Noel Gallagher admits he was ‘taken aback’ by Oasis ticket fiasco

Noel Gallagher has finally broken his silence on all the drama surrounding ticket sales for the upcoming Oasis reunion tour.

When it was first revealed back in August that the long-feuding brothers would be returning to the stage after nearly a decade apart, the band stated they would try to curb ticket re-selling by partnering with resale platform Twickets and issuing a statement to say that tickets sold for profit on other sites would be cancelled.

Despite these efforts, reselling abounded after tickets almost instantly sold out following multi-hour long online ques.

Then, fans were infuriated by Ticketmaster cancelling scored of tickets because of ‘bot activity.’

The email many of the fans received even mentioned possible reports to law enforcement, adding to fan concerns.

Liam then posted about fan concerns about tickets on social media, writing: ‘I don’t make the rules. We’re trying to do the right thing. It is what it is, I’m the singer. Get off my case.’

Now, Noel has finally broken his silence on the fiasco.

In a new interview with Kevin Cummins for his new book Oasis: The Masterplan, the musician said he was shocked by how many people wanted to attend the reunion shows.

‘I thought it’d be a big deal, but I was a bit taken aback by just how much of a big deal it was,’ he said.

Fans have also been speculating about which songs the band will play on the tour, and Noel may have provided some hints.

When asked by Cummins about his favourite Oasis songs he replied: ‘Can I have more than one? Supersonic, Some Might Say, Live Forever and Rock’n’Roll Star.’

As fans continue to scramble for tickets, the band has remained firm on their no resale policy, but reports suggest that 4% of tickets (around 50,000) appeared on resale sites after the initial ticket release anyway.

Live Nation and SJM revealed in a statement last year that any tickets sold through secondary sites would be cancelled and resold.

‘Ticket resale is permitted at no more than the price you paid (face value + booking fees),’ the statement read.

‘Please only use the official resale partners Twickets and Ticketmaster. Selling tickets through unauthorised resale platforms will breach these T&Cs and those tickets may be cancelled.’

Oasis also addressed the issue in a social media tweet at the time: ‘We have noticed people attempting to sell tickets on the secondary market since the start of the pre-sale.

‘Please note, tickets can ONLY be resold, at face value, via Ticketmaster and Twickets. Tickets sold in breach of the terms and conditions will be cancelled by the promoters.’

An email sent to fans was posted on social media that revealed measures were now being taken to identify bots who purchased the tickets.

‘Following the messaging on the artist’s social media in the run-up to the Oasis Live ’25 ticket sale, the tour’s promoters have requested the refunding of your order for the below event.

‘It has been identified that bots were used to make this purchase, which violates the tour’s terms and conditions.’

The band will perform 41 shows starting this summer and finishing in November.

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