Noel Gallagher breaks silence about the controversy of ticket sales to the long -awaited Oasis return and reveals what his favorite songs from the band
When tickets for the long -awaited group return Oasis They were announced in August last year, the band took steps to combat abusive resale, signing partnerships with official resale platforms and warning that tickets marketed above the original value on other sites would be canceled. Nevertheless, when sales began – with virtual lines that lasted hours until it exhausted – about 4% of tickets (approximately 50,000) appeared on several resale sites, some costing up to £ 10,000.
The band then reinforced on their social networks: “We noticed that people are trying to resell tickets in the parallel market since pre-sale. We remember that the resale is only allowed by the original value, through the Ticketmaster and from Twinkets“.
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In February, the TicketmasterHe canceled thousands of tickets in an action against bots, but many fans claimed to have been unfairly harmed.
In an exclusive interview with Kevin Cummins For your book, Oasis: The Masterplan (released on March 27), Noel Gallagher admitted that he was surprised by the dimension of demand:
I knew it would be big, but I was impressed how big it was. “
Asked about his favorite Oasis song, Noel replied:
Can I choose more than one? ‘SuperSonic’, ‘Some Might Say’, ‘Live Forever’ and ‘Rock’n’roll Star’. “
By 2023, he had already criticized part of the band’s catalog in an interview with NME:
I don’t like the sound of ‘Morning Glory’. The only perfect album is ‘Definery Maybe’. ‘Be Here Now’ has very long songs. ‘Standing on the Shoulders of Giants’ has filling. ‘Heathen Chemistry’ has two good ones: ‘Little by Little’ and ‘Stop Crying Your Heart Out’ – the rest is weak. ‘Don’t Believe the Truth’ is good, and ‘Dig Out Your Soul’ loses strength in the end. Everyone has defects. “
Dynamic price and compensation initiatives controversy
Ticket sales have also been criticized due to dynamic price (system that adjusts prices according to demand), leading to exorbitant values.
THE Oasis stated that “he had no prior knowledge of the application of dynamic price” and that “the strategy agreed between prosecutors, Ticketmaster And the band’s team predicted a fair sale, with measures to contain money changer and maintain affordable prices, but the execution failed. “
As a form of repair, the band announced an exclusive draw for the purchase of tickets for two extra shows at Wembley Stadium on September 27 and 28.
Training and news of the tour
The tour, which starts on July 4 in cardiff, will feature classical formation: Noel and Liam Gallagher, Andy Bell, Archer, Paul “Bonehead” Arthurs and Joey Warnker.
The expectation for the return of Oasis Follows, and fans now look forward to seeing what one of the biggest bands of the 90s has prepared for this historical comeback. In Brazil, the shows take place on November 22 and 23 at the stadium of Morumbis And the tickets are exhausted.
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Source: Rollingstone
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