Noel and Liam Gallagher are said to have refused to give free tickets to their friends and family to their upcoming reunion tour, with crew members said to be ‘fuming’
Oasis frontmen Noel and Liam Gallagher have reportedly denied the team working behind the scenes on their highly anticipated reunion tour upcoming tour free tickets.
Typically, friends and family gig tickets are given to the dedicated team as a token of appreciation, considering they’ll be on the road for months while the band tours the UK and later embarks on a series of international dates.
This gesture is a standard industry practice, regarded as a job perk. However, the band, poised to rake in up to a staggering £600million from the tour, with Noel and Liam each pocketing £50million, has been accused of prioritising profits over people. Even close friends and industry colleagues have reportedly been left empty-handed when it comes to complimentary tickets.
Instead, they’ve been sent a link to a special website with a code to access ticket purchases. Although they can skip the queue, they’re still required to pay the face value of at least £148 per ticket.
This move has left crew members, many of whom have worked with prominent artists over the years, fuming. A source is believed to have said “they’ve never seen anything like it”, reports the Mirror.
The source revealed to the Mail: “The crew will be travelling around the country with the band, setting up the venues, and will be on hand throughout the concerts in case they are needed. They’ll be away from their family and are usually given tickets to invite them down to join them at one of the shows.
“But the Gallagher brothers have banned any free tickets being given out. The crew are all fuming. Many of them have toured with other big-name artists and have never known anything like it. All Oasis seem to care about is making as much money as they can. Is this about fans, or is the truth that it’s all about the money?”
The source continued to reveal that “a lot of industry people are stunned”.
They said: “These are people who’ve known the band for years in some cases, or worked in and around them directly, and they’ve never seen anything like it. Oasis are making millions and they’re acting like they can’t spare a few tickets for those who have been very, very good to them. Rinsing everyone for every last penny doesn’t feel very rock and roll. It’s certainly not like the 90s.”
In a ranty post that appears to be made in response to the criticism, Liam Gallagher took to X to double down on his decision, saying: “Our crew members don’t have friends and there wife’s and husbands are glad to see the f****** backs of them and tell me n Rkid every time we see them they don’t know how we put up with them on a daily basis let alone go around the f****** world with them fyi.”
Some fans found themselves shelling out far more than expected for Oasis tickets due to a ‘dynamic pricing’ model implemented on the Ticketmaster website – a scheme the band later professed ignorance of. In certain instances, a standard seat priced at £148 skyrocketed to £355 by the time customers reached the checkout – and VIP packages were being hawked for over £500.
Dynamic pricing inflates the cost of high-demand tickets, but Ticketmaster later denied using such a system and Oasis stated they “leave decisions on ticketing and pricing entirely to their promoters and management”.
In addition to the ticket prices, it’s been revealed that the band has brokered an “almost unprecedented” agreement to receive a 30% share of profits from venues. This includes earnings from drinks, food and merchandise.
Oasis’ apparel partnership with Adidas is also expected to rake in a substantial profit for the band, with jackets retailing at £100 and T-shirts priced at £55. The items have already sold out online and are slated to be available for purchase at concerts as well.
An insider quipped: “If they could monetise breathing the air in the stadium, they probably would.”
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