Oasis: Noel Gallagher’s daughter Anais hits out at fan ‘ageism and misogyny’ ahead of band’s ticket pre-sale
Anais Gallagher has hit out at “ageism and misogyny” among Oasis fans over who deserves tickets for the band’s reunion gigs.
The 24-year-old social media influencer, who is Noel Gallagher’s eldest daughter, was responding to those saying die-hard fans should take precedence over young women who have discovered the Manchester band more recently.
Credit: Oasis X account
Noel and Liam Gallagher confirmed the group’s reunion on Tuesday morning, following weeks of speculation.
Now, 33 years after their first gig and 15 years after the group came to an acrimonious end ahead of a gig in Paris, they will return for a run of 17 shows in the UK and Ireland.
Anais wrote in a TikTok post: “One thing I won’t stand for is the ageism and the misogyny around people getting tickets.
“Sorry, if a 19-year-old girl in a pink cowboy hat wants to be there, I will have my friendship bracelets ready.”
She was responding to a video posted on TikTok by Josie Cannell, who said she had seen people online complaining that “everyone now suddenly loves Oasis”.
In her video, Josie said: “What do you mean everyone suddenly loves them? Everyone has always loved them.
“They’re one of the most famous bands in the whole entire world.”
She later posted a follow-up video expressing her happiness and surprise that Anais had commented on her “Oasis hot take”, adding that “you can’t gatekeep the most famous band to come out of the UK if we’re disregarding the Beatles”.
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Pre-sale ballot codes sent out
Many fans have spent the day hoping to be selected in a pre-sale ballot for tickets, with Noel and Liam confirming all codes had been sent to fans by just after 1pm.
To enter, fans had to say who the band’s original drummer was and were offered the options of Chris Sharrock, Alan White and the correct answer, Tony McCarroll, who drummed with the band from their formation until 1995.
Entrants were also asked how many times they had seen the band.
People who received a code will have a chance to purchase tickets from 7pm to 10pm on Friday, but they are not guaranteed success as tickets will be sold on a “first come first served basis”.
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In their post telling fans that all codes had been sent out, the brothers said: “If you didn’t get a code to access the pre-sale, you can join the general sale tomorrow morning”.
Ticket prices for the concerts range from around £73 up to the most expensive ticket costing over £506.
Oasis will play five nights at Wembley Stadium, along with five dates at Manchester’s Heaton Park, three at Edinburgh’s Murrayfield, two at Dublin’s Croke Park, and two at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium.
Tickets go on general sale at 9am on Saturday.
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Police are taking no further action over Kneecap’s performance at Glastonbury.
Officers said they had investigated “comments about a forthcoming court case made during Kneecap’s performance” at the festival on 28 June.
However, after Crown Prosecution Service advice, they decided there is not enough evidence “to provide a realistic prospect of conviction for any offence”.
The Avon & Somerset force started investigating the Irish group’s show last month, as well as comments by punk-rap duo Bob Vylan.
It said they were looking at a possible public order incident.
Police said on Friday that the investigation into Bob Vylan’s performance was ongoing.
The London duo were widely criticised – and caused a BBC crisis – after leading on-stage chants of “death to the IDF” (Israel Defence Forces).
Kneecap’s Liam Og O Hannaidh appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in June. Pic: PA
Kneecap posted a photograph on Instagram, which the group said was an email from police announcing the case was being dropped.
They said their packed Glastonbury gig was a “celebration of love and solidarity” and reporting used “wildly misleading headlines”.
Fears over what Kneecap might do or say during the performance had prompted the BBC not to show it live.
The group said: “Every single person who saw our set knew no law was broken, not even close… yet the police saw fit to publicly announce they were opening an investigation.”
“There is no public apology, they don’t send this to media or post it on police accounts,” they added.
The police statement on Friday said they had informed Kneecap of their decision to drop the case.
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One of the group’s members appeared in court in June charged with a terror offence.
Liam Og O hAnnaidh is accused of displaying a flag in support of Hezbollah, a proscribed organisation in the UK, at a gig last year.
He was released on unconditional bail ahead of a second court appearance in August.
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Tomorrowland: ‘Devastating’ blaze destroys main stage at major festival – two days before it was due to begin
A huge fire has destroyed the main stage of a major festival in Belgium – two days before it was due to begin.
Tomorrowland is a dance music event as big as Glastonbury – and David Guetta was due to perform.
Footage showed flames and thick plumes of black smoke engulfing the stage and spreading to nearby woodland on Wednesday.
The fire gutted the main stage
Fire crews attempt to bring the blaze under control
The annual festival in the town of Boom, north of Brussels, is one of the biggest in Europe and attracts about 400,000 people over two consecutive weekends.
It is famous for its immersive and elaborate designs and attracts big names within dance music – including Guetta, best known for tracks When Love Takes Over and Titanium.
Dutch DJs Martin Garrix and Charlotte de Witte were also due to perform, along with the likes of Swedish House Mafia, Eric Prydz and Alok.
Black smoke could be seen rising into the sky
The festival’s website described the creative elements which went into the elaborate main stage.
The theme, described as Orbyz, was “set in a magical universe made entirely out of ice” and “full of mythical creatures”.
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Organisers said no one was injured in the blaze but confirmed “our beloved main stage has been severely damaged”, adding they were “devastated”.
Spokesperson Debby Wilmsen added: “We received some truly terrible news today. A fire broke out on the Tomorrowland site … and our main stage was essentially destroyed there, which is truly awful.
“That’s a stage that took years to build, with so much love and passion. So I think a lot of people are devastated.”
Spokesperson Debby Wilmsen told reporters ‘a lot of people are devastated’
Despite the fire, Tomorrowland organisers said they were still expecting 38,000 festivalgoers at DreamVille, the event’s campsite.
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