Oasis share update on private ballot sale for final Wembley Stadium reunion shows tomorrow
nme.comOasis have updated fans hoping to buy tickets in the private ballot for their final Wembley Stadium reunion shows tomorrow (September 14).There was unprecedented demand for the Britpop legends’ comeback tour next summer, involving fans being held in online queues for hours (with many being kicked out of line with Ticketmaster’s systems believing them to be ticket tout bots).
A press release later confirmed that over 10million fans from 158 countries attempted to get tickets, meaning ticket platforms struggled to cope.In addition, there was controversy over price hikes associated with dynamic pricing, leading to hundreds of fans complaining to the Advertising Standards Agency (with investigations suggested by the UK government and the European Commission).Politicians like Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy also weighed in, calling for a review of the policy and secondary ticket sites.
Similarly, Twickets announced a U-turn on their stance – capping their booking fee at a maximum of £25 per ticket – while Mark Davyd, CEO of the Music Venue Trust (MVT), used the scramble as a way to highlight the struggles faced by grassroots venues.The Gallagher brothers subsequently distanced themselves from the price hikes and announced last week that tickets for two more Wembley Stadium gigs in September 2025 would be sold via “a special invitation-only ballot ticket sale strategy” to fans who were unsuccessful in getting tickets the first time around.Fans who signed into their Ticketmaster UK accounts on August 31 – the dates tickets originally went on sale – and joined a queue but didn’t buy a ticket were able to register for a ballot.
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