Error Messages and Lengthy Online Queues Frustrate Fans Scrambling to Secure Oasis Reunion Tickets

Published on September 1, 2024

LONDON—Some Oasis fans celebrated like a champagne supernova, while others looked back in anger Saturday on Saturday as online ticket sites strained under demand for the band’s first shows for 15 years. The Britpop-era behemoth led by brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher is scheduled to play 17 gigs in Cardiff, Manchester, London, Edinburgh and Dublin starting July 4. More than 1 million tickets went on sale Saturday morning, with prices starting at about 74 pounds (just under $100) and rising to a 506-pound ($666) package that includes a pre-show party and merchandise. Some people attempting to get onto the handful of authorized sales sites, including Ticketmaster and Gigs and Tours, received error messages, while many others were informed they were in a lengthy queue....

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