Fans who secured early Oasis comeback tour tickets rejoice

Lucky Oasis fans have shared their joy at being among the first to nab tickets for the long-awaited comeback tour despite the overwhelming odds and ticket site crashes.

Some 14 million devotees from around the world are believed to have joined the queue for general sale – competing for a chance at one of around 1.4 million tickets.

The fight to the front has been marred by the collapse of popular ticket sites, overwhelmed by interest from desperate fans logging on this morning.

Those who beat the odds to claim a ticket took to social media to celebrate their success – or gloat over those still waiting.

One user took to Twitter/X to – apparently – joke ‘I got four tickets and I only know Wonderwall’ – as thousands of fans report outages across the major ticket sites.

Another shared how they had overlapped with their brother, who had already bought tickets, and said they were trying to sell three before the 9am general sale.

‘Cannot tell you how good it feels knowing I’ve already got Oasis tickets,’ one user added to the growing chorus.

‘I have no idea how I got in so fast then I was like 676 from the start and got tickets within 10 minutes,’ another said.

One fan told MailOnline they had signed on to multiple devices to boost their chances. 

‘Joined the queue on two different accounts, one from PC and one from the phone,’ Herman said this morning, minutes after the general sale began.

‘On the first I got placed at 6304 and the second at 301000, so I guess I got lucky.

‘Still took 25 minutes to get them with 6000 ahead of me (and they first tried to offer limited view tickets which I then released to get better ones).’

Alan told MailOnline he was fortunate enough to get his tickets via pre-sale – but still had to wake up especially early to join the queue.

‘As somewhat of a superfan (having seen Oasis previously in Auckland, London, Manchester, New York and Sydney), I got lucky with the pre-sale ballot access. 

‘Set the alarm for 3:55am AEST and after a nervous wait, will be flying from Sydney Australia, for a Wembley show.

‘Wishing good fortune to all other fans!’

Camilla Polson, was delighted to secure tickets to the opening night of the tour in Cardiff.

She said: ‘Securing Oasis tickets is one of the greatest moments of my life. The iconic songs with the crowd singing along, it’s easy to imagine how powerful that experience is going to be.

‘There’s something truly unique about being in a sea of fans who all share the same passion for the music.

‘Having everyone eagerly anticipating the first chords of those iconic songs, will be absolutely thrilling. I’m sure it will be an experience I’ll remember for a lifetime. I can’t wait to be at the opening night of the tour in Cardiff!’

Superfan Peter Davies, 30, celebrated his win after securing four tickets for the opening night at Wembley for £600 – after joining the queue at number 1,051.

A previous attendee at both Liam and Noel’s gigs alongside the last Oasis tour, he battled against website glitches to get the prized passes.

Speaking about his reaction, he told MailOnline: ‘It was relief, at first, if I am honest. Then it dawned on me that I am actually going to go see Oasis at Wembley.

‘All week we prepared for this. I spoke with family and friends to tactically plan for how we were going to try for different dates, then seeing if one of us got a code, how many tickets we would get and where in the stadium. 

‘I was the only one who got a presale code so it made it a lot easier to go for one date.

‘I am looking forward to seeing an iconic and historical moment with my family – we’ve all grown up loving Oasis and it’s going to be something we’re going to talk about for years. 

‘It’s also going to be the first time my sister and girlfriend see Oasis live, so I look forward to seeing their reactions.’

Chase Lewellen of Tampa, Florida said that he had won tickets to see the band at Wembley, writing on Twitter/X: ‘I can’t believe it! My year has been made!’

Not all have had the same luck. One fan waiting anxiously online to buy tickets as a surprise birthday gift told MailOnline they had been waiting for tickets since 7:40am – but their ticket site crashed as they got to the front.

‘Couldn’t anticipate my excitement when it hit number one in the queue.

‘Stomach churning with happiness once again and whole body shaking and then everything crashes.

‘Cannot even secure a place in the queue for Dublin, let alone enter the website.

‘I am utterly devastated and in a panic trying to get back into the queue… it’s not happening.’

Several popular tickets sites have reported outages from 8am this morning, when the first tickets for Croke Park went on sale.

And ‘Error 503’, ‘Shambles’ and ‘Crashed’ all began trending on Twitter/X in the United Kingdom this morning. 

Ticketmaster outages reported in the last 24 hours spiked as the first fans logged on.

Reports shot past 4,000 just after the hour, having sat at around zero through Friday into Saturday.

The site started adding users to a queue to get into the website, citing the ‘many fans currently using our site’.

Responding to complaints on Twitter/X, Ticketmaster advised fans on how to limit the likelihood of a crash.

‘Please make sure you are only using one tab, clear your cookies, and ensure you aren’t using any VPN software on your device,’ Ticketmaster wrote in one post.

‘Please clear your cache/cookies and ensure you aren’t using any VPN software on your device/WiFi,’ read another.

‘If this doesn’t help, please try using a different browser/device or using mobile data instead of WiFi.’

Gigs and Tours, another ticket-selling website, also flagged error messages for fans.

‘The service is temporarily unavailable. Please try again later,’ a notice on the site read.

Fans expressed their frustration online as sites crashed and queues became unwieldy.

One person wrote: ‘What the hell TicketmasterUK! I signed up and registered to buy Oasis tickets and they have blocked me! I am not a bot!.’

Another wrote: ‘So how and I supposed to try for tickets on Ticketmaster if I get this. Something stinks.’

Gigs and Tours, another ticket-selling website, also flagged error messages for fans. 

‘The service is temporarily unavailable. Please try again later,’ a notice on the site read.

SeeTickets also ran the warning: ‘Our Website is very busy! We have lots of people trying for tickets and you are being held on this page till a space becomes available.’ 

Amid the complaints, Rory from London joked on Twitter/X: ‘This Oasis situation is dumb. It should be a queue at Wembley Stadium. Overnight. True test of dedication. Like what we had to do for the FA Cup final in 1997. 

‘All this internet wizardry is unjust, it favours the drips. Got people sending me pics of computer screens like they work at NASA, what chance have I got?’

Another user hit back: ‘Just say you didnt get tickets, it’s easier.’