Oasis teased that fans should “take cover” as the band announces more reunion dates.
Brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher have reunited for a long-awaited reunion tour after years of feuding, with a string of shows planned in the UK and Ireland and North America. They have now extended their Live 25 tour to Australia.
Announcing the news on Instagram, they wrote: “People of the land down under. You better run – you better take cover… We are coming. You are most welcome.”
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“Oasis will tour Australia in 2025!” the message continued, explaining that the pre-sale starts on 14 October with the tickets for the shows in Melbourne (31 October) and Sydney (7 November) going on general sale the next day.
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Oasis fans were thrilled to hear the Gallaghers are heading Down Under for what will be their first performances in Australia in 19 years. “Boys we’re flying to Australia,” one fan announced on Instagram, as another exclaimed: “SO EXCITED.” “Once in a lifetime! This band back together is the show of the decade!” said someone else.
Plus it looks as if fans won’t have to face the dynamic pricing fiasco that sparked controversy when the UK dates were released. According to reports, the Aussie tour’s promoter Live Nation has confirmed on Australian radio that it would not be using the pricing model for the shows.
Many Oasis fans were left disappointed over the “dynamic pricing”, which saw people pay a lot more than they expected as prices for tickets rose in line with demand. Some who had been expecting to fork over around £150 for a ticket found themselves being asked to pay up to £350. It was later confirmed that the Competition and Markets Authority was investigating whether Ticketmaster breached consumer protection law.
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The Gallaghers distanced themselves from the controversy at the time, saying in a statement that they “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”.
Then, when the US shows were announced, it was made clear that the pricing model was being ditched, with a statement from the band’s management saying: “Ticketmaster’s dynamic pricing model will not be applied to the forthcoming sale of tickets to Oasis concerts in North America. It is widely accepted that dynamic pricing remains a significant tool to combat ticket touting and keeps prices for a significant proportion of fans lower than the market rate and thus more affordable.
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“But, when unprecedented ticket demand (where the entire tour could be sold many times over at the moment tickets go on sale) is combined with technology that cannot cope with that demand, it becomes less effective and can lead to an unacceptable experience for fans.
“We have made this decision for the North America tour to hopefully avoid a repeat of the issues fans in the UK and Ireland experienced recently.”
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