Oasis fans lash out at insane ticket prices as presales for Melbourne and Sydney shows begin: ‘By far the most expensive tickets I’ve bought’
As a dedicated Oasis fan from way back when, hearing about their upcoming tour Down Under has filled me with an immense sense of nostalgia and excitement! I still remember the days of blasting “Wonderwall” on repeat during my teenage years, so to finally see them live after all these decades is truly a dream come true.
Oasis fans have lashed out at the ‘insane’ ticket prices for their Sydney and Melbourne concerts.
On Monday, pre-sale tickets became available for the Australian portion of the British band’s reunion tour, but fans in Australia expressed disappointment.
The general admission tickets (GA) are reportedly flying out the door for more than $300 a pop.
Fans took to X to vent their frustrations over the most expensive ticket pricing they have encountered.
‘Oasis: By far the most expensive tickets I’ve ever bought. That queue for tickets is a high pressure sales tactic,’ journalist Andrew Fenton posted to X.
He shared an image of his confirmed purchase to one of the Melbourne concerts.
‘Did anyone get presale Oasis GA tickets in Melbourne that weren’t $330?’ another person wrote.
One person complained that they went to checkout with two tickets to the Melbourne show and then received an error message that ‘put me back in the queue behind 20K people’.
‘Is this a joke?’ they wrote on X.
In the 1990s, when I last purchased tickets for an Oasis concert, you either had to make a phone call or stand in line at a ticket booth. Recently, a devoted fan shared that they had joined a digital queue with over 7000 other potential ticket buyers.
Meanwhile, someone else mentioned that after they had to wait for their payments to be processed, they unfortunately misplaced their tickets once the countdown ended.
Some diehard fans have gone as far as to post job advertisements to Airtakser to boost their odds.
One Melburnian woman offered to pay a helper $100 to queue online on her behalf.
Meanwhile others decided it simply ‘wasn’t worth it.’
One Melbourne fan expressed their frustration by saying, ‘The base price for Oasis tickets is set at $250. Initially priced at $140 online, it soon jumped to $180, only for a solitary seat. The seats in the highest tier are priced at a minimum of $250, which I find hard to accept.’
A disheartened fan expressed that it was the first time they hadn’t purchased concert tickets, as the prices were incredibly high.
I can usually justify attending a show, but spending over $250 just to sit in the rear section of an Oasis concert? No thanks.
Fans in Australia, who registered for presale ticket opportunities with OpenStage last week, received a unique code that granted them access to the presale event starting at 12:00 PM on Monday, October 14 for the Melbourne concerts and 2:00 PM AEDT for Sydney concert dates.
The pre-sale codes were allocated by a ballot system, with registreations for pre-sales now closed.
General ticket sales will open on Tuesday, October 15 at 10am in Melbourne and 12pm in Sydney.
A week ago, there was quite a buzz as Oasis announced additional shows for their 2025 reunion tour in Australia.
Noel and Liam Gallagher confirmed two concerts Down Under on their long-awaited comeback tour.
Last Friday, Oasis shared on Instagram that they would indeed be confirming the news to their followers. Yet, quite a few of their fans expressed disappointment as they’ll only be performing in Sydney and Melbourne.
Besides the earlier mentioned gig at Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium on October 31st, I am thrilled to confirm that we will take the stage again there on November 1st as well.
After that, they are planning to travel to Sydney, where they will be giving shows at the Accor Stadium on both November 7th and 8th, making their Australian tour span a total of four dates.
A multitude of enthusiastic Australian spectators didn’t hesitate to express their joy, albeit with a few voicing their frustration that cities like Adelaide, Perth, and Brisbane were excluded from the event.
It appears that New Zealand is not included in the Oceania concert dates, leading to an increased interest in attending the Australian shows.
‘That’s awesome! The high demand means the events in Melbourne and Sydney will be fantastic!’
1st person said: ‘Kudos to Australia!’ and the 4th person expressed excitement: ‘It’s thrilling that Oasis is announcing additional shows! I can hardly wait to catch them performing in Melbourne or Sydney!’
But others weren’t so thrilled.
‘Add Brisbane please,’ one wrote, while another added: ‘A tour usually isn’t just two cities.’
‘Nope! Still no Brisbane show,’ one more said.
Tickets for the shows were made available on October 15 at 10am in Melbourne, and midday in Sydney.
Ticketmaster registration opened 24-hours ahead of the sale.
On Oasis’ official site, they recommend fans to pre-register with Ticketmaster ahead of time, as another intense rush for tickets might occur following the turmoil experienced during the UK tour’s run.
Multiple enthusiastic Oasis followers found themselves disappointed when the much-hyped 17-concert UK reunion tour quickly sold out within just a few hours, resulting in a chaotic online scenario where tickets were snapped up swiftly.
Approximately 14 million enthusiasts endured eight-hour waits in an attempt to secure tickets for the popular rock band’s concert, yet many were left disappointed as they couldn’t get them.
Instead of fortunate spectators securing tickets immediately, numerous others found themselves having to pay significantly more due to dynamic pricing, causing prices to nearly double within just a few hours.
Initially, the Gallagher brothers offered additional Wembley performances’ tickets through a sequential, exclusive draw system. However, many eager fans felt let down as they weren’t chosen for ticket purchase, despite spending long hours waiting during the initial sales event.
In the prime of their ’90s fame, Oasis made a trip Down Under in 1998 as part of the Be Here Now Tour following their worldwide music chart dominance.
They brought joy to their fans by visiting Australia once more for the 2001 Heathen Chemistry Tour, and they returned yet again towards the end of 2005 during the Don’t Believe the Truth Tour.
2025 will see their series of performances as the initial tour of Australia in 19 years for them, and it will be their first tour following their dramatic split and breakup in 2009.
Back in 2009, the band notoriously disbanded following a heated disagreement that took place backstage during the Rock en Seine festival in Paris.
In the 1990s, Oasis skyrocketed to international fame, as their first studio album, Definitely Maybe (released in 1994), set a record for being the quickest-selling debut album in British music history.
The next year saw the release of What’s The Story) Morning Glory?, an album featuring chart-topping songs like Wonderwall, Don’t Look Back In Anger, and Champagne Supernova. Notably, Wonderwall spent 11 consecutive weeks atop the ARIA Top 10 charts following its debut.
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2024-10-14 08:34