Hotel prices soared yesterday around key cities where Oasis announced their mega comeback gigs.
Britain is set to grind to a standstill on Saturday as an army of Mad For It rock and roll fans rush to buy the band’s reunion tickets.
The warring Gallagher brothers have put aside their differences and confirmed a massive Oasis Live 25 tour kicking off at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium on July 4 next year.
Tickets for the 14-date stadium shows – which also include gigs at Manchester Heaton Park, London Wembley Stadium, Edinburgh Murrayfield and Dublin Croke Park – go on sale via numerous websites and are expected to sell out in minutes.
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And hoteliers are already raising prices to ‘unbelievable’ levels as they look to cash-in on the music fever.
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Cardiff prices tripled overnight for the opening concert, while the Edinburgh gigs coincide with the notoriously busy Fringe Festival.
A one-night stay at Voco St David’s an IHG Hotel the weekend after the Mancunian brothers perform in the city, would cost £195 for one room with two adults.
That price dramatically rises to £882 for the one night, a week before, when Oasis first preforms in the city
Elsewhere in Manchester, a one-night stay from July 4 to 5 at the Holiday Inn Manchester-Mediacityuk, would cost £99.
But this rises to £229 for the night of July 11, the first date Oasis is due to perform in the city.
One fan, Mick Ferry, mocked: “Excellent news. If you want to see Oasis next year in Edinburgh, during the fringe. You can have two nights at the holiday inn express for just £1,299!!! Woohoo.”
Fans are already anxious about a ticketing meltdown as hundreds of thousands log on to try and buy them from 9am.
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One fan wrote: “I am already stressed about getting tickets”, while another commented on X/Twitter “not sure my bank account will survive this”.
Organisers are hoping to avoid serious issues experienced when Taylor Swift concerts went on sale and the Ticketmaster website crashed, or tickets appeared immediately on secondary sites at inflated prices.
A source for Oasis allayed fears, telling the Daily Star: “We are confident systems are in place to cope with the demand we will be experiencing.
“The Oasis website is alive and well following the announcement.
“But there will be some queuing involved.”
Liam and Noel Gallagher have buried the hatchet after a 15 year war-of-words that, at times, got a bit ugly.
Commenting on the comeback they said: “The guns have fallen silent.
“The stars have aligned. The great wait is over. Come see. It will not be televised.”
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However, fans became suspicious that the ice had yet to fully thaw when they clocked the new black and white photograph of Oasis, which looked suspiciously like two solo shots of Liam and Noel edited together.
However, the band’s representatives insist both Noel and Liam were present for the shoot taken last month in London and “more images will be released soon”.
Just in case things don’t work out James Blunt had a bit of fun on social media posting a pic of himself with Noel captioned: ”It’s On… the reunion the world has been waiting for.”
Jubilant fans have been celebrating the news describing the reunion as “Biblical” while one X/Twitter said “the world has healed”.
Celebs have also taken to social media to share their joy, with footballer Peter Crouch posting: “I’m so in!” and Bake Off’s Noel Fielding adding “I’m imagining the whole of the North will be there in one giant communal Parker!”
Alan McGee – who signed Oasis in 1993 – said: “Good for music. Good for them. Good for us.”
The shows are also being billed as “their only shows in Europe next year” perhaps quashing rumours of a headline slot at Glastonbury festival in 2025 at least.
A further ten dates are on standby if, as expected, the shows sell-out in record time.
The concerts are tipped to rake in over £400 million alone but that won’t be the end for Oasis.
The Gallaghers have also confirmed plans are “underway for Oasis Live ’25 to go to other continents outside of Europe later next year”, including US, South American and Australian gigs.
It promises to be a bumper week for Oasis fans with the 30th anniversary edition of their debut album Definitely Maybe arriving this Friday featuring a host of extras and demo tracks.
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