While who knows exactly what will happen when Noel and Liam Gallagher take the stage together again, Oasis is officially coming to North America. The band announced the dates of their reunion tour across the United States, Canada and Mexico on September 30.
Hoping to avoid the mess that occurred last month when tickets went on sale in the UK, the band's management announced that Ticketmaster's “dynamic pricing” feature would be disabled for the North American leg of the tour.” Oasis Live '25”.
Here's what that means, why things got complicated with UK sales, and how to get tickets in the US.
What just happened?
The band, known for the brothers' long-running feud and hits like “Wonderwall” and “Don't Look Back in Anger,” abandoned their North American tour dates on Monday. Here are the shows:
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August 24: Rogers Stadium, Toronto, Canada
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August 28: Soldier Field, Chicago
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August 31: MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
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September 6: Rose Bowl Stadium, Los Angeles
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September 12: GNP Seguros Stadium, Mexico City
Shortly afterward a message arrived from the band's management saying that Ticketmaster's controversial dynamic pricing model, in which the cost of tickets can increase based on demand, will not apply to the North American dates.
“It is widely accepted that dynamic pricing remains a useful tool in combating ticket sales. [also known as ticket resales and ticket scalping] and keep prices for a significant proportion of fans below the market price and therefore more affordable. But when unprecedented demand for tickets (where the entire tour could be sold out many times over by the time tickets go on sale) is combined with technology that can't cope with that demand, it becomes less effective and “can lead to an unacceptable experience for fans.”
The statement concluded by saying that the change will “hopefully prevent a repeat of the issues that fans in the UK and Ireland recently experienced.”
What happened to sales in the UK and Ireland?
When the long-awaited reunion tickets went on sale in late August, there were plenty of frustrating technical issues, including error messages and fans being kicked out of the virtual queue before completing a sale, plus long wait times. on all three sites (Ticketmaster, See Tickets and Gigsandtours) ticket sales.
The biggest problem was dynamic pricing. Also known as price gouging, it is the practice that allows companies selling products online to increase prices (automatically and almost instantly) as market demand increases. Many Oasis fans who were lucky enough to get past the queue complained that ticket prices were significantly increased from what they expected to pay. NPR reported that some tickets on Ticketmaster had increased four times the initial price when ticket selections were made.
Due to the complaints, the arm of the UK government responsible for reducing anti-competitive activities, the Competition and Markets Authority, is investigating Ticketmaster about this relating to Oasis UK dates.
Ticketmaster has stated that the purpose of dynamic pricing is to discourage resellers from purchasing tickets and reselling them at higher prices. The company has stated that it does not set ticket prices, but rather “promoters and artists,” and that prices can be fixed or market-based.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke about the Oasis debacle on BBC Radio 5 Live Programsaying: “This is not just an Oasis problem. This is a problem for tickets to all kinds of events, where people log on immediately, as soon as they can, and within seconds, sometimes, sometimes minutes, all the tickets are sold out and prices start to skyrocket, which means many people can't afford it. We have to stop that.”
In the United States, Ticketmaster's sales model has long been controversial, even as tickets for Taylor Swift's “Eras Tour” went on sale in 2022. In May 2024, the Department of Justice filed an antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster (and parent company Live Nation), claiming it has a monopoly in the live ticketing industry.
How do I get tickets to see Oasis in the US?
To get tickets for the US tour dates, the band's first since 2008 amid the brothers' epic feud, there is a pre-sale registration at the band's site. You answer fan-focused questions (how many times have you seen the band perform), as well as collect buyer information (email, place you'd be attending, etc.) and the performances are put into a group. If selected for the pre-sale, fans will receive an Oasismynet code “no later than midnight local this Wednesday, October 2” with details about the pre-sale schedule for Thursday, October 3 on Ticketmaster.
The “Oasis Live '25” tour kicks off on July 4, 2025 in Cardiff, Wales. It arrives in the US for a show in Chicago on August 28 and is scheduled to wrap at Wembley Stadium in London on September 28, 2025.