Liam Gallagher has shared that he’s “seriously gutted” for fans who were unable to get tickets to the upcoming Oasis reunion tour.
Liam, who has built a reputation for being candid on Twitter/X, returned to the social media platform this week after taking a brief hiatus in the run-up to the announcement that Oasis would be getting back together for their first shows in 16 years.
On Thursday, (September 5), he wrote: “OASIS are back your welcome and I hear there ATTITUDE STINKS good to know something’s never change LFUCKING x”.
It follows a week of controversy surrounding the tickets, which went on sale last weekend. Millions joined the online queues and many – including Louis Tomlinson – ended up disappointed after several complications in the process.
Now, the Oasis frontman has shared a seemingly sincere message regarding those who missed out. “I’m seriously gutted for people that can’t get tickets I can’t even go there it hurts my heart,” he wrote this morning (September 7). “I know people will think I’m taking the piss but I’m not I want to celebrate this biblical moment with everyone I gotta go I’m sorry”.
I’m seriously gutted for people that can’t get tickets I can’t even go there it hurts my heart and I know people will think I’m taking the piss but I’m not I want to celebrate this biblical moment with everyone I gotta go I’m sorry
— Liam Gallagher (@liamgallagher) September 7, 2024
The tweets are in reference to the many issues fans faced while trying to buy tickets. Even before the sale commenced at 9am, Ticketmaster crashed, and with giant digital queues, many were left unable to even access the ticket pages in the first place.
Many complained about being kicked out of the queue after hours of waiting due to being mistaken for bots, and those attempting to purchase accessible tickets reported being unable to get through to the phone lines – despite some fans calling the designated number over 400 times.
Some who did eventually manage to get through the queues were then disappointed to see the cost of remaining tickets had increased due to Ticketmaster’s dynamic pricing policy, which sees prices hiked up when demand is high.
This soon led to widespread backlash, and, as well as countless fans, politicians like Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy also weighed in, calling for a review of the policy and secondary ticket sites. Similarly, Twickets – the official re-sale partner of the tour – announced a U-turn on their added fees – capping them at a maximum of £25 per ticket.
Hundreds of fans then launched complaints to the Advertising Standards Association (ASA) over surge ticket pricing, and a debate arose about whether the lack of warning may have been a breach of consumer law.
Today, Liam responded to speculation, spurred by the pricing controversy, that the motivation for the brothers’ long-awaited reunion was purely financial. Replying to a fan referencing the rumours, Liam wrote: “There’s lots of reasons for doing it family fans music biblical vibrations and curly wurlys as that’s what I’m getting paid in so all those money rumours are just not true”.
There’s lots of reasons for doing it family fans music biblical vibrations and curly wurlys as that’s what I’m getting paid in so all those money rumours are just not true
— Liam Gallagher (@liamgallagher) September 7, 2024
He also shared a few positive words about his brother Noel, following their almost two-decade-long rift. Replying to a fan asking if he would continue to tweet about Noel now they’ve made up, Liam said that “peace has prevailed” and that he “can’t wait to be on stage with him blowing him kisses in between each song.”
Nope it’s all done peace has prevailed he’s the man I can’t wait to be on stage with him blowing him kisses in between each song
— Liam Gallagher (@liamgallagher) September 7, 2024
No he is bloody well not i won’t have a bad word said about that gorgeous talented young man
— Liam Gallagher (@liamgallagher) September 7, 2024
Earlier this week, Oasis shared an official statement, distancing themselves from the ‘dynamic pricing’ policy and stating that they were unaware that prices would be hiked up so drastically.
“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,” they said.
“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.”
The band also announced “a small step towards making amends for the situation” with “a special invitation-only ballot ticket sale strategy” for two new Wembley gigs on September 27 and 28.
The controversial use of ‘surge pricing’ for the reunion is to be investigated by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), and lawmakers are looking to introduce new legislation in the Republic of Ireland that would ban dynamic pricing.
In other Oasis news, the band topped the UK album chart yesterday (September 6) with their reissue of ‘Definitely Maybe‘ this week, marking the first time they’ve earned a number one in 14 years.
They’ve also listed some memorabilia for auction, including Handwritten ‘Wonderwall’ lyrics, a golf buggy and Noel’s guitar custom Silver Sparkle Gibson Les Paul Florentine, which is estimated to sell for somewhere between £200,000 to £400,000.
