Simon EmmettThe scramble is set to begin for tickets for the long-awaited Oasis reunion, with the band adding three new tour dates due to “unprecedented demand”.
The new shows are on 16 July in Manchester, 30 July in London and 12 August in Edinburgh.
Yet more dates could be added when the pre-sale opens on Friday, and when the general sale starts on Saturday.
A ballot for access to pre-sale tickets closed on Wednesday evening.
Fans are now awaiting details of UK ticket prices. The band’s Irish promoter has said their two Dublin shows will start at €86.50 (£72.80), not including booking fees.
Here’s everything else we know so far about tickets and the rest of the tour.
Where and when are Oasis playing?
So far, only UK and Ireland dates for Oasis’ world tour have been announced.
They will play five dates at Manchester’s Heaton Park, and five at London’s Wembley Stadium.
They’ll also play three nights at Edinburgh’s Murrayfield Stadium, and two at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium.
The last gigs will be in Ireland, at Dublin’s Croke Park.
The dates:
4, 5 July – Cardiff, Principality Stadium
11, 12, 16, 19, 20 July – Manchester, Heaton Park
25, 26, 30 July and 2, 3 August – London, Wembley Stadium
8, 9, 12 August – Edinburgh, Murrayfield Stadium
16, 17 August – Dublin, Croke Park
The band said these dates would be their only dates in Europe next year.
Oasis Live ’25 has been described as a “world tour”, suggesting global dates will be announced soon.
How does the pre-sale work?
PA MediaThere was a ballot to apply for a pre-sale of tickets ahead of the general sale. Registration for the ballot closed at 19:00 BST on Wednesday.
The band said the ballot was intended to “ensure the maximum number of fans have a fair opportunity to access tickets”.
Fans who applied were required to fill out their contact details, and answer a general knowledge question about the band.
They were then sent an email with a link to confirm their entry. But many of those emails were delayed, with the band’s official X account blaming “a last minute surge in pre-sale ballot entries”.
The deadline to confirm ballot entries has now been extended until 10:00 on Friday, and successful applicants will be sent pre-sale access information by 17:00 on Friday.
However, it’s not yet clear when the pre-sale itself will start.
Success in the ballot will not necessarily guarantee tickets, with tickets to be allocated on a first come, first served basis, they said.
When are tickets going on general sale?
Following the pre-sale on Friday, tickets for the UK shows will go on general sale at 09:00 BST on Saturday.
Dublin general sale tickets will be available an hour earlier, on the same day.
How much will tickets cost?
This is the all-important question, but it has not been confirmed how much UK tickets will cost yet. However, the starting price is likely to be roughly in line with the Dublin cost.
Ticketmaster say UK prices will be announced “in due course”. Fans will be able to buy four each.
Given the level of excitement around the announcement, and how long it’s been since the band last played together, some fans will probably be willing to pay extremely high prices.
Will Oasis be headlining Glastonbury?
Ahead of Tuesday’s reunion announcement, rumours swirled that Oasis could headline Glastonbury’s Pyramid Stage for a third time as part of their return next summer, having previously done so in 1995 and 2004.
But the band have explicitly ruled out any festival appearances next year, Glasto included.
“Despite media speculation, Oasis will not be playing Glastonbury 2025 or any other festivals next year,” they said in a statement posted on X.
“The only way to see the band perform live will be on their Oasis Live ’25 World Tour.”
Getty ImagesWho else is in the band?
Oasis were formed in Manchester in 1991 – their original line-up comprised of Liam and Noel, guitarist Paul “Bonehead” Arthurs, bassist Paul “Guigsy” McGuigan and drummer Tony McCarroll.
But the line-up changed over the years (scroll down for more detail), before their last performance at V Festival in 2009.
Bonehead and Liam have remained friends, and the guitarist has joined Liam at some of his shows.
Currently, it isn’t entirely clear exactly who fans will be seeing perform on tour, beyond the Gallagher brothers. BBC News has asked the promoter for clarification.
Why did they break up?
The band officially split in 2009 after an altercation backstage at the Rock en Seine festival in Paris.
Noel explained two years later that during an argument, Liam had tried to attack him with his guitar.
He claimed the row had started after he blocked Liam from advertising his clothing brand in the programme for V Festival, at which the pair were due to perform.
Liam said in 2017 he had felt unfairly scapegoated by Noel and left to shoulder the blame for the band’s split.
But problems had been brewing before the festival incident – with the pair struggling to agree on the artistic direction of Dig Out Your Soul – their final album – which was released in 2008.
Many fans will be intrigued to see how relations between the brothers will play out 15 years on from their split.
How has the Oasis line-up changed over the years?
The group began with five members when they formed in 1991.
This included Paul Arthurs on guitar, Paul McGuigan on bass guitar and Tony McCarroll on drums – with Liam Gallagher on lead vocals and Noel on lead guitar and vocals.
McCarroll was replaced by Alan White in 1995 and Arthurs and McGuigan were replaced by Gem Archer and Andy Bell in 1999.
White then left the band in 2004 and was replaced by Zac Starkey and then he gave way to Chris Sharrock in 2008.
The remaining members of the band continued with Liam Gallagher and formed the new band Beady Eye, which disbanded in 2014.
It’s not known who, if any, of the former band members will join Liam and Noel on tour next year.
Why are they doing this now?
A statement from the band said: “The guns have fallen silent. The stars have aligned. The great wait is over. Come see. It will not be televised.”
Only those who were in the room with Noel and Liam – aged 57 and 51 respectively – when they decided to reunite will know the real reason for their reconciliation.
Many wrote them off, saying it was implausible that they’d ever play together again – especially after Noel declined to appear on stage with Liam at One Love Manchester after the city was rocked by the Ariana Grande concert bombing.
The cynical answer is of course that 17 huge shows (so far) will generate a lot of income for the band.
If Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour is anything to go by, they could rake in around £14m per concert.
