Fans trying to buy Oasis tickets complain about being mistaken for bots and suspended from queue
nme.comOasis are complaining about being kicked out of the queue for tickets for the upcoming reunion tour, after being mistaken for bots.The Britpop band announced a huge run of comeback gigs on Tuesday (August 27), dubbed Oasis Live ’25.
Set to take place next summer, the trek will see Liam and Noel Gallagher perform on stage together for the first time in 16 years.Tickets for the gigs went on sale this morning at 9am here for (UK), and here (Ireland).
Ahead of the sale, fans online reported issues with both Ticketmaster’s main website and the app apparently “crashing” ahead of the sale as they received “503” errors – alongside long queues just to access the site, such was the demand for tickets.Now, after over seven hours in the queue, some fans are complaining that the ticketing website has suspended their session after mistaking them for bots.An error message reads: “Something about your browsing behaviour or network connection made us think you were a bot.” Customers who have received the message are encouraged to try again from a different device or location, ensure Javascript is enabled on their web browser and remove any third-party browser plugins that may be running.Some fans have also received the message when trying to make purchases from the official Ticketmaster app.“7 hours of waiting and checking only to be accused of being a bot.
I’m not a bot,” one fan wrote. Another said: “I’m not a bot and I’m not using a web browser. I’m using your app and I’m logged into my long held account with you.
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