Oasis fans have harshly criticised the band’s voting system for additional shows at Wembley Stadium next year, again opting for Ticketmaster despite ticket confusion
Oasis fans have slammed the band’s voting system as “unfair” after it revealed how to get tickets for the extra shows in the UK.
Liam and Noel Gallagher have reformed the Britpop band for an epic world tour in 2025. All 17 dates of the controversial UK and Ireland tour have already sold out.
Last weekend, as fans tried to get tickets, thousands were identified as bots, forced to wait for hours in online queues or faced dynamic pricing models that nearly doubled the price.
Following the ticket scandal, Oasis have announced that they will play two more shows at Wembley Stadium next summer.
The band stressed that they have no influence over the controversial price increase and confirmed that they will play the London venue on 27th and 28th September next year using a lottery system.
This evening they announced that eligible fans will receive an invitation to a “private vote”. “If you logged into your Ticketmaster UK account on Saturday 31st August and managed to queue for a particular show but did not receive your tickets, you may be eligible to participate and receive an email with information on how to register to vote.
Please keep an eye on the inbox associated with your Ticketmaster account and remember to check your spam folder. “
Fans who receive the email will be entered into a lottery and will be issued with a code for the sale of tickets. Additional dates at Wembley. They stressed that the number of tickets will be “strictly limited” and “only available to invited fans”.
Oasis added: “You must register using the email address that the invites will be sent to and that is registered to your Ticketmaster account.
Despite the news that more fans will be able to get tickets, many criticised the band’s introduction of the system, which again uses Ticketmaster. One fan said: “Nothing can be done for the fans who were caught in a survey to get to the website and couldn’t even log into their Ticketmaster account,” while another pleaded: “Please stop ‘using Ticketmaster’.”
Another pointed out: “What about all of us who tried to book dates in Manchester and got scammed by Ticketmaster? Set up extra dates in Manchester!” A fourth continued the confusion, saying: “So… should I just do nothing now and see if I get invited or do I have to sign something first?”
“But Ticketmaster still thinks I’m a bot,” said another. Another joked: “If you applied for an advance ticket (and failed) and queued for seven hours, you don’t qualify as a ‘real fan’,” while another asked: “Does that only apply to people who applied for Wembley tickets?”
Or will everyone in the UK be affected???” one fan said, “What about those who tried to get tickets through concerts, tours or as boat tickets?”
Oasis announced earlier this week that “due to enormous demand, two additional dates at Wembley Stadium have been added.”
Tickets will be sold in stages and via an invitation-only lottery process. Entries for the lottery will be available first to the many UK fans who were unsuccessful in the initial sale on Ticketmaster.”
Oasis appear to be using Ticketmaster only for the additional dates, despite referring to tickets and gigs and tours as the official seller used for last weekend’s reunion tour.
Dynamic pricing meant some fans had to pay £355 instead of the expected price of £148.50 for general admission tickets on Ticketmaster.
Ticketmaster is currently under investigation by the Competition and Markets Authority to determine whether it has breached consumer protection laws. This week, frontman Liam broke his silence about the Oasis ticket price scandal, telling fans to “shut up”.
