Hell has indeed frozen over – Oasis are officially reuniting for a tour that many thought would never happen, and an almighty, Gallagher-style scrap to get tickets is about to kick off in today's general sale.
When is the pre-sale? The official pre-sale ballot has now closed (it ended on Wednesday August 28 at 7pm BST).
When does the general sale start? It starts on Saturday August 31 at 9am BST for the UK, and at 8am IST on the same day for Dublin.
Where can I buy tickets? The official vendors for the Oasis general sale are Ticketmaster, Gigsandtours, and See Tickets.
Unfortunately, the pre-sale ballot has now closed and all of the codes have now been sent out over email – so if you didn't get a golden ticket (and have triple-checked your spam folder to make sure), that's one possible route gone.
But if you missed out on the pre-sale ballot, there are still a few ways to boost your chances in today's general sale and make the process, if not painless, then less of a 'gas panic'.
All Ticket Ballot codes have now been sent out to fans.Please do NOT buy a code or transfer them to someone else. Codes ONLY work with the registered email address.If you didn't get a code to access the pre-sale, you can join the general sale tomorrow morning.August 30, 2024
We've broken down the best tactics for getting Oasis Live '25 tickets below, based on a combination of official guidance and our own experience of landing gig tickets for the likes of Glastonbury.
The band have added extra dates to the tour, which should slightly boost your chances in the general sale. The tour starts on July 4, 2025 at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff and runs through to August 17, 2025 at Croke Park in Dublin, via Manchester's Heaton Park, London's Wembley Stadium and Edinburgh's Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium. For a full list of the dates, head to the band's official page.
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The tickets will be particularly hot as Oasis have said the dates will be their "only European shows" and the band has now confirmed (in the tweet above) that they won't be playing Glastonbury.
So what tech tricks can you employ to boost your chances of getting tickets? Here's a three-stage masterplan to help you on your way…
How to get Oasis tickets
1. Get your ticket agency ducks in a row
The general sale will likely sell out in minutes, but having a clear strategy will put you ahead of many punters (if not the professional ticket brokers, who've already been ticked off by the band for shady pre-sale practices). Your best bet is to do the following prep.
The three places to buy Oasis reunion tickets on Saturday August 31 at 9am will be on Ticketmaster's Oasis tickets page, the Gigsandtours Oasis tickets page, and See Tickets Oasis tickets page. Make sure you're logged into each one this morning at least 45 minutes before the sale starts with your saved card details.
If you're worried about email marketing, it could be worth quickly setting up a dummy tickets email account and saving the log-ins with the best password managers so you're ready to roll (with it) come Saturday.
It's worth doing all of this ahead of time because, aside from the inevitable technical issues when the general sale starts (a Taylor Swift-style Ticketmaster crash is possible), setting up a new account involves verifying it with your phone number and a one-time passcode. That's definitely something you don't want to be doing at 8.59am.
It's also worth adding your card information to your ticket agency account to ensure a quick, smooth buying process if you get lucky. This can always be deleted after the fact – for example, on Ticketmaster go to My Account > My Profile > Billing Information > Delete card.
Consider starting on pages for less popular tour dates, if you can – for example, a Sunday or weekday are likely to be less popular than Friday or Saturday dates.
2. General sale tactics
Aside from grabbing your limited-edition vinyl copy of Definitely Maybe for good luck, there are a few things you can do to boost your chances of grabbing tickets in the Oasis Live '25 general sale on Saturday August 31 at 9am.
Naturally, teaming up with friends who are on different Wi-Fi networks will also boost your chances – you can buy a maximum of four tickets each, so keep your plans co-ordinated over WhatsApp.
Once you're signed into the ticket agency websites, Ticketmaster's official guidance also suggests clearing your browser's cache. For example, on Chrome you do this by clicking the three-dot menu in the top right, then clicking 'delete browsing data'. The ticket agency also recommends not using a VPN (but more on that below).
Waiting rooms will typically open 15 minutes before the sale starts (with lobbies sometimes starting before that), so make sure you're charged and set up on the page of your chosen Oasis date(s) for 8.15am BST. Once you're in the waiting room, don't refresh your page as it won't move you up the queue and could even push you towards the back.
Using a private Wi-Fi network (or 5G) is preferable to using public networks. And while Ticketmaster's official guidance suggests avoiding VPNs, this is a known ticket-buying tactic that we've previously recommended for buying Glastonbury tickets.
If your ticket-buying team contains a risk-taker who's prepared to ignore that official advice, they could try using one of the best VPNs on each of their devices to mix up their IP addresses across different devices and boost their chances. But you've been warned: Ticketmaster advises against this, so it may be best to follow the simpler tactics above and get your place in the queue early.
3. Relax, and use Twickets instead...
If you want to avoid the stress of today's general sale, or are away when the general sale starts, there's an alternative that could ultimately be simpler – picking up tickets in the resale instead. And no, that doesn't mean spending thousands at Stubhub (Oasis has warned that these tickets will be canceled).
There key thing to know if that there are only two official resale partners – Twickets and Ticketmaster's Fan-to-Fan exchange. So while there will undoubtedly be scores of scammers on social media and eBay, do not be tempted to buy from them – even if the tickets are genuine (and many won't be), buying from anywhere other those two official routes will be a breach of the ticket's terms and conditions. Which means you could, in theory, be turned away on the day of the gig.
The good news is that both Twickets and Ticketmaster's Fan-to-Fan exchange will only allow tickets to be sold for face value (plus fees), so you won't face some the extortionate prices we've seen before on the likes of Stubhub or Viagogo.
We're fans of Twickets having used them multiple times over the years for various gigs – and given the size of the Oasis shows, there will likely be multiple opportunities to buy resale tickets from early 2025. The best thing to do is set up an alert in the app (which you can download for iOS or Android), so you can get push alerts on your phone whenever resale tickets go on sale.
To do this, just search for 'Oasis', choose your preferred date and then tap the 'alert' bell message to save the alert. You'll then get push notifications when tickets go on sale – these tickets will have been vetted by Twickets as genuine, but you'll have to be quick. They will go in seconds.
It's worth bearing in mind that Twickets charges buyers an extra 10-15% of the total ticket price, so it's certainly not the cheapest option compared to the general sale. But aside from the uncertainty of getting tickets nearer the time, it might also prove to be a less stressful experience and a more surefire route to success than August 31.
Good luck, we'll see you in the ticket-buying mosh pit...
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