What will happen if your Oasis ticket is cancelled as 50,000 to be voided by band for 2025 tour
Fans have been given some clarity when it comes to the looming 2025 Oasis reunion tour after the band's promoters confirmed they were set to void more than 50,000 tickets.
Liam and Noel Gallagher confirmed in August 2024 that they had reformed Oasis some 15 years after the band broke up, with the brothers publicly at odds in the decade and a half since then.
But 'the great wait is now over', as the band said in a statement, with the legendary Mancunians confirming they are hitting the road in 2025 for a worldwide reunion tour, starting off in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
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With more than one million tickets up for grabs across the UK and Ireland dates, every concert sold out with millions more left unhappy. Naturally, people flocked to resale websites to see what they could get their hands on.
And despite Oasis telling fans before tickets went on sale that tickets could only be resold via Twickets and Ticketmaster, thousands of fans took to other ticket reselling websites to buy tickets listed on there.
Now, there could be a problem with Oasis Live ’25 promoters saying more than 50,000 tickets sold on these 'unauthorised websites' are being cancelled.
Why is Oasis cancelling these tickets?
LiveNation, which runs Ticketmaster, confirmed this week that Oasis was 'committing' to its statement of voiding 'unauthorised' resales.
"Following on from commitments made by the band in the run up to the Oasis Live ’25 on sale, the tour’s promoters have advised that ticket agents Ticketmaster and See Tickets will start the process of cancelling tickets that are believed to have broken the terms and conditions put in place for the tour in the coming weeks," a LiveNation spokesperson said.
"These terms and conditions were successfully put in place to take action against secondary ticketing companies reselling tickets for huge profit, as a result only four percent of tickets have ended up on resale sites. By comparison, some major tours can see up to 20 percent of tickets appearing via the major unauthorised secondary platforms.
"The examination of ticket sales is ongoing and the results will be passed to relevant law enforcement once complete where appropriate. Cancelled tickets will be made available again at face value in due course from the official agency Ticketmaster. More details on this will be shared soon. All parties involved with the tour continue to urge fans not to purchase tickets from unauthorised websites as some of these may be fraudulent and others subject to cancellation.
"If fans do want to sell Oasis tickets they can do so at face value through Ticketmaster or the band’s official resale partner Twickets. For fans who believe they have had tickets cancelled in error, refer to the email sent by the relevant agent when informed."
What will happen if my Oasis ticket gets cancelled?
LADbible understands that only ticket touts are being targeted by the cancellation scheme that is about to get under way.
As a result, any fan who thinks their tickets have been cancelled in error will be able to speak to whoever they bought the ticket from to dispute the claim (Ticketmaster, See Tickets, Gigs and Tours).
Anyone who has a ticket cancelled will be given a full refund. All cancelled tickets will then be put back up for sale at face value via Ticketmaster.
Will I get a refund for buying Oasis tickets from an unauthorised resale website like Viagogo?
While those who resell the tickets on unauthorised platforms will get a full refund when their tickets are cancelled, what about those who buy the ticket from the likes of third party resellers like Viagogo?
A Viagogo spokesperson told LADbible that 'every order on our platform is protected by our money-back guarantee'.
The Viagogo website says: "Buyers are guaranteed to receive valid tickets in time for the event. If a problem arises, Viagogo will step in to provide comparable replacement tickets or a refund."
Given that Oasis is adamant tickets can only be resold through Twickets and Ticketmaster, replacement tickets via other resellers seem highly unlikely. But at least you should get your money back.
The Viagogo spokesperson added: "Ticket resale in the UK is legal and we want to reassure fans buying tickets on Viagogo that we are fully compliant with the law and guidelines set out by relevant regulators.
"Threats from promoters to cancel tickets unfairly target fans who chose to buy on a secure, transparent, and highly regulated resale marketplace. Such actions are clear examples of anti-consumer and retaliatory behaviour. This reinforces our longstanding concerns about competition, abuse of dominant positions in the primary market and the resulting detrimental impact this has on fans across the UK.
"Ticketmaster, owned by Live Nation, has a long history of anti-competitive and anti-consumer behaviour and is now the subject of an antitrust lawsuit filed by the Department of Justice in the United States. Our priority remains getting fans into live events. Fans deserve the freedom to buy and sell tickets through the regulated platforms they prefer."
Topics: Celebrity, Liam Gallagher, Music, Noel Gallagher, Oasis, Originals, UK News
Tom Earnshaw