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Fatboy Slim has weighed in on the ticket fiasco around the Oasis 2025 reunion tour, and labelled the use of dynamic pricing as “sick”.Liam and Noel Gallagher announced the reformation of the iconic Britpop band earlier this year, and confirmed that they will be playing their first live shows together since 2009 next summer.The dates kick off with huge stadium gigs in the UK and Ireland, and from there will head to North America before returning for two extra dates at London’s Wembley Stadium in late September. The brothers then confirmed Australia for shows in Melbourne and Sydney, before announcing their first South American dates in 16 years.Upon tickets going live for the UK and Ireland shows, however, the band were at the centre of controversy when some fans found huge price increases due to Ticketmaster’s dynamic pricing policy upon accessing ticket pages.The ticketing platform’s “surge pricing” scheme, introduced in 2022, increases ticket prices based on demand.

Liam Gallagher has gone back on his claims that Oasis are currently recording a new album, telling fans “it was a laugh”.Since the Britpop icons announced their initial reunion shows earlier this year, which will see them play live together for the first time since 2009, Liam has been teasing that there is more than just a tour on the horizon.In September, when one fan asked “Is it true that Oasis will have a new album???”, Liam replied: “Yep it’s already finished.” He also responded to a fan asking if a new record was “in the air”, to which he said, “It’s in the bag mate fuck the air”.Then, earlier this month, he told fans on Twitter/X that he was “blown away” by the material Noel had written for the record. A comment he made back in April also resurfaced after the comeback announcement, in which he suggested Oasis would be recording a new album in November.While Liam is known for being light-hearted and flippant on X/Twitter, and his tweets fall well short of any official confirmation, he does have form in leaking clues to the news before it becomes public knowledge, having initially teased the band’s reunion and their UK and Ireland 2025 tour dates before both were officially confirmed.But, now, he’s dismissing his earlier teasers, saying there’s “no Oasis album in the making”.

Liam Gallagher has shared his opinion on The Cure saying: “I’m not depressed”.After replying to a tweet from a fan who shared a photo of the ‘Whatever’ singer asking “who is this? wrong answers only,” the Mancunian rockstar took to his X/Twitter account to reply with “The vicar of fucking dibley.”Another fan replied to his comment with “listen to the cure,” to which Gallagher responded with” “I’m not depressed.”Another user went on to comment on his reply saying that he can not be “hating on The Cure,” to which the singer responded: “I don’t hate them I just rather listen to two foxes shagging in the bushes at 5.30 am.”I’m not depressed— Liam Gallagher (@liamgallagher) November 16, 2024I don’t hate them I just rather listen to 2 foxes shagging in the bushes at 5.30 am— Liam Gallagher (@liamgallagher) November 16, 2024Though Liam is not quite fond of Robert Smith and co, his brother and former Oasis bandmate Noel has previously teamed up with the ‘Boys Don’t Cry’ singer on a remix of ‘Pretty Boy’ from his The High Flying Birds album ‘Council Skies‘.Speaking to NME about how the collaboration came to be, Noel shared: “Because the song [‘Pretty Boy’] sounds like The Cure I was like, ‘Does Robert Smith do remixes?’ I got hold of his email, the first line was, ‘Hi Robert, it’s Noel Gallagher’. I thought at that point he’d go, ‘Fuck that c**t’.

Robbie Williams has spoken out on touring at the same time as the Oasis comeback tour.The former Take That star announced a giant string of dates for his 2025 UK, Ireland and European tour just days ago (November 11). It will see Williams commence in Edinburgh on May 31 – and run all the way until September.It follows the news of Oasis’ own reunion tour, after they announced their comeback last August following weeks of reports that the Britpop giants would be returning and Liam teasing the reunion at his Reading Festival headline slot.

Noel Gallagher has created a six-hour-long, ambient version of the Oasis track ‘Champagne Supernova’ for an upcoming exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery in London.The song, which was first released on the band’s 1995 sophomore album ‘(What’s The Story) Morning Glory?’, has been transformed into a mixed track that spans across six hours. It will be played as a portrait of Britpop icon Noel Gallagher will go on display at the Trafalgar Square museum later this month.It all comes as part of a new Legends exhibition, which includes 100 portraits taken by UK photographer Zoë Law, and depicts famous faces who influenced her in both her life and her career.Alongside Gallagher’s portrait will be one of England World Cup winner Sir Bobby Charlton, Sex And The City star Kim Cattrall, Pirates Of The Caribbean actor Orlando Bloom, and a never-before-seen portrait of Sienna Miller.

Noel Gallagher was a surprise addition to the commentary for Manchester City’s Champions League clash with Sporting Lisbon last night (November 5) – and viewers weren’t impressed.The Oasis and High Flying Birds musician – who is a lifelong Man City fan – joined Darren Fletcher and co-commentator Ally McCoist throughout TNT Sports’ live coverage of the match. He was on co-comms duty alongside the professionals for the entire game.However, Gallagher saw the reigning Premier League champions lose 4-1 to Sporting (helmed by incoming Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim) at Lisbon’s Estádio José Alvalade.The match marked Man City’s third loss in as many games following recent defeats from Bournemouth and Tottenham Hotspur.Gallagher’s punditry resulted in negative responses, with many suggesting that he shouldn’t have been involved.

Oasis have announced the South American leg of their 2025 reunion world tour – you can find all the details below.Liam and Noel Gallagher will play their first live shows together since 2009 next summer, kicking off with huge stadium gigs in the UK and Ireland. From there, the Britpop band are due to head to North America before returning for two extra dates at London’s Wembley Stadium in late September. Then, they’ll head to Australia for shows in Melbourne and Sydney.Now, it’s been announced that they’ll be making their highly-awaited return to South America after 16 years.

Oasis fans who fell victim to ticket scams for their upcoming reunion tour have lost £346 each on average.Tickets for the UK dates first went on sale in August, with 1.4 million up for grabs. They promptly sold out after 10 million fans from 158 countries joined the queue.Now, Lloyds Bank have reported a “landslide” of scams surrounding Noel and Liam Gallagher‘s highly-awaited return to the stage, with “hundreds” of fans reportedly defrauded while attempting to buy tickets – per The Guardian.The banking group’s internal data showed that 90% of ticket scam cases started with fake adverts on social media, with those aged between 35 and 44 among the most likely to be targeted, making up 31% of all cases.On average, victims lost £346, however some reported paying up to £1,000 for fraudulent tickets.The data relates to the period between August 27, when Oasis confirmed their reunion, to September 25.

Oasis have confirmed when they will be revealing the details of their 2025 South American reunion tour dates.Liam and Noel Gallagher will play their first live shows together since 2009 next summer, kicking off with huge stadium gigs in the UK and Ireland. From there, the Britpop band are due to head to North America before returning for two extra dates at London’s Wembley Stadium in late September.

Liam Gallagher has teased that he’s been blown away by the music his brother Noel Gallagher has written for a potential new Oasis album.No new record has yet been officially confirmed by the band, but Liam has been teasingly tweeting about a new LP over the last few months.In September, when one fan asked “Is it true that Oasis will have a new album???”, Liam replied: “Yep it’s already finished.”Another reply came to a tweet asking whether a new album was “in the air”, to which he said, “It’s in the bag mate fuck the air”.Now, when asked by a fan what Liam thinks of the new songs Noel has written for Oasis he replied: “Blown away”.Blown away— Liam Gallagher (@liamgallagher) November 2, 2024While Liam is known for being light-hearted and flippant on X, and his tweets fall well short of any official confirmation, he does have form in leaking clues to news before it becomes public knowledge.He did, for example, tweet about the photoshoot he was doing with Noel ahead of the return announcement, and hinted at the band playing some big Manchester shows, before anything was made official.He also initially teased the band’s reunion and their UK and Ireland 2025 tour dates before both were officially confirmed.More recently, he teased that both Richard Ashcroft and Cast could potentially support Oasis, both of which again ended up becoming official.A comment back in April also resurfaced after the comeback announcement, in which he suggested Oasis would be recording a new album in November and that Noel was spotted heading into a recording studio after the Oasis announcement, with some also pointing to the fact that the singer-songwriter publicly announced he was scrapping an acoustic album earlier this year in favour of a more

Oasis fiasco.The Kent-based society shared that the 11ft effigy which will be lit at the bonfire celebration this Saturday (November 2) was chosen as a response to Ticketmaster’s “greedy” dynamic pricing fiasco that occurred during the sale of tickets for Oasis’ 2025 reunion tour.The sculpture also features puppets of both Liam and Noel Gallagher as it was their reunion tour that brought to light the reality of the ticket seller’s inflated pricing scheme.As reported by BBC, the group have been “poking fun at infamous celebrities” for over 25 years and have previously targeted the likes of Donald Trump, Boris Johnson, Sadiq Khan and more.Ticketmaster unveiled as #BonfireNight effigy over #Oasis tour ‘fiasco’ https://t.co/UoNMzv6jcg pic.twitter.com/EhmnPUHsU0— Belfast Telegraph (@BelTel) October 30, 2024“In the eight years I’ve been doing this we have done so many politicians, so this year we really wanted to do something different,” Reece Hook – one of the effigy’s creators – told BBC.He continued: “Although our effigy includes Liam and Noel Gallagher, they are not our target – it is the corporate giant of Ticketmaster we have gone with this year. We are all big Oasis fans and wish them a very successful tour.”During the tumultuous sale for the legendary band’s UK and Ireland shows, some fans were disappointed to find ticket prices were impacted by the dynamic pricing policy upon accessing payment pages.The ticketing platform’s “surge pricing” scheme, introduced in 2022, increases ticket prices based on demand.

Liam Gallagher has teased that Oasis are about to announce the South American leg of their huge reunion world tour.The Britpop band are due to hit the road next summer for their first live shows together in 16 years. Dubbed Oasis Live ’25, the trek will kick off in the UK and Ireland before visiting the US, Canada, Mexico and Australia.This morning (October 31), a fan on X/Twitter asked Liam when he and Noel would be “announcing Brazil/Argentina dates”, adding: “The people are waiting.” LG responded by teasing: “Very soon.”Last night (October 30), someone tweeted the frontman: “Liam tomorrow is the announcement of the shows in Argentina?” He replied: “I hope so”.

Cast frontman John Power has spoken to NME about the Britpop veterans being asked to support Oasis on their 2025 UK and Ireland reunion tour – assured of nothing but a “very positive vibe” from all involved.Ever since it was announced that the Gallagher brothers had buried the hatchet to play their first shows since their acrimonious split in 2009, rumours swirled around who would be supporting Oasis at the upcoming Live ’25 dates.After being widely reported following some teasing from Liam Gallagher, it was recently confirmed that Liverpool indie heroes Cast would be joining the line-up as the final support act alongside Richard Ashcroft.“We’re blown away by it,” Power told NME about the reaction to the news. “We had the nod and were just waiting for the official announcement.

Oasis will be cancelling thousands of tickets to their upcoming UK 2025 reunion tour that have been sold via resale websites.When Liam and Noel Gallagher initially announced their highly-anticipated return, they 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.Tickets for the UK dates first went on sale in August, with 1.4 million up for grabs. They promptly sold out after 10 million fans from 158 countries joined the queue.However, despite warnings from the band, four per cent of tickets – equating to roughly 50,000 – ended up on resale sites, per BBC News.Now, the band’s promoters, Live Nation and SJM, have revealed they will be cancelling all tickets sold via secondary ticketing sites.

Oasis have confirmed that Cast will be joining them as the final support act for their 2025 UK and Ireland reunion tour.The Liverpool indie band will open for Liam and Noel Gallagher at each date of next summer’s trek, which includes seven nights at London’s Wembley Stadium and five gigs at Manchester’s Heaton Park.They will join the former Verve frontman and soloist Richard Ashcroft as the special guests for the gigs, with the latter being confirmed earlier this month.The announcement that Cast will be supporting Oasis comes as the members have shared their fondness for the band throughout the years. Previously, Noel Gallagher has given the band the seal of approval and described frontman John Power as being “as cosmic as the day is long.”Liam Gallagher is a fan too, and enlisted the group to join him earlier this summer as part of his huge ‘Definitely Maybe’ anniversary tour dates.“I’m blown away at the reunion. Oasis are the voice of a generation and the songs that they wrote and sung were and still are the soundtrack to many people’s dreams.

James Blunt has spoken about why Noel Gallagher sold his house in Ibiza, joking that “house prices subsequently went up” after the Oasis musician left.The ‘You’re Beautiful’ singer-songwriter used to live close to Gallagher on the Spanish island. However, it was reported in 2008 that the latter had put his £5.5million villa on the market.At the time, it was said that the High Flying Birds frontman was “fed up of hearing James Blunt bang on about Ibiza like he owns the place”.

Noel Gallagher has given Goldie a tour of his studio, and shown him the rig he’s planning on using for his reunion tour with Oasis. Check it out below.The music producer and DJ met up with the Britpop icon at the latter’s Lone Star Studio in North London yesterday (October 21), and shared a video on social media documenting his time there.According to the clip, Goldie caught up with Gallagher ahead of the release of his new album.

a huge comeback tour earlier this year, which left fans scrambling to get tickets. During the tumultuous sale for UK and Ireland shows, some fans were disappointed to find huge price increases due to Ticketmaster’s dynamic pricing policy upon accessing ticket pages.The ticketing platform’s “surge pricing” scheme, introduced in 2022, increases ticket prices based on demand.

Oasis have confirmed Richard Ashcroft as a special guest for their 2025 UK and Ireland reunion tour.The singer-songwriter and former frontman of The Verve is set to open for the Britpop band at each date of the trek next summer – which includes seven nights at London’s Wembley Stadium and five gigs at Manchester’s Heaton Park.It follows recent reports that Ashcroft would be joining Liam and Noel Gallagher on the road for Oasis Live ’25, along with Cast (who have not yet been announced).In a statement about the forthcoming massive support slots, Ashcroft said: “As a fan from day one I was buzzing for many reasons when the news of Oasis’ return was announced.“I can say with no exaggeration that the songwriting talent of Noel and Liam’s pure spirit as a lead singer helped to inspire me to create some of my best work. It was the perfection of ‘Live Forever’ that forced me to try and write my own.”He added: “They dared to be great, made the dreams we had real and I will always remember those days with joy.

Liam Gallagher has become the face of a new Berghaus ‘ICONS’ campaign.The brand was first founded in Newcastle Upon Tyne in 1966 and launched its signature range of outdoor clothing. It reached new heights in the ‘80s when it was worn by British mountaineer Sir Chris Bonington – who wore Berghaus when he summited Everest – and then famously appeared on stage in 1997, when Gallagher performed in Oslo as part of Oasis.He wore it during the band’s European leg of their ‘Be Here Now’ tour, and the brand evolved into what Berghaus describes as a “badge of honour across subcultures”, and synonymous with “rave culture, the Madchester scene, and even the football terrace Casuals.”Now, three decades later, Bauhaus has teamed up with the Britpop legend amid news of Oasis’ huge comeback tour.The new range is called ‘ICONS’, and “marks a major moment for the brand, as it embarks on a new chapter of reclaiming its rightful place at the heart of British streetwear”.

Richard Ashcroft has announced a huge outdoor show at Blenheim Palace – find all the details below.The former Verve frontman is due to headline the 10,000-capacity UNESCO World Heritage Site in Woodstock, Oxfordshire on Thursday June 19, 2025 as part of the Nocturne Live concert series.Support on the night will come from Lightning Seeds and The Zutons.Tickets go on general sale at 9am BST this Friday (October 25) – you’ll be able to buy yours here. Alternatively, those signed up to the Nocturne Live mailing list can access a pre-sale at the same time tomorrow (Tuesday October 22).The forthcoming Nocturne Live series will run over five nights, spanning Wednesday June 18 to Sunday June 22.