MusicLiam Gallagher’s criticism of outrageous ticket prices resurfaces after Oasis reunionIronically, fans who tried to secure tickets for the Oasis tour were surprised with prices similar to those for Noel Gallagher’s 2017 showtoday at 18:13

An old tweet from Liam Gallagher resurfaced on Twitter after the announcement of the meeting of Oasiswho will be on tour in 2025. Fans rescued the musician’s tweet criticizing his brother Noel Gallagher for selling tickets at $350.

The publication was made in 2017, when the couple was still fighting. Liam wrote: “350 dollars to go see rkid in the states, what a jerk, when will this end?”

Several fans of Oasis were disappointed when trying to secure a ticket for next year’s shows. The band announced their return to the stage last Friday, the 27th.

Since 2022, Ticketmaster has been applying pricing dynamics to tickets sold on the platform. Therefore, although sales began on Saturday, the 31st, at a price of 200 pounds, many fans were surprised by prices that were double the initially announced price.

In Manchester, for example, tickets cost as much as £355.

“This hasn’t aged well,” wrote a Twitter user (via Daily Mail). “This is timeless,” said another.

A third added: “£380 for a ‘reactively priced’ general entry ticket when people have been queuing for three hours. What kind of idiot would do that?”

Government ministers have announced that they will include pricing dynamics in a consultation with ticket resale websites that will begin in September this year. The Secretary of Culture, Lisa Nandysaid he wants to put an end to “fraudulent resales” and ensure that tickets are sold at “fair prices.”

Nandy She added that it was “depressing to see a lot of inflated prices excluding ordinary fans” from concerts. She revealed that ministers would also look at “issues around transparency and the use of dynamic pricing, including the technology surrounding queuing systems, which encourages it”.

Lucy Powellleader of the UK House of Commons, was shocked by the high prices, finding tickets costing twice the amount initially advertised. However, in an interview with BBC Radio 5she mused: “It’s how the market operates.”

On Monday 2nd, the Advertising Standards Authority revealed that it had received around 450 complaints about ticket sales for the concerts of Oasis“We are evaluating this carefully and therefore cannot comment at this time,” a spokesperson for the organization said. “To emphasize, we are not currently investigating these advertisements.”