Oasis Announces Extra London Shows With ‘Invitation-Only’ Tickets, as Band Distances Itself From Dynamic-Pricing Fiasco
Oasis, whose reunion concerts unleashed a ticket-demand frenzy unseen since the Taylor Swift Ticketmaster debacle of 2022, has announced two additional concerts at London’s Wembley Stadium shows on Sept. 27 and 28.
According to the announcement, the tour was the biggest concert launch to date in the U.K. and Ireland, with over 10 million fans from 158 countries attempting to buy an inventory of tickets that numbers in the low hundred thousands.
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“As a small step towards making amends for the situation,” the band said in a statement announcing the new shows, it is attempting to have a less-frustrating ticket on-sale with a special “invitation-only ticket sale strategy” whereby applications to join the ballot will be opened first to the many fans who were unsuccessful in the initial on sale with Ticketmaster. The announcement acknowledges that “Inevitably interest in this tour is so overwhelming that it’s impossible to schedule enough shows to fulfil public demand. But this ticket sale strategy will make the process far smoother for fans by reducing the stress and time it takes to obtain one of the hottest tickets of our time.” No further details were provided in the announcement.
The statement also found the band distancing itself from Ticketmaster’s “dynamic ticketing” process — which also outraged Bruce Springsteen fans when it was implemented in 2022 — whereby prices rise with demand, often into four or even five-digit figures.
“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,” the statement reads. “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.”
While the group has not yet announced North American tour dates, it recently teased them with a billboard in New York’s Times Square. A leaked purported itinerary, which has been accurate so far, has the group playing Toronto, Chicago, New York, Boston and Los Angeles-area stadium shows in late August and early September of 2025, before the newly scheduled London dates.
The announcement states that the “U.K. and Ireland leg of Oasis Live ‘25 [will be] their only European shows in 2025.” The new schedule is below.
JULY 2025
4th – Cardiff, Principality Stadium (SOLD OUT)
5th – Cardiff, Principality Stadium (SOLD OUT)
11th – Manchester, Heaton Park (SOLD OUT)
12th – Manchester, Heaton Park (SOLD OUT)
16th – Manchester, Heaton Park (SOLD OUT)
19th – Manchester, Heaton Park (SOLD OUT)
20th – Manchester, Heaton Park (SOLD OUT)
25th – London, Wembley Stadium (SOLD OUT)
26th – London, Wembley Stadium (SOLD OUT)
30th – London, Wembley Stadium (SOLD OUT)
AUGUST 2025
2nd – London, Wembley Stadium (SOLD OUT)
3rd – London, Wembley Stadium (SOLD OUT)
8th – Edinburgh, Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium (SOLD OUT)
9th – Edinburgh, Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium (SOLD OUT)
12th – Edinburgh, Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium (SOLD OUT)
16th – Dublin, Croke Park (SOLD OUT)
17th – Dublin, Croke Park (SOLD OUT)
SEPTEMBER 2025
27th – London, Wembley Stadium (JUST ADDED)
28th – London, Wembley Stadium (JUST ADDED)
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