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Oasis are playing a series of gigs in their reunion tour<\/p>\n

07:07, 22 May 2025Updated 08:19, 22 May 2025<\/p>\n

\"OasisOasis fan, Frank Oldham(Image: Jason Roberts \/Manchester Evening News)<\/p>\n

New research has predicted that Oasis fans will spend a combined \u00a31.06 BILLION for the band’s reunion tour set to take place this summer.<\/p>\n

According to the report by Barclays’ Wonderwallets, the figure will beat out the \u00a3997m that Barclays estimated would be spent on the UK leg of Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour 2024, with the average Oasis fan expected to spend around \u00a3766.22 for tickets, travel, accommodation and merchandise.<\/p>\n

On average, Oasis fans predict that they will spend slightly less than Swifties (\u00a3766.22 for Oasis versus \u00a3848.30 for Swift), but this is offset by Oasis playing more stops.<\/p>\n

With just over a month before Liam and Noel Gallagher make their long-awaited return to the stage together, it feels like what was once a dream for many-a-fan is about to become a reality, however, with the eye watering expenditure, will it all be worth it in the end?<\/p>\n

The Manchester Evening News headed out into Manchester city centre<\/a> to talk to the fans.<\/p>\n

\"SeanSean Egan says the hotel prices were a ‘stinger'(Image: Jason Roberts \/Manchester Evening News)<\/p>\n

Sean Egan, 51, is one of those fans who’s spending is creeping closer and closer to the magic \u00a3766.22 mark. From Leeds, he will be going to watch the group in August in Edinburgh.<\/p>\n

After signing up for presale, Sean said he was ‘fortunate’ enough to get his ticket for only \u00a3160. However, he wasn’t so lucky when it came to accommodation.<\/p>\n

He told the M.E.N.: “I was very fortunate to get the tickets for that price. It did happen for some people, not everybody went through the same frustrations.<\/p>\n

“The downside is the hotel because I’m paying \u00a3400 to stay at a Premier Inn. I say I’ve been fortunate but the hotel is a stinger.<\/p>\n

“But if they turn up and if they’re decent it’ll be worth it. My lad’s 17, and he’s really into it now, so it’s one of those things that has brought people together.”<\/p>\n

Frank Oldham<\/a>, 30, lives in Manchester and works at the Oasis memorabilia store, Microdot, which was opened by frequent collaborator of the group, Brian Cannon.<\/a><\/p>\n

For Frank, the \u00a3299 spent on tickets for one of the Heaton Park<\/a> shows in July will probably be his biggest expense. Speaking to the M.E.N., he said: “I had some redundancy money from a previous job, so I had the money at the time.<\/p>\n

“I’m a big Oasis fan so I thought, ‘I’m never going to get this chance again’. So I just did it.<\/p>\n

“I do sometimes think ‘God that is a lot of money.’ I could have gone to Glastonbury for that amount of money.<\/p>\n

“But because of what Oasis meant to me in my youth, it feels like an opportunity I wouldn’t have got. As it gets closer, me and my friends are talking about it a lot.<\/p>\n

\"FrankFrank can’t wait to see the band (Image: Jason Roberts \/Manchester Evening News)<\/p>\n

“Working at the shop too means that every conversation I’m having with people is about if you have tickets or not. As time is going by and it’s getting closer, it’s become more real.<\/p>\n

“I live in Levenshulme so it’s a bit far away from Heaton Park, but I don’t think I’ll spend that much. There’ll be no more expenses, just a few drinks on the night and then travelling back.<\/p>\n

“The only thing that concerns me is getting home from Heaton Park, it’s a bit of a pain.”<\/p>\n

After a series of shows in the UK, Oasis will then embark on a world tour that will see them play in Canada, United States, Mexico, South Korea, Japan, Japan, Australia, Argentina, Chile and Brazil.<\/p>\n

37-year-old Benjamin Maurer, from France, is one of those international fans who was eager to experience a once in a lifetime event, but was unfortunately unable to get his hands on some tickets.<\/p>\n

\"BenjaminBenjamin missed out on the tickets(Image: Jason Roberts \/Manchester Evening News)<\/p>\n

“I wasn’t expecting to get any tickets because so many people wanted to go,” he said. “I feel like for everyone to be able to attend there would have to be 100 concerts, I’m disappointed but I was expecting that.<\/p>\n

“I had friends who tried as well and no-one I know got any. This is my first time in Manchester and I can tell that it’s nothing like London.<\/p>\n

“It’s a different spirit, it’s very authentic and there’s a character to the city. Oasis to me felt the same, it’s bigger than life, it’s a band you can really connect with throughout your life, it’s fantastic.”<\/p>\n

Another big Oasis fan who missed out on tickets was Ben Ruthers, 27, but it wasn’t for the want of trying. He told the M.E.N. that despite overcoming the Ticketmaster queues, he just couldn’t see himself parting ways with \u00a3300 to buy the tickets.<\/p>\n

\"BenBen couldn’t justify spending \u00a3300 on the tickets(Image: Jason Roberts \/Manchester Evening News)<\/p>\n

“The price was too much,” he explained. “I’ve been a fan for ages, I’m a City fan, so I’m part of that as well. It was just too much.<\/p>\n

“I looked at resellers and it’s pushing \u00a3500 which is crazy. Fair enough to people who are spending that much.<\/p>\n

“It’s subjective isn’t it, at the end of the day it’s not about what it’s worth to other people, it’s about what it’s worth to you.”<\/p>\n

\"PhilPhil Yates thinks the money would be better spent on supporting local artists and venues (Image: Jason Roberts \/Manchester Evening News)<\/p>\n

One man who didn’t get carried away with the hype when Oasis announced the reunion last August is Phil Yates. The 68-year-old music fan told the M.E.N.: “I enjoy a lot of their stuff but they’re living off past glory.<\/p>\n

“The only one I’m annoyed at missing is Kylie on Monday. I’ve been to every Kylie show since 2002!<\/p>\n

“There’s that many clubs and bars that have live music from bands you’ve never heard of and they’re brilliant. I think it’s worth spending a few quid going to watch one of them.<\/p>\n

“That’s what I tend to do now, not these big concerts.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Oasis are playing a series of gigs in their reunion tour 07:07, 22 May 2025Updated 08:19, 22 May…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":121926,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8813],"tags":[748,393,4884,22283,14576,2465,18960,8086,696,12038,25182,25181,1286,8937,8733,16,15,49],"class_list":{"0":"post-121925","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-manchester","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-england","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-heaton-park","12":"tag-liam-gallagher","13":"tag-manchester","14":"tag-manchester-bars","15":"tag-manchester-city-centre","16":"tag-manchester-music","17":"tag-manchester-pubs","18":"tag-noel-gallagher","19":"tag-oasis","20":"tag-oldham","21":"tag-pubs-and-bars","22":"tag-taylor-swift","23":"tag-uk","24":"tag-united-kingdom","25":"tag-united-states"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114550285656564679","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121925","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=121925"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121925\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/121926"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=121925"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=121925"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=121925"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}