Hotels in the capital city have seen an 88 per cent hike in price as fans clamour for a bed for the night after seeing their idols
Many Oasis fans face paying more for a hotel for the night than their ticket(Image: Getty)
With Oasis set to play at Edinburgh’s Murrayfield for three nights from tonight (Friday 8 August) new research has shown the staggering price of a hotel in the city while the Britpop idols are in town. Data shows that the capital city has seen prices surge meaning fans could face paying more for a bed than for their ticket.
Hotel prices in every city on the Gallagher brother’s reunion tour have seen massive spikes, but Edinburgh has seen one of the steepest, according to the study by Grosvenor Casinos. They found the average cost of a bed for the night on the dates Oasis are playing at Murrayfield has soared by 88 per cent.
And that means Scottish fans are having to shell out £430 for one night’s accommodation after the concert.
The city is currently hosting the Edinburgh International Festival until August 24 which sees around four million visitors annually descend on Auld Reekie. It’s likely that this will also play a part in increased prices for hotels.
Grosvenor Casinos said that in three weeks time, hotels that are charging £430 a night will drop down to an average of £229.
When Oasis tickets first went on sale, searches for ‘hotels near Scottish Gas Murrayfield‘ also spiked, hitting 80,420 in August.
Accommodation costs across five major cities hosting the Oasis 2025 tour have soared, with some prices rising by over 450 percent on concert night compared to exactly three weeks later.
Oasis 2025 Hotel Price Index
This table compares the average cost of hotel stays for two adults on the night of each city’s concert versus the same hotels exactly three weeks later.
City
Tour Night Price
3 Weeks Later
Price Increase
% Increase
Manchester
£421
£76
£345
+454%
Cardiff
£588
£113
£475
+420%
Edinburgh
£430
£229
£201
+88%
Dublin
£356
£210
£146
+70%
London
£527
£432
£95
+22%
Manchester, where the band played at Heaton Park, records the most extreme price hike, with hotel costs increasing by 454 percent, from £76 on a typical night to £421 during the tour – a total rise of £345.
Interest in the area also spiked, with Google searches for “cheap hotel near Heaton Park” rising by 1,300 percent over the past 12 months. In August, when tickets were originally released, search volume peaked at 113k across this and related terms such as “places to stay near heaton park” and “heaton park hotels”.
Cardiff followed closely behind, with prices surging by 420 percent, from £113 to £588, an increase of £475, making it the most expensive city overall to stay in on concert night.
The biggest price increase in hotels was recorded when the band played Heaton Park, Manchester(Image: MEN)
Google searches for “Cardiff hotel rooms” jumped by 13,355 percent over the past year, with fans eager to secure accommodation for the opening weekend of the tour at the city’s Principality Stadium. Related search terms for “Cardiff Oasis tickets” also rose by over 50 percent in June compared to May, increasing from 35,100 to 53,160.
Over in Ireland, Dublin is also seeing a sees a notable increase, with hotel costs rising from £210 to £356 on dates there. This is a 70 percent increase (£146).
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London saw the smallest price spike, with hotel prices rising by 22 percent, from £432 to £527, an increase of £95. However, demand still grew, with Google searches for “hotels in Wembley Stadium area” rising by 200 percent year-on-year. Searches peaked in September at 101,980, a month after the ticket release.
With an average cost of £588 per night, Cardiff is the most expensive city for fans to stay in during the Oasis 2025 tour. London follows at £527, while Edinburgh (£430) and Manchester (£421) come just below.
Dublin is the cheapest overall at £356, though concertgoers are still paying nearly £150 more than they would on a normal night.