Supergrass announce reunion to mark 30th anniversary of their iconic debut album as they take a swipe at fellow touring Britpop band Oasis

Supergrass hit out at fellow Britpop band Oasis after they announced their own reunion tour on Monday, to mark the 30th anniversary of their debut album.

The group announced they would tour the UK in May 2025 for a series of intimate gigs, after the Gallagher brothers’ own shows sold out due to ticket chaos.

During Supergrass’ tour, the iconic band will play their debut album I Should Coco in its entirety to celebrate its release.

Following the announcement, bassist Mick Quinn, 54, joked about Oasis, saying the organisation faced backlash when Ticketmaster used dynamic pricing for their shows, resulting in fans paying more than expected.

In a statement: ‘May 15, 2025 marks 30 years since the release of ‘I Should Coco’. Supergrass are thrilled to announce they will be returning to perform the debut album live, in its entirety, for the first time ever. Dynamic pricing not included.’

Throughout May 2025, Supergrass will perform in Glasgow, Nottingham, Sheffield, Newcastle, Birmingham, Manchester, Cardiff and Leeds, before heading to London’s Roundhouse for a memorable night.

I Should Coco, which featured the hit singles Alright and Caught by the Fuzz, was released at the height of the Britpop era and initially peaked at number three in the official UK charts, but shot to number one after their performance at Glastonbury that summer.

The band consists of Gaz Coombes, Mick Quinn, Danny Goffey and Rob Coombes and has scored six top 10 albums, a Brit Award and an Ivor Novello Award since its formation in 1993.

Pre-sale takes place on Wednesday, followed by general sale from 9am on Friday.

This comes after Oasis and Ticketmaster faced calls to ‘do the right thing’ and refund fans affected by dynamic pricing from consumer group Which?

The band and the ticketing giant have faced anger from fans eager to see Oasis’ long-awaited reunion 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.

Since then, the government and the UK competition watchdog 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.

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.’

Last week, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) launched an investigation into Ticketmaster over the sale.

The CMA said the investigation would also include how so-called ‘dynamic pricing’ may have been used and a close look at whether Ticketmaster’s sale of Oasis tickets may have breached consumer protection laws.

Ticketmaster has stated that they do not set concert prices themselves. Their website states that this is the responsibility of the ‘event organizer’ who ‘set the price of these tickets based on market value’.

Oasis has previously stated that they were not involved in the decision to implement dynamic pricing.

Which? said it would share its findings with the CMA.

Over the weekend, Oasis sent out invitations for a private, invitation-only vote to their ‘final’ Wembley Stadium concerts, and have extended their Live ’25 tour with two extra shows in London on September 27th and 28th.

Consumer law expert Lisa Webb said: ‘It seems grossly unfair that Oasis fans had to get up early and fight their way 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.’

Oasis has been asked for comment.