Oasis fans have slammed Liam Gallagher for a tweet in 2017 in which he ripped into his brother Noel for charging concert-goers £350 a ticket – and then proceeded to do the same this week.
This comes after Oasis’ surprise reunion was announced following 15 years of arguments between the rock n’ roll siblings, and fans were delighted at the news.
It was all hype, fun and games, until tickets went on sale on Saturday morning and fans were outraged with the dynamic pricing model which saw tickets sky-rocket in price due to demand.
It meant that on official sites such as Ticketmaster fans were told attending the historic reunion tour would cost them around £150 – but after queueing for five hours, many were left with just one ‘in demand’ option as tickets increased to £350.
So fans were enraged when Liam’s 2017 tweet resurfaced yesterday in which he slammed rkid – slang for his brother – in the post.
‘350 dollars to go and see rkid in USA what a c**t when will it all stop as you were LG x,’ he said.
At the time an Oasis fan commented hopefully – and now somewhat ironically – that Liam’s sentiment was a good omen for when the Oasis reunion finally happened.
‘Shocking price. But this tweet bodes well for if/when Oasis reunion tickets go on sale. Fair prices all round!!’ said John C, in a comment that’s since racked up thousands of likes given the recent ticket debacle.
‘This hasn’t aged well…’ read a recent comment by @damofortune, which was repeated many times on social media since the post was unearthed in light of the backlash.
‘350 dollars is expensive isn’t it LG…’ added @Curtis1192, while @tprstly said: ‘Well this is evergreen.’
‘Thanks for the 4 hour queue only to be priced out with the £300 tickets on offer last minute,’ commented @the_kid_ben.
Meanwhile @justamusicfan3 reasoned: ‘That was the price for a VIP package for his tour in 2017. The prices started at $40. I paid $33 to see Noel in 2023. I saw some packages for the reunion were around £385. In any case, damage control is needed Liam & I say that as a fan that loves you.’
Initially many blamed Ticketmaster for the dynamic pricing model, but the ticketing giant has since come out and claimed Oasis introduced the shocking dynamic pricing model themselves.
As per MailOnline, Ticketmaster has said the extra money from the inflated prices for Oasis tickets will go to the band.
It’s a system that frequently sparks fury among fans who miss out on seeing their favourite artists in concert, from Beyoncé to Harry Styles, because of the ‘in demand’ justification for price hikes.
Many fans have pointed out that Taylor Swift did not opt to use this function on her Eras Tour sales, which were also staggered across different days to ease queuing – something which was a big problem on Saturday, with many complaining of website issues due to the volume of people.
Oasis has not addressed the backlash, and as it grew the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) was flooded with complaints.
Over 450 fans have since lodged formal grievances against Ticketmaster, accusing the company of making ‘misleading claims about availability and pricing’ in their advertisements for the Oasis shows.
A spokesperson for the ASA confirmed they are ‘carefully assessing these complaints’ but have not yet launched a formal investigation.
The controversy has even made it into government, as Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy expressed concern over the situation and called for a review into dynamic pricing and ticket resales.
Within a few hours of Oasis general admission tickets going on sale some were up for resell on unofficial websites for up to £110,000.