Ahead of their highly anticipated 2025 reunion tour, Oasis has announced the cancellation of more than 50,000 tickets listed on secondary resale platforms.
Live Nation and SJM, the tour’s promoters, confirmed to BBC’s File on 4 that these tickets will be invalidated and re-listed at face value through the official seller, Ticketmaster.
Oasis fans faced an intense demand when tickets went on sale in August.
With 1.4 million tickets available, over 10 million fans from 158 countries joined the online queue, leading to the rapid appearance of tickets on resale sites at inflated prices.
To counter this, the promoters had restricted sales to Ticketmaster and its resale partner, Twickets, in an effort to prevent touting and keep prices stable.
Despite these measures, nearly 4% of the tour’s tickets, close to 50,000, ended up on unauthorized resale platforms, prompting the promoters to enforce their terms and conditions by invalidating them.
The promoters stated that fans who believe their tickets were mistakenly cancelled can contact the ticket agents for case reviews.
“These terms and conditions were successfully put in place to combat resale companies profiting excessively,” a spokesperson said.
“Some major tours see up to 20% of tickets appear on unauthorized sites, but we’ve limited that number to only 4%.”
Leading resale platform Viagogo, however, has stated it will continue to offer tickets for the Oasis tour.
Viagogo’s Matt Drew defended the company’s actions, stating that only about 2% of Oasis tickets are listed on Viagogo and Stubhub and asserting that they provide a “clear consumer need.”
While the resale of tickets is legal in the UK, Viagogo informs customers if an event prohibits resale.
The File on 4 investigation revealed that sellers from around the globe are listing Oasis tickets at steep markups, including a Hawaii-based seller offering 27 tickets at £793 each and other resellers from Brazil, Dubai, the Netherlands, and beyond.
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