Liam Gallagher jokes about price of Oasis tickets as he tells fan to ‘shut up’
Liam Gallagher has joked about the price of Oasis tickets after fans were left frustrated after being charged over-inflated prices for tickets.
In a series of expletive-laden tweets, the Oasis frontman said: “OASIS are back [you’re] welcome and I hear [their] ATTITUDE STINKS, good to know something’s never change F******.”
Asked by one fan if he had any spare tickets, he replied: “Shit loads but [they’re] really expensive 100 thousand pounds. Kneeling only.”
In response to someone who wrote: “Didn’t expect them to rip the fans off as much as they have done. It’s genuinely a shame,” Gallagher replied: “SHUTUP.”
When someone asked how his mother Peggy felt about the reunion, Gallagher responded: “She’s gutted she couldn’t get a ticket”.
Asked how he was feeling, he replied: “SMUG only kidding SMUG AS F*** I told you all we were gonna get back together one fine day.”
Noel and Liam Gallagher. Pic: oasisinet.com
It comes as Oasis topped the UK’s Official Albums Chart with their debut album Definitely Maybe, 30 years after its release.
It is the first time in 14 years the band has topped the album charts.
Their 2009 hits compilation Time Flies… (1994-2009) took third place while 1995’s (What’s The Story) Morning Glory? was in fourth place.
Liam and his brother Noel Gallagher announced the band would reunite for a tour in 2025 and on Saturday tickets for their UK and Ireland shows sold out in less than a day.
But fans suffered various problems with ticket websites, from being kicked out of the queue because they were labelled bots to some ending up paying as much as £355 for tickets originally advertised for £148.
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched an investigation into Ticketmaster, looking at how ‘dynamic pricing’ may have been used, and whether the sale by Ticketmaster may have breached consumer protection law.
Ticketmaster maintains it does not set concert prices and its website says this is down to the “event organiser” who “has priced these tickets according to their market value”.
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A Ticketmaster spokesperson said: “We are committed to co-operating with the CMA and look forward to sharing more facts about the ticket sale with them.”
Meanwhile, Oasis said in a statement: “It needs to be made clear that Oasis leave decisions on ticketing and pricing entirely to their promoters and management, and at no time had any awareness that dynamic pricing was going to be used.
“While prior meetings between promoters, Ticketmaster and the band’s management resulted in a positive ticket sale strategy, which would be a fair experience for fans, including dynamic ticketing to help keep general ticket prices down as well as reduce touting, the execution of the plan failed to meet expectations.
“All parties involved did their utmost to deliver the best possible fan experience but due to the unprecedented demand this became impossible to achieve.”
Ireland’s competition watchdog has also launched an investigation into Ticketmaster Ireland over Oasis ticket sales.
Ticketmaster Ireland has said it does not set concert prices.
Oasis announced two new Wembley Stadium gigs on 27 and 28 September 2025, with tickets sold using a lottery system.
They will use a new “staggered invitation-only ballot process” with applications to join the ballot opened first to those who were unsuccessful in the initial sale.
The Advertising Standards Authority received 450 complaints alleging “misleading claims about availability and pricing” for the Oasis ticket sale.
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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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