Ecstatic Oasis fans have braved a Ticketmaster bloodbath to become the first people in the country to secure passes for next summer’s UK tour.
Lovers of the 90s band were sent into a frenzy after Liam and Noel Gallagher announced that ‘the guns have fallen silent’ and they would be returning to play to the nation next year.
The first tickets went on sale at 7pm today for the lucky few who managed to get a successful pre-sale code. Millions are expected to fight it out to see the iconic group in a general sale tomorrow.
As they battled to get the first passes, fans posted photos as they waited behind thousands of others. And those who were successful proudly showed off their tickets as they became the first triumphant fans to be able to look forward to the shows.
But others were left outraged as greedy ticket touts have already begun reselling tickets at sky-high prices.
Superfan Peter Davies, 30, celebrated his win after securing four tickets for the opening night at Wembley for £600 – after joining the queue at number 1,051.
Another, Paul Slinger, simply said: ‘Today is a good day.’
Superfan Peter, celebrated his win after securing four tickets for the opening night at Wembley for £600
Noel and Liam Gallagher proved they had buried the hatchet on their 15-year feud as they met up this summer to pose for a photo together to mark Oasis’ comeback tour
The first tickets went on sale at 7pm today for the lucky few who managed to get a successful pre-sale code. Millions are expected to fight it out to see the iconic group in a general sale tomorrow
Another, Tim, said: ‘And breathe! Oasis tickets sorted.’
Connor, who is trying to get tickets while in Las Vegas, said he was ‘absolutely shook’ after being successful, while Jas had blown £1,000 getting a pre-show party pass for the first night of Cardiff and the third of Manchester.
But others have sparked fury as they are already pledging to flog them online for more – with one quipping ‘time to resell them for triple the price’.
One angry fan, Dean Smith, raged at ‘low lives’ who are selling them for stupid prices.
Sham accounts also appear to be flogging fake passes, flogging them for as much as £800.
Tickets on Stubhub are being sold for more than £1,500 – while others on Viagogo appear to be up for grabs for well over £2,000.
Liam and Noel Gallagher confirmed Oasis’s long-awaited reunion with a worldwide tour in 2025 on Tuesday, saying: ‘The great wait is over.’
The Britpop band, who split nearly 15 years ago and released their chart-topping album Definitely Maybe around three decades ago, announced the series of dates will kick off at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium.
The 14-show tour will run from July 4 to August 17, kicking off at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium before the brothers pack out Heaton Park in Manchester, Wembley in London, Murrayfield in Edinburgh and Croke Park in Dublin.
Ticket prices for the concerts were revealed yesterday, with gigs at London’s Wembley Stadium starting at £74.25 and the most expensive ticket £506.25.
Noel, 57, quit the Manchester rock group on August 28 2009, saying he ‘simply could not go on working with Liam a day longer’.
Fans have been pleading with the brothers to regroup since they disbanded, prompted by a backstage brawl at the Rock en Seine festival in Paris.
Reunion rumours have intensified recently after they teased an announcement for 8am on Tuesday, and reports that the feuding brothers were ending their disagreement.
Confirming the Oasis Live 25 tour, they said: ‘The guns have fallen silent. The stars have aligned. The great wait is over. Come see. It will not be televised.’
Paul ‘Bonehead’ Arthurs, Tony McCarroll, Liam Gallagher and Noel Gallagher of Oasis play their first ever concert in The Water Rats, in London’s King’s Cross
Four per cent of the UK population applied for tickets to see Oasis at Knebworth in 1996
Oasis are pictured in Withington, Manchester, in 1993. (L-R) Paul McGuigan, Noel Gallagher, Tony McCarroll, Paul Arthurs and Liam Gallagher
This is the email Oasis fans received today if they were successful in getting a pre-sale code
Oasis have added extra dates to their tour and will now play five shows at Wembley next year
Liam Gallagher and Noel Gallagher are pictured performing live on stage in 2001
The 14-show tour will run from July 4 to August 17, kicking off at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium before the brothers pack out Heaton Park in Manchester, Wembley in London, Murrayfield in Edinburgh and Croke Park in Dublin. Pictured: Fans at Knebworth in 1996
Ballot registration opened for tickets in the UK and Ireland on Tuesday ahead of Saturday’s general sale.
A post to the band’s X page said: ‘Register for the UK and Ireland 2025 tour pre-sale ballot.
‘A ticket pre-sale will be held on Friday 30th August, ahead of Saturday’s general sale.
‘To ensure the maximum number of fans have a fair opportunity to access tickets, applicants will be selected for the pre-sale via a ballot.
‘Ballot registration is open now and will close at 7pm BST, this Wednesday 28th August.’
The post added: ‘Successful applicants will receive an email with full access information the morning of Friday 30th August.
‘Success in the ballot will not guarantee tickets. Tickets will be allocated on a first come first served basis.’
Thousands had been waiting to find out if they can get tickets to the band’s reunion, and some took to social media earlier today to share their joy at getting one step closer.
The 1996 Oasis gigs at Knebworth saw the largest ever demand for gig tickets in UK history
Liam (R) and Noel (L) Gallagher reportedly met in secret to plan their rumoured Oasis reunion, with staff present forced to sign non-disclosure agreements (pictured 2008)
Oasis fans who received the email were given a series of tips ahead of the pre-sale starting
Industry insiders have also claimed that original guitarist Bonehead – real name Paul Arthurs (pictured in 1996) – is ‘confirmed’ for the tour and ‘ecstatic’ that the band is back together
The lucky ones who have received a code wereable to buy tickets from 7pm tonight and skip tomorrow’s queue. One tweeted: ‘Oasis pre-sale code in the bank, come on, halfway there now.’
But in a message shared to their Instagram page, Oasis broke the hearts of thousands of other fans regularly checking their inboxes by saying: ‘All ticket ballot codes have now been sent out to fans.
‘Please do not buy a code or transfer them to someone else. Codes only work with the registered email address. If you didn’t get a code to access the pre-sale, you can join the general sale tomorrow morning.’
The email sent out at 12pm to successful applicants read: ‘Oasis Live ’25 UK Pre-Sale Ballot Access. You have been selected in the Oasis Live ’25 Ticket Ballot to access the pre-sale!
‘Here is your unique code to access the UK pre-sale, which takes place between 7pm and 10pm BST tonight, Friday 30th August.’
However some people took to X to express their confusion at being issued with double codes, despite only being able to use one in the pre-sale.
One angry fan wrote: ‘Maybe don’t send two codes to the same email address, it encourages it to be flaunted.
‘Gutted that many codes have gone to those who will already have a shot at it and they were probably those who were googling the drummers name. We join the queue in the morning.’
The email to successful fans urged them to have a Ticketmaster account registered with the email address used for the ballot, and to be signed in to access the pre-sale.
And it told people to ensure their details are up to date, including their mobile phone number because a verification code will be sent to this when entering the queue.
Once through the queue, fans were advised to input their unique code to unlock tickets, with a limit of four that can be purchased per code.
Group portrait of Oasis at Nomad Studios in Manchester in 1993. Pictured left to right: Paul Arthurs (aka Bonehead), Liam Gallagher, Noel Gallagher, Tony McCarroll, Paul McGuigan
Liam Gallagher of Oasis performs on stage at Glastonbury in 1994
Fans heading to Wembley will end up paying more with standing tickets costing £151.25
Liam Gallagher performs on stage at the Reading Festival last week
To enter the ballot fans had to say who the band’s original drummer was, and are offered the options of Chris Sharrock, Alan White and the correct answer, Tony McCarroll, who drummed with the band from their formation until 1995.
Entrants were also asked how many times they had seen the band.
Oasis has also today released a 30th-anniversary edition of Definitely Maybe.
The new edition of the group’s 1994 debut album will feature outtakes, demos and alternate versions of songs recorded at the time, as well as a remastered version of the original LP.
The release is available as a four-LP vinyl box set, a two-CD set, coloured vinyl, cassette and digitally.
The dates are as follows: Principality Stadium July 4 and 5; Heaton Park July 11, 12, 19, 20, 25 and 26; Wembley Stadium August 2 and 3; Murrayfield Stadium August 8 and 9; and Croke Park August 16 and 17.
There are also plans for dates outside Europe.
Liam clarified on X, formerly Twitter, that the UK and Ireland leg of the tour is ‘the band’s exclusive European appearances’.
Despite speculation that a Glastonbury slot could be in the works, the Worthy Farm event will not see Oasis on the bill, the PA news agency understands.
Noel Gallagher performs live at the Astoria in London, on August 19 1994
Liam and Noel Gallagher Oasis at the Knebworth Festival in August 1996
The band, who formed in 1991 and are known for the hits Wonderwall, Don’t Look Back In Anger and Stop Crying Your Heart Out, have previously played the festival in 1995 and 2004.
A black and white image of the two brothers, both in dark jackets, was also released as part of the announcement on Tuesday.
It is believed they met in person for a photoshoot over the summer.
It has not been announced who will be performing with Liam and Noel as part of Oasis.
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer was asked about the Oasis reunion following his speech in the Downing Street rose garden, in which a reporter said he had spent ‘a lot of time today looking back in anger’.
Sir Keir replied: ‘What can I say in relation to that? Very, very good. It’s a great song. I’m not sure I’m best placed to champion it after the last 20 or 30 minutes but, look, let’s see what happens with Oasis.’
Abbey Road Studios, the famous London recording studio where Oasis recorded multiple songs, described the band’s reunion as ‘history’.
The studio posted that single word as it joined tens of thousands who commented beneath the band’s announcement on Instagram, where BBC Radio 2 also commented: ‘They’re back!’
The brothers suggested an announcement could be made on Tuesday at 8am after a cryptic and identical post was shared to their social media accounts
In recent years, Liam has been keen to make amends with his brother and reform the iconic Britpop band, but his older brother poured cold water on the idea (pictured 2008)
Alan McGee, the music executive who signed Oasis to his label, Creation Records, in 1993, posted to the platform: ‘Good for music. Good for them. Good for us.’
Taking to Instagram, stars including television personality Jamie Laing, singer Tom Grennan and comedian and actor Noel Fielding also reacted to the announcement.
Though fans have been positive, concerns have been raised about high ticket prices, and the prospect of Liam and Noel having another falling-out.
Glaswegian David Walker, a leading member of the Oasis Collectors Group, questioned during an interview with PA how they will stop the ‘many little infractions’ bubbling up to the surface again.
He added: ‘It’s what, arguably, Britain might want right now, because, everyone’s fairly depressed and don’t have a lot of money.
‘As long as the tickets are reasonably priced, I suppose, which they probably won’t be, because there’ll be so much demand.’