The long wait is over, but not for everyone. Oasis fans who entered the pre-sale ballot for their highly anticipated reunion tour have received their fate, with all codes now sent out. While some are celebrating the chance to snag tickets early, others are left disappointed, expressing their frustration on social media.
The lucky ones, who received an email confirming their ballot success at midday, were granted access to a pre-sale starting at 7pm tonight, allowing them to skip tomorrow's general sale queue. One ecstatic fan tweeted: "Oasis pre-sale code in the bank, come on, halfway there now!"
However, a message shared on Oasis' Instagram page simultaneously shattered the hopes of thousands, confirming that all pre-sale codes had been distributed. The message urged fans not to purchase or transfer codes, stressing that they only work with the registered email address. Those who didn't receive a code will have to join the general sale tomorrow morning.
The email sent to successful applicants contained a unique code granting access to the pre-sale, running until 10pm BST tonight. It also outlined a series of tips for fans, urging them to have a registered Ticketmaster account linked to their ballot email and to be signed in before entering the queue.
Fans were also advised that a verification code would be sent to their mobile phone number when joining the queue, and that a maximum of four tickets could be purchased per code.
Despite this, some fans took to X, formerly Twitter, to express confusion and anger, claiming to have received multiple codes for the same email address. One frustrated fan wrote: "Maybe don't send two codes to the same email address, it encourages it to be flaunted. Gutted that many codes have gone to those who will already have a shot at it... We join the queue in the morning."
Another added: "Absolute shambles people getting two different codes to one email whilst others myself included ain't getting jack shit sort it out."
These complaints come after the band announced their reunion earlier this week, confirming a string of UK and Ireland gigs, their first since splitting in 2009. Ticket prices for the concerts were revealed yesterday, with gigs at London's Wembley Stadium starting at £74.25 and the most expensive ticket priced at £506.25.
Oasis will play five nights at Wembley, along with five dates at Manchester's Heaton Park, three at Edinburgh's Murrayfield, two at Dublin's Croke Park, and two at Cardiff's Principality Stadium.
Noel Gallagher and Liam Gallagher, who put their bitter split behind them for the reunion, said in a statement: "The great wait is over."
The band reassured fans on Wednesday that confirmation emails would be sent to all who entered the ballot, following an "unprecedented volume" of interest. To enter the ballot, fans were required to answer a simple question about the band's original drummer, with the correct answer being Tony McCarroll. They were also asked how many times they had seen Oasis live.
Following the pre-sale, fans who missed out are now eagerly awaiting the general sale, hoping to secure tickets for the long-awaited reunion.
The news of the reunion has also prompted the release of a 30th-anniversary edition of Oasis' debut album, "Definitely Maybe." The new edition features outtakes, demos, and alternate versions of songs, alongside a remastered version of the original album. It is available as a four-LP vinyl box set, a two-CD set, coloured vinyl, cassette, and digitally.
