Maximise Your Chances by following these tips
The first thing I want to say is that if you’ve missed out on tickets to Oasis, please don’t give up hope.
Over the years I’ve missed out on sold out tickets countless times, and only once did I not manage to get face value tickets in the end, and that was for Taylor Swift last year. Over that time, I’ve had a lot of experience with the various legitimate resale sites, and want to give some reassurance that it IS possible to get yourself tickets as long as you’re organised, dedicated and know what to do and what sites to use.
I’ve never bought from a tout nor any of the sites that sell for over face value.
This guide is aimed at giving fans the best chance possible to get the tickets that will become available, with some hints and tips I’ve picked up along the way.
Is there a chance of getting Oasis tickets on resale?
Based on my experience, I’d say yes. You have a good chance if you’re dedicated to it. You also need to be flexible, as more tickets will become available the closer to the gigs we get. Tickets WILL go on sale and they will go to somebody, but you need to be dedicated and organised to make sure you have the best chance of being one of the lucky few who gets them.
Yes, it’s probably harder for Oasis than others due to how rarely they play live, but there are still plenty of reasons people will sell tickets.
If the Era’s Tour ticket experience this year makes you worried, remember that tour was pretty much locked down by codes. Lots of tickets went to legit fans who had pre-ordered the album, and for the rest everyone had to register to receive a code for a specific city, so the scope of what you could buy was very limited. For example, I’d registered for Liverpool so had zero chance to buy a ticket for Wembley. This all made sure the tickets went to legitimate fans but meant there was a very closed resale market, with most being resold via Ticketmaster behind a code.
Oasis is different, there are 17 nights with huge capacity, and no limits on who can buy legitimate tickets if they come back on sale at any point, for whatever reason.
Who are the official ticket sellers?
The official ticket sellers are Ticketmaster, Seetickets and Gigs and Tours, and Twickets is the only other approved site to get regular tickets. Do not buy from any other sites. Further down is a guide to using Twickets and Ticketmaster Resale based on my experiences, but first we look at where not to buy tickets from and why.
Avoid using Viagogo and Stubhub (or any other unapproved third party site)
You’ve probably heard of these two sites, as they’ve been around for years.
Oasis put this tweet out, and alluded to it in the original T&Cs also, that only Twickets and Ticketmaster’s own resale platform are acceptable places to sell on unwanted tickets.
They say that “Tickets appearing on other secondary ticketing sites are either counterfeit or will be cancelled by the promoters.”. Now I honestly don’t know how real or possible this is for them to do. There has been similar messaging in the past and not a lot of stories of tickets actually getting cancelled. It would be great if it happened though.
Either way, the threat is there and we don’t know when or how this will be done. It could be nearer the gig, so you could buy a ticket on there now and find it’s invalid nearer the time, or even when you get to the venue. It’s not worth the risk.
Twickets, who have partnered with Oasis on this resale, are backing up the message about tickets being cancelled:
Viagogo and Stubhub are legitimate sites in that they’re big multinational companies that let normal people list tickets on there, but their reputation is that of being a place for touts to sell at vastly overinflated prices, as they have no price limits. Stubhub has 200+ tickets for each date at the time of writing, starting at around £600. Hopefully they get cancelled as has been threatened. Taylor Swift tickets were going for £thousands on there in the days leading up to the shows.
Beware of fake sites
While Viagogo and Stubhub are legitimate businesses, though you’re always buying at your own risk where resellers are involved, there are hundreds of other sites that are completely fake, will take your money and promise you a ticket, and you’ll never hear from them again. These will be rife for Oasis shows, so don’t be caught out by them.
However desperate you are, don’t get tempted by these random sites. Stick only to Ticketmaster, See Tickets, Gigs and Tours and Twickets.
Reasons people will be selling tickets
Yes, it was majorly sought after, yes people are very excited this week about the prospect of Oasis playing live again, but a year is a long time. Firstly, you’ve got people whose life circumstances will change, weddings will come up on the date you want, pregnancies, job changes, unfortunately illnesses and injuries as well and various other reasons that people who desperately want to attend can’t do so. It might only be that they can’t attend that particular night, and will be doing the same as you for a different night. The outcome is the same, tickets being sold on.
That’s before the fact that there are a lot of people who got tickets because of the hype. There may well be a lot of people who decide it’s really not for them as they think about it over the winter, and they would rather spend their money on something else. Also, if some dates in Europe/America/Asia get announced as has been rumoured you’ll find some people from there will sell the tickets they got for the UK dates and go to their local shows.
Touts are obviously out there, but this guide is purely focused on giving you the best chance possible to get hold of the tickets that normal people are selling for whatever reason.
How to give yourself the best chance: the legitimate resale platforms
Here we look at the different platforms, and what you need to do to put yourself in the best position to get an Oasis tour ticket on resale.
Twickets
I’m a huge advocate of Twickets. They’ve grown so much, from a DIY face value ethical ticket exchange to becoming THE place to resell tickets. They have been an official partner of many of the largest acts in the world for their tours, such as Adele, Ed Sheeran, Arctic Monkeys, Foo Fighters and loads more. Oasis have chosen them as the official resale partners for this tour.
I’ve been using them for at least the last 10 years, and have never had a bad experience. It surprises me how many people have never heard of it.
How does it work?
The site basically lists people’s unwanted tickets as and when it receives them for face value, and then it’s a case of fastest finger first. You set up alerts and you get them through to your app or emails. All tickets are manually approved, and you are covered as this page describes:
Of course, double check this page doesn’t get updated in the meantime. This screenshot was taken as of 1st September 2024.
Honestly, it’s very frustrating to see so many alerts and then click through to find the ticket is “being booked by someone else”. There is an element of luck involved.
Hint…they are reserved for 10 minutes when somebody clicks through. That doesn’t mean they are going to complete the booking…do what you will with that information.
Second hint…something I’ve noticed from having loads of alerts up for different shows, and from selling, is that they approve tickets in batches, and not necessarily immediately after they are listed, meaning if you get an alert it may be shortly followed by more tickets becoming available. Again, do with that what you will.
When are tickets likely to be sold?
Remember that it is more likely that tickets will be sold on by people a) nearer the gig as people realise they can’t go, even up to the day before or sometimes the day of and b) the days that the tickets actually become available in their Ticketmaster/See/Gigs and Tours accounts. Basically, you need to be on the ball with knowing these things, looking on social media etc. The tickets won’t come to you, as with everything the more effort you make the more chance you’ll have.
Tickets can come on at any time though.
To Be completely honest, there was a gig in the past where I basically refreshed the event page all day on a weekend a couple of weeks before the gig because I wanted to go so much and I managed to get them.
Setting up Twickets alerts
This is the best way to set up Twickets alerts:
- Sign up for an account
- Download the app and make sure push notifications are on.
- Sign into it on your browser on your computer
- Tip – Twickets does log you out quite often, so if it’s safe to do so I’d save the password on your phone and computer for easy login, as time is of the essence when a ticket becomes available
- Go to the Oasis tour listing page and select the date you want. Don’t worry if there are multiple dates you want, you can change the settings in a minute. OR go to https://www.twickets.live/app/account/alerts. At the time of writing alerts aren’t available on individual pages, likely because of demand.
- Click “Create an alert” on the events page, or “Add an alert” on https://www.twickets.live/app/account/alerts
- Play around with your settings. For example, if you can only make a couple of dates, make sure the dates are specified so you only get alerts for those, as it defaults to a long time period. This will avoid you buying tickets for the wrong night in a panic!
- You can create multiple alerts, so just click back and onto a different date if you want to create another.
- If you will do any dates you can get hold of tickets for, set one up for each venue and make sure the date ranges takes in all the gigs
- If you type into the “venue” box, it’ll search for the right venue for you to select.
- Name your alert something logical. If you’ve gone through the account “Add Alert” page, Event name should just be “Oasis”
- This is what my Wembley alert for just 25th – 26th July looks like:
- I’d also bookmark the pages on your browser too, and have your emails popping up on your laptop and phone, as sometimes they come in quicker than the app alerts.
- When you get an alert, click through and scroll down to “Buy Tickets” as quickly as possible.
Set up the alerts now, even though it’s likely the majority will come through in 2025. Once you see one for your venue, you’ll know they’re set up correctly.
I guess the choice around how many venues to try is based on how far you’re willing to travel. Obviously the more dates you’re able to attend, the more suitable tickets will cross your path.
***Update: there seems to be an issue with Twickets alerts as of 2nd September, with people reporting not receiving those that are being posted to social media. Not sure if this is a capacity issue or if there is some sort of priority system based on when you set them up. Either way, I’m sure they’ll get them fixed
What happens next if you do get tickets?
Ticket transfer options are available on Ticketmaster in the Ticketmaster Account (see their policy here) and See Tickets in the See Tickets Wallet (see their policy here), so you would receive those when they become available for transfer, which is usually nearer the time of the show. Gigs and Tours are part of See Tickets, so tickets on there would also go through the See Tickets Wallet too.
Note that the ticket transfers are not moderated by See, there is still a chance it can go wrong, as I’m sure you can imagine the scenarios. See’s disclaimer is here:
Ticketmaster seem to be a bit more concrete on it, saying “The tickets in the sender’s account will no longer be valid for entry once transferred.”, but as always read all the documentation on their site at the time you use it
Ticketmaster resale
The other option is Ticketmaster’s own resale feature. Now this is not actually as separate as it makes out. The resale tickets appear within the usual events page, but labelled as resale. This is an example from a random upcoming gig:
Despite the bad press around them and the surge pricing, Ticketmaster’s resale is at face value…of sorts. People are only allowed to sell the tickets at the price they sold them at, meaning there will be face value tickets to be had at some point. There’ll also be those that were originally sold at surge pricing on there, and the more expensive packages. But, nobody can inflate above the price they paid, which is something.
Are there alerts for Ticketmaster resale?
No. This is where it differs from Twickets, and this can be an advantage. It’s basically luck whether you check the page and the tickets are on there. So…check the page often. It’s about persistence and effort, which puts you at a big advantage over many who don’t or can’t make that effort.
Warning: Do NOT use page trackers or bots for either Twickets or Ticketmaster, you may get your IP banned from Twickets and I guarantee Ticketmaster will flag you as a bot and you won’t be able to get in yourself.
How does it work?
If you’re lucky enough to come across a ticket, you add it to your basket and check out in exactly the same way as you would if it was a normal Ticketmaster transaction. The ticket then leaves the account of the seller, with no way for them to get it back, and lands in yours.
It’s actually the most secure method to buy tickets as Ticketmaster takes care of everything, so there are less points of failure.
It’s worth noting that Ticketmaster resale is turned off a few days before the start of the gig. Twickets doesn’t normally do this.
Friends, family, colleagues and acquaintances
Make it known you are desperate for tickets to friends, family, work colleagues etc. Plenty make their way to good homes that way. Make sure they think of you first if they come across any spares, or have them themselves. f
Speculative: Additional ticket releases
This is purely speculative but…if they do cancel a load of tickets from the third party resellers, where do they go? Maybe back into a pot that can be sold at normal prices to fans who want them.
I’d assume these would go to mailing list subscribers as they were guaranteed a presale code, so you’d best make friends with someone on that list!
Speculative: Production tickets
It’s very common for bands to hold back some tickets when playing stadiums or large venues as they don’t know stage dimensions, where barriers will be etc, to avoid overselling.
These are then released as “production tickets” in the weeks leading up to the event. Sometimes they’re announced…and sometimes they’re not. It’s all about being on the ball and keeping checking the relevant social media and ticket sites.
How far are you willing to go on price?
We all have our own limits on what we’d spend. There were some very expensive packages available with merchandise etc up to the £500 mark. There were also some “hospitality” tickets for Heaton Park at around £250.
These may come up as resale tickets. It’s worth having conversations with the people you want to go with to get an idea of what people’s financial limits are so you can be ready to go when you hear about tickets.
Hospitality
The stadiums, Wembley, Murrayfield and Principality Stadium have VIP boxes and hospitality packages. I assume these are sold out, but that’s not to say opportunities to buy them aren’t possible, but make sure it’s through the official websites of these stadiums or if you’re lucky, a trusted friend who has a box! Tread VERY carefully, but it’s worth exploring options.
There will be tickets being sold at face value by fellow fans between now and the date of the gigs, so let’s make sure they get into the hands of the fans who truly want them.
How to sell Oasis tickets?
If you have an Oasis ticket to sell, obviously its up to you what you do with it. But as someone who knows how much it means to go to these shows, and can’t imagine not having a ticket, I can only encourage you to please please re-sell it onto a fan.
You can sell your Oasis ticket legitimately through either Ticketmaster (if that’s where you originally bought it from) or Twickets (you have to use this is you got them on See Tickets / Gigs and Tours, but you can sell Ticketmaster tickets on there too) to make sure legitimate fans get hold of it.
Its really simple to use Twickets, just check out the “how it works” page here. See and Ticketmaster have different policies about when it allows you to do the transfer, it may be that you don’t receive it from See til nearer the time. Ticketmaster has their own platform so I’d just use that if you bought on there to save the hassle. Just note that you might not get the money til after the show, so its not a quick fix to any money issues!
Please don’t give in to the temptation to make money from it. It might be a once in a lifetime opportunity to people, and there is clearly more demand for tickets than there are tickets available. Do the right thing and make somebody’s day.
Thank you so much for this. The whole oasis ticket sale left me really fed up but reading this confirmed that there are good people like you who care. And just maybe my perseverance will pay off! I just wish they’d let us queue overnight at a record shop like the old days.Thanks
Glad it’s helped! Just keep the dates free and ramp up the efforts even more in the weeks leading up to the gigs, as many who are selling will do it when the tickets become available for transfers in the accounts. When people start realising childcare has fallen through/illness/double booked/weddings etc the tickets will start moving. Good luck!