Liam Gallagher has admitted he thrives on attention as he hits Twitter again to claim he is ‘seriously gutted’ for fans who didn’t get Oasis tickets – and says he gets ‘a massive kick’ out of critics who hate that the band are back together.
The aging rock star, 51, has been savaged by furious followers yesterday after he told them to ‘shut up’ over the sky-high cost of upcoming gigs – as they accused him of forgetting his roots following last week’s battle to get seats.
In a series of boisterous posts on Twitter, now X, this morning, he sympathized with unlucky music-lovers who had failed to secure passes, and jokingly opened up about his relationship with warring-brother Noel and their mother, Peggy. Speaking about next year’s shows, he said the first chord would be ‘BIBLICAL’.
But he revelled in the hate he has received following the announcement of the group’s reunion after 15 years estranged – and says he wants to ‘go out with a bang’.
Replying to dozens of fans in a social media spree, he said he would ‘see how much trouble I can get myself into’ as he answered their questions with characteristic subtlety.
To one, Niamh Bell, who asked ‘how much do you love the attention RKid’, he said: ‘I’ll be honest with you I absolutely f*****g THRIVE on it.’
Liam Gallagher (left) and Noel Gallagher announced last week that they will reunite for Oasis’s long-awaited reunion with a tour in 2025
Liam , 51, has been savaged by furious followers after he told them to ‘shut up’ over the sky-high cost of upcoming gigs – as they accused him of forgetting his roots following last week’s battle to get seats. Pictured: Performing at Glastonbury in 2004
Speaking to another, who asked what his favourite thing was about the reunion, he added: ‘Obviously it’s great for my mam and the family and the fans but I get a massive kick knowing there’s people out there that HATE we’re back together and I hope they cry hard every day.’
And to superfan Julie, who had hit back against critics accusing Liam of ‘doing it for the money’, he attacked the suggestions as ‘just not true’.
He said: ‘There’s lots of reasons for doing it family fans music biblical vibrations and curly wurlys as that’s what I’m getting paid in so all those money rumours are just not true.’
Followers of the 90s band were sent into overdrive last week as Oasis announced they would tour the UK, playing Cardiff, Manchester, London and Edinburgh.
Oasis announced on Wednesday evening two extra dates after what they called ‘unprecedented demand’.
But many lost out as they tried to get tickets – with sites booting them to the back of the queue after being mistaken for bots, touts reselling them for thousands, and some sites doubling ticket prices from around £148 to £355.
In a more heartfelt response to one unlucky fan, he said: ‘I’m seriously gutted for people that can’t get tickets.
Oasis star Liam Gallagher has been slammed by fans after he recently told them he was feeling ‘smug’ and told them to ‘shut up’ amid their ticketing debacle
Liam (left) and Noel Gallagher (right) announced that Oasis would reunite last week, sending fans frantic
‘I can’t even go there it hurts my heart and I know people will think I’m taking the p**s but I’m not I want to celebrate this biblical moment with everyone I gotta go I’m sorry.’
The estranged brothers split after Noel walked out on the group following a row in Paris – following years of public battles.
They finally put their feud to one side as they were seen together for the first time in black and white photos to promote their mammoth tour around the UK and Ireland.
Sources said that they were ‘laughing and joking’ on the set after years apart.
And responding to fans Liam appeared to make light of their past battles. He said during the tour he would be ‘blowing him kisses in between each song’.
To one, who asked if they were ‘still fighting’, he said: ‘He’s very happy he won’t stop texting me first thing in the morning last thing at night I’m like f*****g hell man chill out or I’ll have to get restraining order out bumbaclart.’
Joking to a second, he added: ‘Next week we’re having a sleepover gonna watch a few rom coms and just hang out in our Jim jams and play frustration have some FUN dya get me bruv we’re gonna live stream it so keep n eye out for it.’
After saying the reunion would be great for the family, he also continued to tease his mother Peggy – who is said to be ‘thrilled’ by the news and insisted years earlier that this day would come.
An Oasis fan enjoys the concert at Knebworth House in Hertforshire, where the band played some of their most iconic gigs
The Gallagher matriarch – who still lives in the Manchester council home outside the boys grew up in – told her youngest son in 2019 that he was going to bury the hatchet with his brother the following year, firmly declaring: ‘And that’s it.’
Yesterday, he laughed that she was ‘gutted she couldn’t get a ticket’ – and he continued to tease the 81-year-old as one fan asked if she would ‘try to sneak in’.
He responded: ‘I’m sure she’ll try with all her mates but security is very strict these days with all the you know what.’
And to another, who asked what the first thing Peggy had said when they told her they were reuniting, he added: ‘Do you reckon I’d be able to get a few tickets I said well if you’re lucky yes but it’s gonna be chaos as there’s a big demand for them but fingers crossed.’
In a more open response, he told one commenter who asked if it was obvious they would return to the top of the charts, he said: ‘I’m just glad we’re back together and can go put a few wrongs right and go out with a bang as planned all those years ago.’
It comes after Liam broke his social media silence to tell critics their ‘attitude stinks’ – but was blasted further as he was accused of accusing him of ‘scream[ing] from his ivory tower at the paupers.’
He posted on X, formerly Twitter, yesterday: ‘OASIS are back your welcome and I hear there ATTITUDE STINKS good to know something’s never change.’
Liam and Noel Gallagher, pictured here at the V Festival in Chelmsford in Essex in August 2005, have not played together after Oasis broke up in 2009
When fans responded by criticising the ticketing approach, he replied: ‘SHUTUP [sic]’
And when asked how he was feeling, the 51-year-old responded: ‘SMUG only kidding SMUG AS F*** I told you all we were gonna get back together 1 fine day [sic]’
His ‘SHUTUP’ response came to a fan who had told him: ‘Didn’t expect them to rip the fans off as much as they have done. It’s genuinely a shame.’
When asked whether he had any spare tickets, Liam hit back: ‘S*** loads but there really expensive 100 thousand pounds Kneeling only.’
Reacting to Liam’s social media tirade, one disgruntled fan wrote: ’30 years of being a fan for comments like that?
‘After last week the dynamic pricing tickets my love for Oasis is deteriorating and a lot of fans feel the same.
‘Hope you enjoy playing to a bunch of “influencers” clearly you’ve forgotten where you come from!’
Many were less than pleased with the rebellious rocker’s reaction to critics online
The official Oasis account on X, formerly Twitter, announced on Saturday evening that all the reunion concerts had sold out – but two new ones have since been announced
A second wrote: ‘Screamed from your ivory tower down to the paupers who made you rich and who tried for hours to get tickets they couldn’t really afford, to be presented with other tickets they couldn’t afford at all.’
‘I agree 100 per cent,’ another said: ‘I was so happy when I heard you were getting back together but the ticket situation is awful. It’s pricing working class fans out of the market.’
‘Only rich can afford to see you know. I thought you represented ordinary, working class folk…
One fan chimed in ‘The fact that you respond like this when thousands of fans, who have paid for the life you lead, have monumentally ripped off sums up what a sell out you’ve become.’
‘I loved you Liam Gallagher but that love is waning with your greedy attitude towards us,’ a disappointed supporter said.
Many wannabe ticket buyers either failed to secure tickets amid 11-hour queues last Saturday or were faced with ‘dynamic pricing’ doubling fees.
Oasis announced on Wednesday evening two extra dates after what they called ‘unprecedented demand’.
And the Britpop group, which split in 2009, blamed their managers for the dynamic pricing fiasco – saying they were ‘not aware’ the system would be used.
Feuding Gallagher brothers Liam (left) and Noel (right) are set to return to Wembley Stadium next summer – picture here in October 2008
An estimated 14million people attempted to buy tickets when they went on sale last Saturday
This meme was widely shared during fans’ frustrating attempts to buy tickets last Saturday
Oasis said the approach was chosen during meetings between Ticketmaster, promoters and their management.
A meme widely shared during fans’ attempts to buy tickets last Saturday had a mock-up image of the Ticketmaster website saying: ‘Unfortunately, Oasis have split up while you were in the queue.’
‘A band, rock star wherever, you’re noting without fans. You need to remember that. If we go, we go forever. We are older now and we’re not going to [be] treated like this.’
Both brothers have accounts on X, formerly Twitter, although Liam – who has 3.8million followers to Noel’s 1.4million – has tended to be more prolific in responding to people online.
Ahead of the confirmation of the comeback last week, he hit back at critics who claimed they were only getting back together because they were broke by posting: ‘Your attitude stinks.’
Yet his last contribution on the social media site came last Thursday, sharing details of three gigs next year at Heaton Park in Manchester on July 16, Wembley Stadium in London on July 30 and Edinburgh’s Murrayfield Stadium on August 12.
The Sun has now quoted a source close to the band as saying: ‘Liam is getting the brunt of the backlash and is being called out by fans.
‘Noel and Liam have discussed what’s happened and have asked their teams to see if they can change the Ticketmaster policy. They want to look after their fans and get as many to their concerts as they can, for the price they marketed the tickets at.’
A graph showing the reported outages on TicketMaster show a massive spike on Saturday morning
Ticketmaster was the main provider selling the hotly-anticipated tickets but users are reported constant crashes as thousands of fans were unable to access the queue on Saturday
Fans across the country have been reported issues with the website last weekend
Liam suffered particular criticism last week when an old tweet of his mocking Noel for solo gig prices resurfaced and was widely shared online.
The younger brother had slammed Noel in for charging $350 (£266) for a gig in the US, writing in September 2017: ‘350 dollars to go and see rkid in USA what a c*** when will it all stop as you were LG x.’
The post was shared with comments such as ‘This hasn’t aged well’ and ‘Well this is evergreen’.
And a new backlash targeting Liam from fans online has included one poster writing: ‘Gone very quiet @liamgallagher since the dynamic pricing stuff.’
Another directly asked him: ‘Was it Ticketmaster or the band who agreed to dynamic pricing? Hope it wasn’t you guys.’
Oasis said on Wednesday of Saturday’s chaotic ticket sale: ‘As for the well reported complaints many buyers had over the operation of dynamic ticketing: it needs to be made clear that Oasis leave decisions on ticketing and pricing entirely to their promoters and management, and at no time had any awareness that dynamic pricing was going to be used.
‘While prior meetings between promoters, Ticketmaster and the band’s management resulted in a positive ticket sale strategy, which would be a fair experience for fans, including dynamic ticketing to help keep general ticket prices down as well as reduce touting, the execution of the plan failed to meet expectations.
‘All parties involved did their utmost to deliver the best possible fan experience, but due to the unprecedented demand this became impossible to achieve.’
Liam suffered criticism last week when an old tweet of his mocking Noel for solo gig prices resurfaced – he is seen here at London’s O2 Forum Kentish Town in March this year
A tweet posted by Liam Gallagher in September 2017, criticising his brother Noel for ticket prices, has resurfaced and been widely shared online after Oasis’s reunion announcement
Fans were quick to criticise Liam after the recent controversy caused by Ticketmaster’s pricing policy
Oasis fans accused Liam of ‘hypocrisy’ for the post as he has now sold tickets that matched the price of Noel’s 2017 American gig
Fans who struggled through hours-long queues for tickets for the 2025 tour were shocked at the cost of general standing tickets
Their comments came as the band announced two extra dates for their sought-after reunion tour on September 27 and 28 next year.
Tickets for upcoming dates will be sold via a staggered, invitation-only ballot and be open to fans who missed out over the weekend.
Dynamic pricing works by increasing the prices of tickets in line with a demand – similar to an Uber journey or seats on a plane.
However, the system, which is designed to deter touts, has been criticised by fans who were shocked by the cost of tickets.
Some waited for up to eight hours to get to the front of the queue on Saturday only to be presented with standing tickets costing more than £350 – far above the expected £150.
Others were kicked off Ticketmaster before they were even able to make a purchase and were accused of ‘being a bot’.
And an Oasis fan who paid more than £350 for a single ticket today told how she was left ‘fuming’ after extra dates were announced, saying: ‘I regret doing it.’
NHS worker Diane Green, 60, from Middlesbrough, was close to buying a ticket costing £158, but said she was kicked out of the queue and waited a total of four hours to pay £357.95 for one ticket.
Oasis fan Diane Green, who paid more than £350 for a single ticket, today told how she was left ‘fuming’ after extra dates were announced, saying: ‘I regret doing it’
Oasis are seen here in February 2006 at a news conference in Hong Kong – pictured, left to right: Gem Archer, Noel Gallagher, Andy Bell and Liam Gallagher
She wanted to buy a total of four tickets to take herself, her son and two friends to see the band on July 19 2025 at Heaton Park in Manchester, but told the PA news agency: ‘There’s just no way I could have got more.
‘I would never have done it – if I had known they were putting more dates on, I would have just thought ‘no, I’ll chance it again’, but it was really frustrating.
‘I paid double. I could have got two tickets when I paid and now only one person can go. In our household, it’s like, who goes?’
Ms Green bought the ticket on Saturday believing it was her only chance to see the band live, but was ‘fuming’ after Oasis announced they were adding more tour dates.
‘I could not believe when I heard they were bringing out more dates. It was sort of like having you over a barrel because everyone is desperate to go,’ she added.
‘Absolutely fuming. It’s disgraceful. For me to purchase a ticket for £358, it’s a lot of money.’
She said the experience of purchasing on Ticketmaster has put her off trying for tickets a second time, adding: ‘There’s no way I would pay £358 again.’
The Competition and Markets Authority yesterday launched an investigation into Ticketmaster, including how so-called ‘dynamic pricing’ may have been used.
Liam Gallagher and Noel Gallagher are pictured performing live onstage in 2001
Noel and Liam Gallagher on the ‘Che Tempo Che FA’ TV Programme in Italy in November 2008
Ticketmaster maintains it does not set concert prices and its website states this is down to the ‘event organiser’ who ‘has priced these tickets according to their market value’.
A spokesman for the ticket sales company said: ‘We are committed to co-operating with the CMA and look forward to sharing more facts about the ticket sale with them.’
But despite the backlash, their music remains wildly popular as the band topped UK album charts for the first time in over a decade today.
Last week their debut album Definitely Maybe was in fifth place, however over the last few days has seen the iconic Britpop project skyrocket to first place.
The feat – which marks their first number one in 14 years – came with a 408 per cent week-on-week uplift in the last seven days, the Official Charts Company has said.
The project, which debut at the top of the UK charts when it was released in September 1994, pushes American songstress Sabrina Carpenter’s album Short N’ Sweet album into second place.
Oasis landed number one spot, bolstered by the release of a 30th anniversary deluxe edition, despite fans angered by ticket queueing chaos last week.
Definitely Maybe which debut at the top of the UK charts when it was released in September 1994, pushes American songstress Sabrina Carpenter’s album
Oasis have recently dominated the charts, bagging the number three spot with their greatest hits compilation Time Flies 1994-2009, whilst their 1995 classic (What’s The Story) Morning Glory? remains at number four.
Over in the UK singles chart, their hit Live Forever has hit a new peak, sitting at number eight, while Don’t Look Back in Anger has returned to the top for the first time in nearly three decades.
One of their most renowned songs, Wonderwall, has also risen six places to number 11.
Following the news, the band took to X (formerly Twitter) to thank fans for their support, writing: ‘A massive thank you to everyone who’s supported Oasis this week.’
Official Charts chief executive Martin Talbot said: ‘As if the huge demand for their tour dates wasn’t evidence enough, the enduring power of Oasis is underlined by the success of Definitely Maybe this week.
‘Congratulations to Liam and Noel – topping the Official Charts together for the first time in 14 years.’
Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham added: ‘Congratulations to Oasis on Definitely Maybe’s return to Number 1 on the Official Albums Chart.
Last week their debut album Definitely Maybe was in fifth place, however over the last few days has seen the iconic Britpop project skyrocket to first place
The feat – which marks their first number one in 14 years – came with a 408 per cent week-on-week uplift in the last seven days
‘Greater Manchester is in a different moment now with a thriving economy, and Oasis returning and playing shows in their home city will only boost this.
‘Manchester often has a tendency to talk about its past glories, of which Oasis were very much a part, but I think this is a fantastic opportunity for a new generation of Greater Mancunians to celebrate some of its most famous sons.
‘I was delighted to hear the news of Liam and Noel getting back together to reform as I never actually got the chance to see them live.
‘There has been a palpable buzz in Manchester since the news of Oasis reforming broke and it very much feels like the city is having another big moment.’