SOME MIGHT REPLAY Oasis stars Noel and Liam take action to prevent more ticket chaos for fans trying to land spots at their two new gigs
OASIS announced two more Wembley Stadium concerts last night — with a fairer ticket system.
Insiders said Noel and Liam Gallagher wanted to ease the frustrations of fans angry at the “dynamic pricing” of their reunion tour.
More than ten million tried on Saturday to get their hands on tickets for 17 shows next summer, with some doubling in price while they waited in mega-long queues.
The two new Wembley dates are September 27 and 28 — this time with a “staggered, invitation-only” ballot. Applications will initially be open to those who were unsuccessful the first time around.
Our insider said: “Noel and Liam understand people are upset and they want to make it as fair as possible.
“Naturally people will be disappointed and they’re doing everything they can to temper that.”
The brothers also hit out at dynamic pricing and are discussing alternatives.
Sales company Ticketmaster has come under fire after upping prices in line with demand.
Liam was also branded a hypocrite over a tweet where he raged about expensive tickets for Noel’s 2017 High Flying Birds tour.
He posted: “350 dollars to go and see rkid in USA what a c*** when will it all stop as you were LG x.”
Last night the band claimed they were unaware the policy would be used.
They told fans in a statement: “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.”
They said there were discussions aimed “to help keep general ticket prices down as well as reduce touting” but “the execution of the plan failed to meet expectations”.
A source added: “Liam is getting the brunt of the backlash and is being called out by fans.
“Noel and Liam have discussed what’s happened and have asked their teams to see if they can change the Ticketmaster policy. They want to look after their fans and get as many to their concerts as they can, for the price they marketed the tickets at.”
The brothers last week ended their 15-year feud, announcing a 14-date tour at Cardiff, Manchester, Edinburgh, Wembley and Dublin.
Three more dates were then added before tickets even went on sale.
A source said: “As soon as the 17 dates sold out Noel and Liam said they wanted to put on more concerts. They were stunned by the demand.”
Ticketmaster has since been referred to the Compeтιтion and Markets Authority after hundreds of complaints.
Surge pricing is to be investigated by the European Commission in a review of digital fairness.
