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Oasis Pre-Sale Ticket Chaos: Fans Furious Over Double Codes & Resale Price Hikes

31 August, 2024 - 12:14PM
Oasis Pre-Sale Ticket Chaos: Fans Furious Over Double Codes & Resale Price Hikes
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Oasis fans were left devastated today after the band revealed all the codes for the pre-sale ballot providing early access to tickets for the hotly-anticipated shows in Britain and Ireland next summer have been issued. Thousands had been waiting to find out if they can get tickets to the band's reunion, and some took to social media today to share their joy at getting one step closer. The lucky ones who have received a code will be able to buy tickets from 7pm tonight and skip tomorrow's queue. One tweeted: 'Oasis pre-sale code in the bank, come on, halfway there now.' But in a message shared to their Instagram page, Oasis broke the hearts of thousands of other fans regularly checking their inboxes by saying: 'All ticket ballot codes have now been sent out to fans. Please do not buy a code or transfer them to someone else. Codes only work with the registered email address. If you didn't get a code to access the pre-sale, you can join the general sale tomorrow morning.' The email sent out at 12pm to successful applicants read: 'Oasis Live '25 UK Pre-Sale Ballot Access. You have been selected in the Oasis Live '25 Ticket Ballot to access the pre-sale! Here is your unique code to access the UK pre-sale, which takes place between 7pm and 10pm BST tonight, Friday 30th August.' However some people took to X to express their confusion at being issued with double codes, despite only being able to use one in the pre-sale. One angry fan wrote: 'Maybe don't send two codes to the same email address, it encourages it to be flaunted. Gutted that many codes have gone to those who will already have a shot at it and they were probably those who were googling the drummers name. We join the queue in the morning.' Another added: 'Absolute shambles people getting two different codes to one email whilst others myself included ain't getting jack shit sort it out.' A third said: 'Werid that the entry to the ballot took over two days to send out but the pre-sale are gone hours and hours before the deadline. And people are receiving two codes. This has not been fair to true Oasis fans at all, despite the band's intentions. Just had to pray I get a ticket.' The email to successful fans urged them to have a Ticketmaster account registered with the email address used for the ballot, and be signed in to access the pre-sale. And it told people to ensure their details are up to date, including their mobile phone number because a verification code will be sent to this when entering the queue. Once through the queue, fans are advised to input their unique code to unlock tickets, with a limit of four that can be purchased per code. It comes after the band announced on Tuesday that they were reuniting for a run of gigs in the UK and Ireland, their first since splitting up in 2009. Ticket prices for the concerts were revealed yesterday, with gigs at London's Wembley Stadium starting at £74.25 and the most expensive ticket £506.25. Oasis will play five nights at the national stadium, along with five dates at Manchester's Heaton Park, three at Edinburgh's Murrayfield, two at Dublin's Croke Park, and two at Cardiff's Principality Stadium. Noel Gallagher and his brother Liam put their acrimonious split behind them, confirming the band's long-awaited reunion earlier this week, saying: 'The great wait is over.' The band had to reassure fans on Wednesday that confirmation emails would be sent to those who had entered the ballot after they claimed to receive an 'unprecedented volume' of interest. To enter the ballot fans had to say who the band's original drummer was, and are offered the options of Chris Sharrock, Alan White and the correct answer, Tony McCarroll, who drummed with the band from their formation until 1995. Entrants were also asked how many times they had seen the band. Liam Gallagher teased an official reunion during his set at Reading Festival on Sunday night. Oasis have added extra dates to their tour and will now play five shows at Wembley next year. Fans have been urging the brothers to regroup since they disbanded, a split prompted by a backstage brawl at the Rock en Seine festival in Paris. It has not been announced who will be performing with Liam and Noel as part of Oasis. Noel, 57, quit the Manchester rock group on August 28 2009, saying he 'simply could not go on working with Liam a day longer', and the brothers have made negative comments about each other for more than a decade. Oasis has also today released a 30th-anniversary edition of Definitely Maybe. The new edition of the group's 1994 debut album will feature outtakes, demos and alternate versions of songs recorded at the time, as well as a remastered version of the original LP. The release is available as a four-LP vinyl box set, a two-CD set, coloured vinyl, cassette and digitally. Oasis pre-sale tickets are being relisted for up to £10,578 on unofficial reselling websites. In response the band has warned against buying resold tickets unless they are purchased via Ticketmaster or Twickets. A post to the band’s X page on Friday said: “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 canceled by the promoters.” Tickets are being sold via Ticketmaster, GigsAndTours and See Tickets, however the band’s reunion concert tickets have also been relisted on reselling websites for thousands of pounds. Oasis tickets for Wembley Stadium are listed on Viagogo for up to £5,909 while some tickets at the London venue, listed as “Hospitality Club”, are on sale for £10,578 on StubHub. Lisa Webb, consumer law expert at Which?, said: “We’d strongly advise against buying any of the resale tickets currently popping up online at inflated prices. Not only is there a chance that some of these listings could be scam attempts, but even legitimate tickets could be cancelled, rendering them invalid, if they are sold outside of the official resale platforms or at above face value.” She added: “We’d also recommend paying using your credit card if the tickets cost more than £100, or by PayPal, which also offers an extra layer of protection provided you choose ‘paying for an item or service’ rather than ‘sending to a friend’.” A limited number of people were able to buy the first batch of tickets from 7pm on Friday. Tickets for the band’s 15 UK shows in London, Manchester, Edinburgh and Cardiff will go on general sale at 9am on Saturday while the sale for their two Dublin gigs will launch at 8am. On Friday evening the band asked fans whether they were “ready” for tomorrow and said it is “essential” to be logged into the “relevant ticketing agencies ahead of the general sale.” The band had to reassure fans earlier this week that confirmation emails would be sent to those who had entered the pre-sale ballot after they claimed to receive an “unprecedented volume” of interest. To enter the ballot, fans had to say who the band’s original drummer was, and were offered the options of Chris Sharrock, Alan White and the correct answer, Tony McCarroll, who drummed with the band from their formation until 1995. Entrants were also asked how many times they had seen the band. Prices for a seat to watch the band at London’s Wembley Stadium begin at £74.25, with the most expensive ticket a £506.25 pre-show party, exhibition and seated package. The cheapest seats are Cardiff’s Principality Stadium shows, which will set you back £73, and Edinburgh’s Murrayfield Stadium at £74, according to Manchester-based promoter SJM Concerts, which runs the website Gigs And Tours. Standing tickets at Wembley will cost fans £151.25, with the same tickets in Cardiff and Edinburgh slightly cheaper at £150 and £151 respectively. In the band’s home city of Manchester, tickets start from £148.50, with only standing available alongside a number of hospitality and luxury packages. Before the announcement for the UK shows, Irish promoter MCD said on its website that the price of both of the two Croke Park gigs in Dublin will start at 86.50 euros (£72.75) without booking fees. The guns have fallen silent.The stars have aligned.The great wait is over.Come see.It will not be televised. Noel Gallagher and his brother Liam announced on Tuesday that they had put their acrimonious split behind them, confirming the band’s long-awaited reunion by saying: “The great wait is over.” Fans have been urging the brothers to regroup since they disbanded 15 years ago, a split prompted by a backstage brawl at the Rock en Seine festival in Paris in 2009. It has not been announced who will be performing with Liam and Noel as part of Oasis. Noel, 57, quit the Manchester rock group on August 28 2009, saying he “simply could not go on working with Liam a day longer”, and the brothers have made negative comments about each other for more than a decade. The band also released a 30th-anniversary edition of their debut album Definitely Maybe on Friday. The new edition of the group’s 1994 debut album will feature outtakes, demos and alternate versions of songs recorded at the time, as well as a remastered version of the original LP. The release is available as a four-LP vinyl box set, a two-CD set, coloured vinyl, cassette and digitally. Viagogo and StubHub have been approached for comment.

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