Oasis 2027 tour tickets go on sale amid scam and tout warnings
Tickets for Oasis's 2027 tour are on sale through unique codes, with fans warned about scams and resale sites accused of listing tickets before buyers can get them.
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Tickets for Oasis's 2027 tour went on sale today, with fans using unique codes and staggered time slots after registering for an online ballot. Noel and Liam Gallagher have announced 42 shows next year across the UK, Europe and the US, including six dates at Knebworth in Hertfordshire. Demand is expected to be high, although the rush may not match last year's reunion shows.
Sale process
Fans had to register for the ballot between 14 and 17 September. Successful applicants received a code directly from Oasis and can buy tickets at specific times from today. Oasis has urged fans to be vigilant about ticket scams and told them only to trust codes that come from the band's own emails.
Prices and venue
Standard tickets are fixed between £71.50 and £266.60. Knebworth tickets cost more. When Oasis last played Knebworth in 1996, two nights were described as the high point of Britpop and tickets cost £22.50.
Resale warnings
Despite the restrictions, secondary ticketing sites have been preparing to sell Oasis tickets. StubHub was encouraging buyers a week before the sale, and Viagogo was also primed, even though tickets sold in breach of Oasis's terms can be cancelled. Oasis says tickets should only be resold at face value through Ticketmaster or Twickets.
The FanFair Alliance, which campaigns against online ticket touting, said resale platforms profit from service fees and fines when sales go wrong. It called for coherent policy and a cap on ticket resale prices. The group argues that platforms can be in a win-win position if tickets are sold, cancelled or not delivered.
One fan, Georgina Doran, said she paid £350 for two Oasis tickets through Viagogo last year. Her tickets were cancelled at 11pm the night before the concert. She was refunded, but the next day prices had risen from £350 to £750. Viagogo said its policies prohibit speculative listings and that last-minute cancellations are extremely rare. It said fans receive replacement tickets or all their money back. Viagogo also said it did not have ticket listings advertised ahead of the Oasis sale, only empty event listing placeholders for Oasis dates. It said speculative listings are removed and accounts can be suspended, and that it is fully compliant in the UK, where resale is regulated and permitted. StubHub did not respond to a request for comment.
Political pressure
Labour promised to crack down on ticket touts last November and announced plans to make it illegal to resell tickets above face value. The measures appeared in this year's King's Speech as a draft bill, so the new rules are not law yet. Ministers say they do not intend to delay the legislation and that the Prime Minister feels particularly passionate about it. Attention is now turning to the Labour party conference, where ministers may face pressure to act if even Oasis cannot keep touts out.
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Key Claims
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| Claim | ITV | Sky News |
|---|---|---|
| Oasis introduced registration, unique codes, staggered sale windows and resale restrictions for its tour, with tickets sold in breach potentially cancelled and face-value resale limited to Ticketmaster or Twickets. | ||
| Oasis announced 42 shows in 2027 across the UK, Europe and the US, including six dates at Knebworth. | · | |
| Secondary ticket sites were already promoting Oasis tickets before the official sale, with StubHub encouraging buyers a week earlier and Viagogo prepared. | · | |
| The King's Speech included a draft bill to make reselling tickets above face value illegal, so the rules were not yet law. | · |
Channel Perspectives
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Sky News focused on the resale and touting angle. It questioned why secondary sites were already advertising tickets before the sale and used a fan's cancelled Viagogo booking, FanFair Alliance criticism and Labour's draft legislation to argue that anti-tout measures are not keeping pace. The report was sceptical about industry claims and ended by asking whether a new master plan is needed.
- “Oasis promised to crack down on ticket touts So how are resale sites already advertising tickets before fans have had a chance to buy them?”
- “So they're a kind of in a win-win situation”
- “If even Oasis can't shut out the touts, perhaps it's time for a new master plan”
ITV1 treated the story as a consumer and entertainment explainer. It set out the ballot and code system, the scale of the 2027 tour, Knebworth nostalgia and fixed ticket prices, while repeating Oasis's scam warning. It did not examine secondary ticketing sites or the stalled legislation, making the report lighter and more audience-friendly than Sky's.
- “Oasis have urged people to be extra vigilant of ticket scams”
- “fans must only trust codes that have come directly from Oasis' specific email”
- “demand is as high as you would expect, but not quite the frenzy, I don't think, as it was for last year”
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FanFair Alliance, campaigns against online ticket touting
“the FanFair Alliance campaigns against online ticket touting”
Mornings with Jones and Melbourne · Fri 25 Sept - 06:25 BST
Georgina Doran, fan
“They cancelled our tickets at 11 p.m.”
Mornings with Jones and Melbourne · Fri 25 Sept
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