tour.
As they release a handful of new dates, Liam and Noel have agreed to scrap the controversial dynamic pricing to ensure fans pay a fair price
About 14 million fans waited in line for eight hours in an attempt to get the coveted tickets to see the rock band live, and many are still missing out.
In a statement shared on social media on Monday, Oasis promised fans they don’t want to have the same fiasco with dynamic pricing.
It said: ‘Ticketmaster’s dynamic pricing model will not be applied to upcoming Oasis concert ticket sales in North America.
It is generally accepted that dynamic pricing remains a useful tool to counter ticket advertising and keep prices lower than market and therefore more affordable for a significant proportion of fans.
‘But when unprecedented ticket demand (where the entire tour could be sold many times over at the time the tickets go on sale) is combined with technology that can’t handle that demand, it becomes less effective and can lead to an unacceptable experience for fans .
“We have made this decision for the North American tour to hopefully avoid a repeat of the issues that fans in the UK and Ireland have recently experienced.”
Oasis have confirmed they will regroup in August for a series of lucrative summer shows – their first since 2009.
The tour, originally planned for Great Britain and Ireland, is now expanding to the United States and Canada.
Many devastated Oasis fans were left empty-handed as the highly anticipated 17-date UK reunion tour sold out within hours in an online fiasco with around 14 million fans queuing for eight hours (pictured in 2009)
The new dates include Toronto on August 24, Chicago on August 28, New Jersey on August 31, Los Angeles on September 6 and Mexico City on September 12.
The news inevitably sparked a strong reaction on social media after it was announced Monday morning
The iconic rock band consists of brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher (pictured in 1998) – but was originally formed in 1991 with ex-members Paul “Bonehead” Arthurs, Paul “Guigsy” McGuigan and Tony McCarroll (pictured in 1998)
They previously shared photos of giant billboards featuring the siblings, with the headline “be careful what you wish for.”
The new dates include Toronto on August 24, Chicago on August 28, New Jersey on August 31, Los Angeles on September 6 and Mexico City on September 12.
They confirmed the news on X, formerly Twitter, writing: “America is coming. You have one last chance to prove that you loved us all this time.”
Presale tickets will be available starting at 12:00 PM EST on October 3, while general sales will take place starting October 4.
It is understood that registered applicants will be randomly selected for entry into ticket sales via a ballot, with hopeful fans being asked questions about the band moving forward.
On Sunday, the band’s social media platforms shared photos of giant billboards featuring the Gallagher brothers.
It also said ‘MONDAY, 8AM ET’, a reference to the announcement date and time, and added #OasisLive25 to their latest X-post.
This year marks 30 years since the band released their debut studio album, Definitely Maybe, which reached the top of the UK charts earlier this month, boosted by the release of a deluxe anniversary edition.
Oasis released two live records during their heyday in the 2000s.
Last month the band announced they were reunited for the first time since 2009, after Noel and Liam finally put their differences aside (pictured in 2003)
They released Familiar To Millions in November 2000 – four months after Oasis debuted at Wembley.
Their first release sold over a million copies.
Knebworth 1996 was their second release, and it was recorded at two shows in Hertfordshire and released in September 2021.