Oasis have blamed their management on the ticketing fiasco – but Liam Gallagher is engaged to his agent.
The singer and brother Noel are reuniting for a huge UK and Ireland tour in 2025 after years of feuding. But fans desperate to snap up tickets to the gigs have been left disappointed over 11-hour queues and Ticketmaster’s “dynamic pricing”, which saw people pay a lot more than they expected.
A probe into the “dynamic pricing” by Ticketmaster has now been launched into the sales of Oasis tickets. The seller is being investigated by the Competition and Markets Authority on whether it breached consumer protection law.
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Liam and Noel have addressed the backlash, shedding responsibility onto their management and promoters. They said: “Oasis leave decisions on ticketing and pricing entirely to their promoters and management”. But Liam’s fiancée Debbie Gwyther manages him, so the ticket fiasco might cause an awkward chat or two at the dinner table.
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The rocker met Debbie over 10 years ago when she was his personal assistant and popped the question in Italy in 2019. The pair apparently live together in London but have yet to walk down the aisle together.
Debbie has been credited with helping to orchestrate the Oassis reunion tour. However, it’s not known whether or not Debbie actually had any involvement at all in the prices of tickets.
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The ticket row broke out as fans clamoured to snag tickets for the Oasis Live ‘25 tour, with a whopping 10 million people apparently logging on to give it a go. Such was the demand that fans found themselves being asked to pay up to £350 a ticket, when many had been expecting to fork over around £150.
Oasis’ statement said: “As for the well reported complaints many buyers had over the operation of Ticketmaster’s 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.”
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“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.”
Demand for see Oasis live was so high that the Manchester music legends have announced two more shows at Wembley for next September. Tickets will be dished out via a “staggered, invitation-only ballot process”.
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