Liam Gallagher returns to Twitter/X and jokes about tickets: “Oasis are back, I hear their attitude STINKS”
nme.comLiam Gallagher has made a return to Twitter/X, and already started to poke fun at the ticket scandal that surrounded the Oasis reunion.The frontman is usually relatively active on the platform, and has frequently used it in the past as a way to communicate with fans.
However, in the run up to the announcement that Oasis would be getting back together for their first shows in 16 years, he went silent on the app – only sharing official updates about the reformation.Now, he has made a return to the social media site, and already begun poking fun at fans surrounding the whole fiasco to get tickets.Tickets went on sale over the weekend and officially sold out at 7pm.
However, the entire process was far from smooth, with millions flocking to try to grab tickets and many – including Louis Tomlinson – being left disappointed after several issues arose.Even before the sale commenced at 9am, Ticketmaster crashed, and with giant queues to contend with, many were left unable to even browse ticket options in the first place.
Many complained about being kicked out of the queue after hours of waiting due to being mistaken for bots, and those attempting to purchase accessible tickets were unable to get through to the phone lines – despite some fans calling the designated number over 400 times.Some who did eventually manage to get through the queues were then disappointed to see the cost of remaining tickets had increased due to Ticketmaster’s dynamic pricing policy; a process which sees prices hiked up due to high demand.The ‘dynamic pricing’ soon led to widespread backlash.
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