“Hey, if they break up before then, it’ll be a hilarious story to tell.”
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An Oasis superfan is feeling supersonic after tattooing her Murrayfield ticket on her arm ahead of the band’s upcoming Edinburgh shows.
Shannon Rattray, 29, was born at the height of Oasis mania in 1995 and has longed to see the Britpop legends her entire life.
Her parents, Sharon, 51, and Donald, 59, also loved the band, but never got to experience the Gallagher brothers in concert because they were too busy bringing up Shannon and her siblings.
When Oasis broke up in 2009, the family, from Midlothian, thought they’d would never get the chance to see them live.
But when the group announced their reunion tour, Shannon managed to bag four tickets for August 12 in the capital.
Shannon Rattray, 29, from Midlothian.(Image: UGC)
She will go to the gig with her mum and dad and boyfriend, Kai, also 29.
The mum -of-two told the Record: “I have waited for this moment for nearly 30 years so I wanted something to mark it that will last forever. I might be slightly mad for doing it, but this concert means the absolute world to me.
“I was brought up listening to Oasis and my mum and dad never got round to seeing them because they were raising me and my siblings.
“When we saw the announcement that they were coming back, I sat in the queue for hours for tickets.
“When I got them, I was crying and jumping about with excitement. It was such a special moment being able to call my mum and tell her that her dream of seeing Oasis live was coming true!
“I cried down the phone to her.
“As a family have spoken about how we’ve wanted Oasis to get back together so many times and I have spent countless occasions belting out their songs with my parents.
“The fact that we never thought this would happen again makes it even more special.”
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Shannon decided to cement her special memory in ink on July 23.
She continued: “It was by pure chance that the tattoo artist that I had contacted had space before the gig, so I thought know you what I am just going to go for it.
“Some might say I am absolutely ridiculous for getting it done, especially given their track record of falling out, but hey, if they break up before the gig it will be a hilarious story to tell.”
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