Edinburgh Council to charge Oasis for costs of putting on gigs

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Oasis for the cost of hosting the band’s reunion tour dates next summer.Oasis announced their return earlier this year, with a long-awaited reunion tour that will include three shows at Edinburgh’s Murrayfield Stadium on 8, 9 and 12 August 2025.Now, the council have announced they’ll be billing the band as part of a new policy which applies a 100% cost recovery to commercial events.

The new regulations will come into force in the coming days – almost a year before the newly reunited Gallagher brothers play in the arena.Council leader Cammy Day said taxpayers should not “bear the costs” of the city hosting large-scale events, per BBC News. “Of course, these concerts bring tens of millions of pounds to the city and it’s hugely successful and we want that to continue, but the impact shouldn’t be on our residents,” he said.It follows the local authority spending £40,000 on extra facilities and security measures when Taylor Swift kicked off the UK leg of her ‘Eras Tour’ with three sold-out shows in the city in June.

Figures released in August showed the council spent £16,934 on security measures, £3,650 on lighting, £2,985 on temporary toilets, £678 on radios, £642 on CCTV, £400 on signage and £1,434.36 on “intelligent traffic signals”.Council staff also reportedly worked 1,044 hours of overtime, which based on the real living wage amounts to at least £12,528.Promoters paid a £21,913 bill for cleaning and waste management, while additional costs were also met by Murrayfield owners, Scottish Rugby.Oasis fans have already expressed their concern over the band’s Edinburgh reunion shows taking place at the same time as the city’s Festival Fringe, which is set to run between August 1 to 25.The Fringe – which describes itself as.