‘Shut up’: Liam Gallagher responds to criticism of Oasis ticket prices
It comes after the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) launched an investigation into sales for the band's upcoming reunion tour.
By Nick Reilly
Liam Gallagher has seemingly dismissed criticism over the controversy surrounding the sale of ticket to Oasis‘ reunion, telling one fan to “shut up”.
The singer posted the riposte on X/Twitter less than 24 hours after the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said it had launched an investigation into sales for the band’s upcoming reunion tour, including the controversial “dynamic pricing” used by Ticketmaster.
Fans of the Britpop icons sat in virtual queues for hours on Saturday morning as they attempted to get tickets to the group’s hugely anticipated UK and Ireland reunion tour next year.
When they got through after waiting for hours, however, many were faced with ticket prices that were much higher than their original face value.
Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy labelled the practice “depressing” and says she wants to end “rip-off resales” and ensure that tickets are sold “at fair prices”.
Dynamic pricing was introduced by Ticketmaster in 2022, with the ticketing giant claiming that it was introduced to stop touts and ensure a greater percentage of money goes to the artists. It works on the model that prices will go up where demand is high, but many have accused Ticketmaster of ripping fans off.
On Friday morning, Liam posted on X/Twitter: “OASIS are back your welcome and I hear there ATTITUDE STINKS good to know something’s never change.”
When one fan said he “didn’t expect [Oasis] to rip off the fans as much as they have done”, Gallagher replied: “SHUTUP”.
Asked by another about how he was feeling, Gallagher said: “SMUG only kidding SMUG AS FUCK I told you all we were gonna get back together 1 fine day.”
When another asked if Liam had any “spare tickets”, he replied: “Shit loads but there really expensive 100 thousand pounds Kneeling only.” The band previously said they had not known that dynamic pricing would be used in the ticket sale.
“Inevitably interest in this tour is so overwhelming that it’s impossible to schedule enough shows to fulfil public demand,” they said. “As for the well-reported complaints many buyers had over the operation of Ticketmaster’s dynamic ticketing: 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.”
In the wake of the controversy, the band announced earlier this week they will play two further dates at Wembley Stadium on September 27 and 28 next year.