Lucky Oasis followers begin getting pre-sale codes for reunion tour
Oasis fans are now receiving codes for the pre-sale ballot providing early access to tickets for the hotly-anticipated shows in Britain and Ireland next summer.
Thousands had been waiting to find out if they can get tickets to the band’s reunion, and some took to social media today to share their joy at getting one step closer. One tweeted: ‘Oasis pre-sale code in the bank, come on, halfway there now.’
The email sent out at 12pm read: ‘Oasis Live ’25 UK Pre-Sale Ballot Access. You have been selected in the Oasis Live ’25 Ticket Ballot to access the pre-sale!
‘Here is your unique code to access the UK pre-sale, which takes place between 7pm and 10pm BST tonight, Friday 30th August.’
The message also urged fans to have a Ticketmaster account registered with the email address used for the ballot, and be signed in to access the pre-sale.
A new photograph of Liam and Noel Gallagher as they confirmed that Oasis have reformed
This is the email Oasis fans received today if they were successful in getting a pre-sale code
Oasis fans who received the email were also given a series of tips ahead of the pre-sale starting
And it told people to ensure their details are up to date, including their mobile phone number because a verification code will be sent to this when entering the queue.
Once through the queue, fans are advised to input their unique code to unlock tickets, with a limit of four that can be purchased per code.
It comes after the band announced on Tuesday that they were reuniting for a run of gigs in the UK and Ireland, their first since splitting up in 2009.
The presale ballot for early access to tickets for the shows closed at 10am this morning, and fans will find out if they were successful by 5pm today.
Ticket prices for the concerts were revealed yesterday, with gigs at London’s Wembley Stadium starting at £74.25 and the most expensive ticket £506.25.
Oasis will play five nights at the national 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.
Noel Gallagher and his brother Liam put their acrimonious split behind them, confirming the band’s long-awaited reunion earlier this week, saying: ‘The great wait is over.’
The band had to reassure fans on Wednesday that confirmation emails would be sent to those who had entered the ballot after they claimed to receive an ‘unprecedented volume’ of interest.
To enter the ballot fans had to say who the band’s original drummer was, and are 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.
Liam Gallagher teased an official reunion during his set at Reading Festival on Sunday night
Oasis have added extra dates to their tour and will now play five shows at Wembley next year
Noel and Liam Gallagher on the ‘Che Tempo Che FA’ TV Programme in Italy in November 2008
Fans have been urging the brothers to regroup since they disbanded, a split prompted by a backstage brawl at the Rock en Seine festival in Paris.
It has not been announced who will be performing with Liam and Noel as part of Oasis.
Noel, 57, quit the Manchester rock group on August 28 2009, saying he ‘simply could not go on working with Liam a day longer’, and the brothers have made negative comments about each other for more than a decade.
Oasis has also today released a 30th-anniversary edition of Definitely Maybe.
The new edition of the group’s 1994 debut album will feature outtakes, demos and alternate versions of songs recorded at the time, as well as a remastered version of the original LP.
The release is available as a four-LP vinyl box set, a two-CD set, coloured vinyl, cassette and digitally.
