Noel Gallagher breaks silence on Oasis ticket chaos and reveals his favourite songs by band

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Noel Gallagher has broken his silence on the ticket chaos for the upcoming Oasis reunion tour, and revealed his favourite songs by the band.When tickets for the highly awaited string of shows were first announced back in August, Oasis revealed efforts to prevent touts from re-selling tickets at inflated prices by partnering with resale platform Twickets and issuing a statement to say that tickets sold for profit on other sites would be cancelled.However, when tickets finally went on sale that month, and promptly sold out following multi-hour-long queues, it was reported that four per cent of them – or roughly 50,000 – ended up on resale sites.Some even popped up on secondary ticket sites for as much as £10,000, causing the band to write on social media: “We have noticed people attempting to sell tickets on the secondary market since the start of the pre-sale.

Please note, tickets can ONLY be resold, at face value, via Ticketmaster and Twickets.”In February, thousands of tickets were then cancelled by Ticketmaster in a crackdown on bots, but many fans claimed they have been targeted wrongfully.

NME contacted Ticketmaster for a response at the time, and they advised anybody with queries to consult their ‘Oasis Refunds FAQ’ page here.Now, Noel Gallagher has responded to the immense rush for tickets.

In a new interview with former NME photographer Kevin Cummins for his new book Oasis: The Masterplan – published March 27 and available here – the musician said he was surprised by the scale of demand.“I thought it’d be a big deal, but I was a bit taken aback by just how much of a big deal it was,” he said.He may have also provided a hint as to what songs will make it onto the setlist, when Cummins quizzed him on his favourite.