Oasis reunion tour: fans frustrated as hotels cancel bookings and hike up prices

28 August, 2024

Group portrait of British rock band Oasis at Nomad Studios in Manchester, United Kingdom, 29th November 1993. L-R Noel Gallagher, Paul Arthurs (aka Bonehead), Paul McGuigan, Tony McCarroll,Liam Gallagher. (Photo by James Fry/Getty Images)

Oasis fans have been sharing their frustrations with hotels as they have been cancelling previous bookings to hike up prices.

The legendary Mancunian band comprised of brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher announced yesterday (August 27) that they have finally put their differences aside and are set to embark on their first run of live shows in 16 years next summer, dubbed ‘OASIS LIVE 25’.

The highly anticipated tour is currently made up of numerous dates at Manchester’s Heaton Park, London’s Wembley Stadium, Cardiff’s Principality Stadium, Dublin’s Croke Park, and Edinburgh’s Murrayfield Stadium.

However, more gigs are expected to be announced soon due to huge demand. Tickets 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).

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
19 – Manchester, Heaton Park
20 – Manchester, Heaton Park
25 – London, Wembley Stadium
26 – London, Wembley Stadium

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

Oasis' Liam and Noel Gallagher
Oasis’ Liam and Noel Gallagher – CREDIT: Paul Bergen/Redferns/Getty Images

Fans who have been booking hotels for the Oasis reunion shows in Manchester have been less than pleased as it has been reported that the Maldron Hotel has been cancelling reservations that were made in anticipation for the shows in order to upcharge fans for their rooms.

The band are set to play at Heaton Park in Manchester on July 11, 12 ,19 and 20, 2025. As per the BBC, a spokesman for Maldron Hotels shared that the cancellation of the reservations was due to “an overbooking issue” and not in an attempt to “resell rooms at inflated prices”. The spokesperson added that all reservations made before August 26  would be honoured.

One fan by the name of Lily Stroud told the BBC that she “took a risk” and reserved rooms for two weekends at the Maldron Hotel in Manchester in July 2025 after rumours of Oasis reuniting began circling around. Allegedly, the hotel went on to cancel her bookings following the band’s reunion announcement.

However, the technical issue did allow “a small number of customers” to reserve rooms at an inflated price. The hotel spokesman shared that those bookings would be cancelled. The hotel chain has issued an apology and is currently not taking any new reservations as they investigate the issue.

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Greater Manchester’s night-time economy adviser Sacha Lord took to his official X/Twitter account to address the situation and to call upon the hotel chain to make the situation right.

“Hey @MaldronHotels. I’m being contacted by several people who booked your hotel for the Oasis concert, to say their rooms have just been cancelled and are now back up for three times the price. I’m sure this is a “computer error”… easy to correct. Do the right thing,” read his tweet.

In other news, Oasis have responded to speculation over a potential headline set at next year’s Glastonbury Festival.

Yesterday’s tour announcement said the confirmed dates “will be the band’s exclusive European appearances”. Additionally, reports in The Guardian and Somerset Live also claimed that they would not be headlining the festival next year.

Now, Oasis have responded to the the whispers about Glasto in a post on social media. “Despite media speculation, Oasis will not be playing Glastonbury 2025 or any other festivals next year,” it began. “The only way to see the band perform will be on their Oasis Live ’25 World Tour.”

Elsewhere, Ticketmaster has outlined its strict rules for purchasing tickets ahead of the sales – confirming that customers will only be able to order four tickets per household and card.

Meanwhile, Oasis fans are currently speculating who could join the formerly estranged Gallagher brothers on stage next summer. Previous reports claimed “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”.

However, it is now expected that co-founding member Paul ‘Bonehead’ Arthurs will be hitting the road too.

Oasis Live ’25 is reportedly set to make a staggering £400million, and will follow the expanded ‘Definitely Maybe’ 30th anniversary reissue, out this Friday (August 30).

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