Oasis fans warned over last minute ticket scams as tour well underway
The long-awaited Oasis reunion tour is finally well underway, as fans turned up in their hundreds of thousands to see Noel and Liam Gallagher perform together for the first time since 2009 at Cardiff's Principality Stadium over the weekend.
Many music lovers have still been left reeling over missing out on tickets for the comeback tour, but fans are now being warned to be wary of any 'last minute ticket deals.'
This weekend, Oasis will head back to their native Manchester for the first of five homecoming gigs at Heaton Park, and anyone still on the lookout for tickets is being urged to only shop through the official resale channels.
While appearing on ITV's Lorraine, financial journalist Claer Barnett says fans should be wary of any tickets being advertised on social media.
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"The message to get across is that social media and ticket sales are not a good look," she told host Ranvir Signh.
"There’s lots of scams going on, the banks are all warning people to be wary of bot accounts on social media that don’t have many followers but are following lots of people and offering tickets."
While Barnett encouraged people to 'stick to the official resale site' and 'be very careful,' fans should also be wary of tickets being sold for overly inflated prices, which could end up being voided for breaching resale rules.
According to the iPaper, despite Viagogo being a legitimate resale site, tickets were being listed for as high as £1,263 each for the Cardiff shows.
Instead, fans are being encouraged to use Twickets, which is the official resale platform for the whole tour, where tickets can only be sold at face value to ensure fairness and protection for both the seller and the buyer.
"Twickets is an ethical ticket resale marketplace, enabling users to sell spare tickets at the price they paid, or less," a spokesperson told the Mirror.
"We have partnered with Oasis as their official ticket resale platform to protect fans from being ripped off by profiteering resale sites that encourage ticket touting.
"Sellers sell for free, and buyers pay a standard booking fee of 10-15 percent of the sold for ticket price. Buyers can purchase with all major debit / credit cards as well as PayPal."
Meanwhile, people have been left divided over the first shows of the tour after critics complained the band just 'play song after song.'
Topics: Liam Gallagher, Music, Noel Gallagher, Oasis, UK News
Emma Rosemurgey