In a new interview with The Standard, The Who guitarist Pete Townshend shared his disappointment about Oasis’ reunion.
“Well, I’m disappointed,” the guitarist said during the interview. When asked if he was disappointed because he couldn’t get tickets to the show, Townshend added: “No, because I really like their solo albums.”
Oasis reunited on August 27 this year, 15 years after the Gallagher brothers’ feud forced the band to break up. The ticket prices became a matter of discussion, as people had the pay more than double the price because of dynamic pricing.
Names like Myles Kennedy, Jack White, and David Gilmour have shared their thoughts on the prices.
“Oasis should do what’s right for them. Chose a ticket price and stick to it,” Gilmour said.
“One of my favorite choruses of all time,” Myles Kennedy said of Oasis during another interview with Rockklassiker. “As a songwriter, a lot of times we think in parts, like, ‘Oh, that’s a great part. Why couldn’t I have written that part?’ And to me, one of the greatest choruses ever written is ‘Champagne Supernova.’ That is such a massive hook. So I would love to see that live. Just that moment would be worth whatever bazillions of dollars they’re charging.”
“This is the kind of rock’n’roll you’re not gonna get at Wembley Stadium for £400!” the singer said after he jumped into ‘No Name’s ‘Archbishop Harold Holmes,’” Jack White added in another.
Oasis is now canceling every ticket sold on secondary websites for the UK tour dates. According to the band’s promoters, Live Nation and SJM, more than 50,000 tickets listed on secondary websites for the UK tour dates will be voided. They confirmed that all canceled tickets will be re-listed on Ticketmaster at face value.
Oasis had 1.4 million tickets available for their UK dates. However, over 10 million fans from 158 countries joined the queue, and many tickets appeared on resale sites for higher prices shortly afterward.
The band’s promoters emphasized that tickets were only available at face value through Ticketmaster or its resale partner, Twickets, to control prices and limit ticket reselling.