Oasis fans reminisce on when Knebworth tickets cost just £22.50 

30 August, 2024

Oasis on one of two nights at Knebworth, 1996

Ahead of tickets going on sale for Oasis’ huge reunion gigs, fans have been reminiscing about how tickets to their iconic Knebworth shows cost less than £25.

The Britpop band announced a mammoth run of comeback gigs on Tuesday (August 27), dubbed Oasis Live ’25. Set to take place across next summer, the trek will see brothers Liam and Noel perform on stage together for the first time since 2009’s V Festival.

Since Oasis’ return was confirmed, extra gigs have been announced due to “unprecedented demand”.

Now, before tickets go on sale tomorrow (August 31), fans have been taking to social media to recall how tickets to the band’s iconic shows at Knebworth cost less than £25.

Held in 1996, the two Hertfordshire shows – taking place on August 10 and 11 – marked a landmark moment in the band’s career, with over 2.5million people attempting to buy tickets for the two-night run.

With tickets then priced at £22.50 each, the gigs fully sold out in minutes. 125,000 people were in attendance for each night, however, with an unprecedented 2.5million people attempting to buy tickets (the equivalent of 2.7 per cent of the UK population), the demand meant that the band could have played 20 sold-out nights at the site. It remains the largest demand for a show in British history.

Oasis were supported by a number of huge names for the shows, including The Chemical Brothers, Ocean Colour Scene, Manic Street Preachers and The Prodigy. Back in 2021, a documentary film was shared about the hype around the shows, and showed the determination that fans had to get tickets.

Some queued for hours to get tickets, while others tried their luck with telephone and teletext. Others pledged to sleep on train platforms or beg older brothers to drive them all the way from Scotland.

“I paid £22.50 to see Oasis at Knebworth in 1996 with Prodigy (#ripkeith) as one of the support acts, that won’t even cover ticketmasters booking fees this time will it?” one joked on X/Twitter, speculating about the drastic shift in price for 2025.

Another added: “Lol, I got Oasis tickets for £22.50 + booking fee in 96, even though I queued for 15 hours & got them in person”, while a third looked back at how they got tickets in Gloucester the year prior for just £10.

Find more fan responses below.

Since the tour was announced, all of the band’s UK and Ireland shows have since had ticketing prices confirmed. Standing tickets will be going for roughly £135, while seated tickets vary from £65 and £185. Premium packages will also be on offer, ranging from £195 and £250 – you can see a breakdown of ticket costs here.

Tickets for Oasis’ 2025 UK and Ireland tour go on general sale at 9am BST/8am IST this Saturday (August 31) – you’ll be able to buy yours here (UK), and here (Ireland).

Ticketmaster has outlined its strict rules for purchasing tickets – confirming that customers will only be able to order four tickets per household and card.  Additionally, Oasis have partnered with resale platform Twickets where fans can buy unwanted tickets for no more than face value (plus booking fees).

Oasis’ 2025 UK and Ireland tour dates are:

JULY
04 – Cardiff, Principality Stadium
05 – Cardiff, Principality Stadium
11 – Manchester, Heaton Park
12 – Manchester, Heaton Park
16 – Manchester, Heaton Park – new date
19 – Manchester, Heaton Park
20 – Manchester, Heaton Park
25 – London, Wembley Stadium
26 – London, Wembley Stadium
30 – London, Wembley Stadium – new date

AUGUST
02 – London, Wembley Stadium
03 – London, Wembley Stadium
08 – Edinburgh, Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium
09 – Edinburgh, Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium
12 – Edinburgh, Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium – new date
16 – Dublin, Croke Park
17 – Dublin, Croke Park

So far, Liam and Noel are the only members confirmed for the reunion tour, though there have been talks about which previous Oasis members could be joining them on the road, with co-founder Paul ‘Bonehead’ Arthurs reportedly on board.

Previous reports claimed that “no other original Oasis member is expected to join the reunion”, and that “the members of Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds will step in”.

Since the announcement, fans have also been revisiting the group’s final setlist from 2009 to get an idea of what they might play next year. See NME’s dream setlist for the forthcoming massive gigs here.

Elsewhere, the Britpop icons ruled out a headline performance at Glastonbury 2025 and will not be appearing at “any other festivals next year”, and shared details about when fans can expect to receive pre-sale confirmation emails to buy gig tickets.

Back in 2021, the Knebworth documentary film was given a glowing five-star review by NME, with Alex Flood writing: “Family arguments aside, there’s little else to fault Oasis Knebworth 1996. For those who were there, the film provides a portal back to a golden age. For everyone else, it’s a reminder of those special teen years – when a plastic cup filled with warm lager and a sunny afternoon in a park makes for the biggest adventure of your life.”

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