Oasis have expanded their phenomenally successful reunion tour to Australia, with at least two gigs in Melbourne and Sydney – and spared fans from the dynamic pricing model that saw the cost of tickets to the band’s UK shows skyrocket.
The tour’s promoter, Live Nation, confirmed on Tuesday it will not be using the dynamic pricing model its company Ticketmaster deployed for the UK tour, which angered fans and saw the cost of some tickets increase threefold.
Oasis will play Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium on 31 October 2025, followed by Sydney’s Accor Stadium on 7 November. Tickets for the Melbourne show go on sale at 10am on Tuesday 15 October, while tickets for the Sydney show will go on sale at 12pm that same day.
Hopeful fans are now able to register for presale access, which will close at 8am on Wednesday 9 October.
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In a statement on Tuesday, Oasis said: “‘People of the land down under. You better run – you better take cover.’ We are coming. You are most welcome.”
When asked about the possibility of dynamic pricing, Live Nation referred to the statement shared by Oasis last week, where they confirmed there would be no dynamic pricing applied to tickets for their North American shows.
“It is widely accepted that dynamic pricing remains a useful tool to combat ticket touting and keep prices for a significant proportion of fans lower than the market rate and thus more affordable,” the band’s management said in a statement.
“But, when unprecedented ticket demand (where the entire tour could be sold many times over at the moment tickets go on sale) is combined with technology that cannot cope with that demand, it becomes less effective and can lead to an unacceptable experience for fans.”
After widespread outrage, the initial UK ticket sale is now the subject of separate investigations by the UK competition watchdog and its European counterpart, with consumer group Which? urging both the band and Ticketmaster to refund fans. Oasis distanced themselves from the issue, saying: “Oasis leave decisions on ticketing and pricing entirely to their promoters and management.”
The UK culture secretary, Lisa Nandy, said: “It’s depressing to see vastly inflated prices excluding ordinary fans from having a chance of enjoying their favourite band.” She said dynamic pricing would be looked at in a broader consultation on the controversial ticket resales market.
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After the first wave of stadium dates there quickly sold out, the band added four more, which sold out too. It underlines the enduring popularity of a band who did better than most in breaking North America: they reached the top five of the US album chart three times, and twice topped the equivalent chart in Canada.
Australia also embraced the band, with the album (What’s the Story) Morning Glory and Be Here Now both reaching No 1 on local charts.
Australia is the third continent to be added to the tour, after the initial announcement of gigs in the UK and Ireland, and a leg in North America.
With a week between the Melbourne and the Sydney show, it is expected more dates in both cities will be added.
The UK tour dates were hugely oversubscribed, with more than 10 million fans queueing online to buy tickets.
Oasis are also rumoured to be planning dates in South Korea, Japan, Brazil, Chile and Argentina.
Source: theguardian.com
