Yahoo News Oasis ticket prices revealed as fans warned of 'unprecedented demand' for briefs
The ticket prices have been revealed for Oasis' reunion tour. Briefs go on sale on Saturday, August 31 with UK tickets on sale at 9am. There will also be a pre-sale ballot on Friday 30th August, organisers have said.
In a Twitter post, the band announced the ballot, saying: "To ensure the maximum number of fans have a fair opportunity to access tickets, applicants will be selected for the pre-sale via a ballot.
"Ballot registration is open now and will close at 7pm BST, this Wednesday 28th August." The Irish Mirror has now revealed how much 80,000 fans will be charged each night to see the band at the iconic Croke Park stadium in Dublin.
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Music promoters MCD have confirmed tickets prices will start from €86.50 (£72.96) plus booking fee meaning Oasis are set to rake in almost €15m in ticket sales for their two Croke Park Dublin dates alone, The Mirror reports.
The shows are set to be some of the hottest tickets of the decade with dates confirmed in five cities across Ireland and the UK, Cardiff, Manchester, London, Edinburgh and Dublin, in the summer of 2025.
Music industry experts are predicting sales will "absolutely dwarf" Taylor Swift's Eras Tour. DJ Kevin McManus said "I think people forget but the two Knebworth shows they did almost 4% of the population tried to get tickets," he told ITV News.
"They sold out 250,000 tickets, but it was a ridiculous amount of people who tried to buy tickets, they were that huge. But this, because people have been talking about it for the past decade, it's going to be even bigger.
"I think everybody is going to try and get a ticket. Taylor Swift was obviously the big deal this summer, I think it's going to absolutely dwarf that, just because it's them and there's that talk.”
Ticketmaster has limited a maximum of four tickets per household, and said only purchases through approved agents will be valid. Desperate fans have also been warned that they may fall victim to unscrupulous crooks looking to prey on the tour's popularity.
In April, 2024, more than 600 Lloyds Bank customers came forward to report being scammed in the run-up to the Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour, which hit the UK in June. The average amount lost by each victim was £332, though in some cases, the loss was over £1,000.
Lloyds Bank's fraud prevention director Liz Ziegler reminded fans of the dangers of social media, where most of these ticket scams begin. She said: "Missing out on these landmark gigs would be devastating for Oasis fans who have waited so long for this reunion.
"But you can be sure that criminals are getting ready to 'slide away' with their hard-earned cash. Most of these scams begin on social media, where impostors create fake profiles to sell non-existent tickets. The simple rule for fans is always stick to official ticketing."
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