‘Thousands’ of fake Oasis tickets appear before North America tour sale begins --[Reported by Umva mag]

Oasis have issued a statement telling fans to be wary (Picture: Simon Emmett/Fear PR/PA Wire) Oasis have issues a warning to their North American fans not to fall for scams ahead of the sale for their tour as ‘thousands’ of counterfeit tickets are being advertised. ‘Please be aware. Thousands of fake Oasis tickets have already been discovered on Stubhub and Vivid Seats before the North America tour has even gone on sale!’ the band said on their official X page. ‘@TwicketsUS and @Ticketmaster Fan-to-Fan in the US and Canada are the only official resellers.’ The post linked to a letter released by the National Independent Venue Association (NIVA) on Wednesday, which said it found evidence of at least 9,000 fake tickets being listed for the US shows a day before any official ticket was sold. ‘Not only are these tickets fake, they are estimated to be exceedingly higher than the face value of real tickets,’ the letter read. The general sale will not begin until October 4, with the presale starting today. Oasis have released a statement warning North America fans to watch out for fake tickets (Picture: Oasis/X) The band is set to perform in Toronto, Chicago, East Rutherford, Los Angeles, and Mexico City at the end of the summer next year. This comes after Oasis ticketing chaos in the UK, with some on resale sites for hugely inflated prices into the thousands after the general sale opening. However, most UK fans were also irked by the official ticket sales, as dynamic pricing inflated costs due to huge demand, leaving many queueing for hours only to be unable to afford to buy one. The band are heading to North America after their UK tour (Picture: Simon Ritter/Redferns) After huge backlash, it was announced that dynamic pricing would not be used for the North America tour dates, as a statement read: ‘Ticketmaster’s dynamic pricing model will not be applied to the forthcoming sale of tickets to Oasis concerts in North America.’ Many UK fans were infuriated after reading this, with some asking if they would be reimbursed for their more expensive tickets. In the UK, a mere 50 minutes into the general sale opening, resale site Stubhub had tickets listed tickets for a mammoth £110,554. This is a breaking news story, more to follow soon… Check back shortly for further updates. If you’ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the Metro.co.uk entertainment team by emailing us [email protected], calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we’d love to hear from you. For more stories like this, check our entertainment page. Follow Metro.co.uk Entertainment on Twitter and Facebook for the latest celeb and entertainment updates. You can now also get Metro.co.uk articles sent straight to your device. Sign up for our daily push alerts here.

Oct 3, 2024 - 16:23
‘Thousands’ of fake Oasis tickets appear before North America tour sale begins --[Reported by Umva mag]
Liam Gallagher and Noel Gallagher
Oasis have issued a statement telling fans to be wary (Picture: Simon Emmett/Fear PR/PA Wire)

Oasis have issues a warning to their North American fans not to fall for scams ahead of the sale for their tour as ‘thousands’ of counterfeit tickets are being advertised.

‘Please be aware. Thousands of fake Oasis tickets have already been discovered on Stubhub and Vivid Seats before the North America tour has even gone on sale!’ the band said on their official X page.

‘@TwicketsUS and @Ticketmaster Fan-to-Fan in the US and Canada are the only official resellers.’

The post linked to a letter released by the National Independent Venue Association (NIVA) on Wednesday, which said it found evidence of at least 9,000 fake tickets being listed for the US shows a day before any official ticket was sold.

‘Not only are these tickets fake, they are estimated to be exceedingly higher than the face value of real tickets,’ the letter read.

The general sale will not begin until October 4, with the presale starting today.

Oasis warning to fans on X
Oasis have released a statement warning North America fans to watch out for fake tickets (Picture: Oasis/X)

The band is set to perform in Toronto, Chicago, East Rutherford, Los Angeles, and Mexico City at the end of the summer next year.

This comes after Oasis ticketing chaos in the UK, with some on resale sites for hugely inflated prices into the thousands after the general sale opening.

However, most UK fans were also irked by the official ticket sales, as dynamic pricing inflated costs due to huge demand, leaving many queueing for hours only to be unable to afford to buy one.

Photo of Noel GALLAGHER and Liam GALLAGHER on stage
The band are heading to North America after their UK tour (Picture: Simon Ritter/Redferns)

After huge backlash, it was announced that dynamic pricing would not be used for the North America tour dates, as a statement read: ‘Ticketmaster’s dynamic pricing model will not be applied to the forthcoming sale of tickets to Oasis concerts in North America.’

Many UK fans were infuriated after reading this, with some asking if they would be reimbursed for their more expensive tickets.

In the UK, a mere 50 minutes into the general sale opening, resale site Stubhub had tickets listed tickets for a mammoth £110,554.

This is a breaking news story, more to follow soon… Check back shortly for further updates.

If you’ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the Metro.co.uk entertainment team by emailing us [email protected], calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we’d love to hear from you.

For more stories like this, check our entertainment page.

Follow Metro.co.uk Entertainment on Twitter and Facebook for the latest celeb and entertainment updates. You can now also get Metro.co.uk articles sent straight to your device. Sign up for our daily push alerts here.




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