Dynamic pricing, ten-hour queues and joy for 1.4 million: What happened on Oasis ticket sales day
manchestereveningnews.co.ukOn a beautiful summer's day, millions of us spent hours staring at our laptops and mobile phones in frustration and despair.
As our city was soaked in sunshine, Oasis fans had more important matters on their minds. Earlier this week, Noel and Liam Gallagher announced that they had put their acrimonious split behind them, confirming the band’s long-awaited reunion by saying: “The great wait is over.” But as tickets for the legendary band's comeback tour went on sale this morning (Saturday), it felt like the wait was only just beginning.
In the mad dash to buy tickets, fans endured hours of technical issues and huge online queues as booking sites struggled to cope with the demand. READ MORE: First Oasis 2025 tour dates sell out as gutted fans scramble for tickets elsewhere Ticketmaster, Gigs and Tours and See Tickets all appeared to experience issues as fans flooded the sites when tickets went on sale at 9am today.
Around 14 million people are said to have joined the scramble for 1.4 million tickets for 17 shows across the UK and Ireland, including five dates at Manchester's Heaton Park.
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