Mum-of-three, Rosie Slater of Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, sold fake VIP tickets for the band’s reunion tour in 2025 – she pocketed £4,000 in fraudulent earnings
A mother who conned thousands of pounds by selling bogus Oasis reunion tour tickets has been sentenced. Rosie Slater of Betley, Newcastle-under-Lyme, deceived fans by claiming to flog VIP executive box seats for the Wembley concerts.
She pocketed £4,000 in fraudulent earnings after duping victims into handing over their cash throughout May 2025. The mother-of-three earned between £130-£160 for each ticket after advertising them for sale through chat groups.
She admitted guilt to 11 counts of fraud by false representation when she appeared at North Staffordshire Justice Centre last December. The charges relate to her pretending she had access to Oasis concert tickets and a VIP box at Wembley Stadium in May 2025, stated Staffordshire Police.
Slater was bailed ahead of a sentencing hearing today which took place at North Staffordshire Justice Centre. She was handed a 12-month community order, requiring her to complete a mental health treatment requirement alongside 30 rehabilitation days.
Slater was ordered to pay a £40 fine, a £114 victim surcharge and £85 in costs. She must fully compensate the victims to the amount of £776.98, bringing her total costs to £1015.98.
It is understood that some victims have been paid back. The magistrates stated: “Ms Slater, you will be aware that we were outside for quite some time. We have assessed this case in quite some detail. You say this spiralled out of your control, which we acknowledge, but your actions cause loss and upset to many people.”
Her solicitor Simon Leach said: “She said she started with good intentions but the situation soon spiralled out of her control. She said she used the money to pay off her debts.” He added: “She has not spent this money extravagantly. She spent this money on common household bills such as council tax.”
The court previously heard she offered the tickets for the band’s shows in August via WhatsApp because “she wanted to be popular”. However, Slater was found out when suspicious customers reported her to the police and she was charged with multiple fraud offences.
Speaking after her conviction last December, DC David Stubbs of Staffordshire Police’s investigation bureau, who investigated the case, said: “This was a complex case that involved multiple victims and a significant amount of money lost.
“Slater kept up the pretence enticing more victims and making personal gain while causing a financial loss to the victims.” DC Stubbs also thanked the members of the public who came forward to alert us to this scam and provided key evidence for the investigation.
A Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) investigation was launched into the way Ticketmaster sold Oasis tickets in 2024.
The probe found Ticketmaster did not tell fans waiting in lengthy queues that standing tickets were being sold at two different prices, and that prices would jump as soon as the cheap tickets sold out.
Ticketmaster sold some “platinum” tickets at almost two and a half times the price of standard tickets, without sufficient explanation that these offered no additional benefits in the same areas of the venue, the CMA said.
In response, the CMA said Ticketmaster must now tell fans 24 hours in advance if a tiered pricing system is being used – as it was for Oasis standing tickets.
Tickets for the band’s reunion tour, which were their first gigs in 16 years, were also listed on secondary ticket resale websites for thousands of pounds.