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Oasis fans, how do you feel about this?!

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GoldenLyonel · 06/09/2024 17:45

‘Shut up’: Liam Gallagher shrugs off criticism of Oasis ticket prices

Especially the last bit, wtf!

’Fans said they queued online for hours only to find that the price of the £135 standing tickets had risen to £355.

On Friday morning, Liam posted on X: “OASIS are back your welcome and I hear there ATTITUDE STINKS good to know something’s never change.”

When fans responded by criticising the ticketing approach, including one X user who said he “didn’t expect [Oasis] to rip off the fans as much as they have done”, Gallagher replied: “SHUTUP”.

And when asked how he was feeling, the 51-year-old responded: “SMUG only kidding SMUG AS F* I told you all we were gonna get back together 1 fine day.”

Liam was also asked how his mother, Peggy, felt about him and Noel reuniting 15 years after the band split. “She’s gutted she couldn’t get a ticket,” he said. When one person questioned why he didn’t give her a free ticket, he said: “Free don’t be silly.”

‘Shut up’: Liam Gallagher shrugs off criticism of Oasis ticket prices

Singer offers typically antagonistic riposte on social media and suggests fans can buy ‘kneeling tickets’

https://www.theguardian.com/music/article/2024/sep/06/shut-up-liam-gallagher-shrugs-off-criticism-of-oasis-ticket-prices

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Justleaveitblankthen · 06/09/2024 18:51

Evergreen90 · 06/09/2024 17:50

I personally think he just plays a character

Hmm, me too.. Somewhat.
He's had long term partners so must have some redeeming features, but i remember the cctv photo of him 'throttling' his current partner?
Pretty shocking.

Lejuge28 · 06/09/2024 18:53

I got tickets and this is the Liam/Oasis I want at next year's gigs.

This is when they are at their best when they have a don't give a fuck attitude.

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GinNphonics · 06/09/2024 18:38

To clarify- Liam drinks in my local.

Yeah you said.

Alongthepineconetrail · 06/09/2024 18:54

Spenditlikebeckham · 06/09/2024 17:47

The whole thing is ridiculous.. They will have fallen out again and all tickets will be refunded...
Imo.

Fans might be refunded ticket cost minus the interest & other gains accumulated while the money was invested.

Noel has a £20 million divorce settlement to pay and this is how he's funding it by ripping off their fans.

ReadingWorm · 06/09/2024 18:56

Like I always say, you are cool edgy rockers in your 20s. In your 50s you’re just an out of touch millionaire rating at a cloud.

Dogondoolally · 06/09/2024 18:57

Was a fan and saw them twice back in the day and thought they were pretty crap.

HRTQueen · 06/09/2024 19:02

He is still acting the prick in his late 40’s it’s hardly a surprise

He will be indulged again as he always has been and will no doubt create some sort of scene at the concerts

EnchantedElf · 06/09/2024 19:02

I would have liked to get tickets for a bit of 90s nostalgia, but 8 hours in a queue last Saturday made me consider whether I really wanted to see them. (I had the queue on my phone in the background while I went about my day)
However, Oasis are ultimately doing this for the money, it’s their business. I don’t blame them for chancing their luck, they’ve proved that people will pay whatever price they set.
Whether it’s an act or his actual personality, I think he’s earned the right to be arrogant, a large proportion of the country have paid over the odds for the privilege of seeing them live.
Morally it’s wrong, but from a business sense they’ve played a blinder.

Lampzade · 06/09/2024 19:04

GinNphonics · 06/09/2024 18:37

To be fair, he drinks in my local and I have to say, he is honestly a nice guy. I think it's all an act to get people talking/interested.

I agree

HomeTruth · 06/09/2024 19:05

I find the whole argument about how they’re ‘only doing it for money’ really bizarre - why do most people go to work? For money. This is their line of work and they’re doing it for the money.

I didn’t get tickets as although I like them it’s too expensive for me. I’ve seen them before and I enjoyed it then, I don’t want to pay as much now.

If you think it’s too expensive don’t go, but they don’t have a moral obligation to anyone. They want to make money. So they’re making it.

Livinginaclock · 06/09/2024 19:06

That's what tickets cost now.
I don't get the big hoo haw.
Pay it or don't.

FatmanandKnobbin · 06/09/2024 19:06

If he came out with some kind of platitude about the ticket prices nobody would be talking about it,or would be calling him a hypocrite or whatever else.

He's done what he does best and acts like an arsehole to generate more publicity.

Ghib · 06/09/2024 19:06

It's 2024 and people are just learning that the Gallagher brothers are dickheads?

Apparently Eminem is offensive too.

🤣

HomeTruth · 06/09/2024 19:07

Livinginaclock · 06/09/2024 19:06

That's what tickets cost now.
I don't get the big hoo haw.
Pay it or don't.

Exactly. Imagine getting your knickers in a twist because Damien Hurst didn’t flog you a pickled shark for a tenner because you like his art but can’t afford it.

Its capitalism. Supply and demand.

caramac04 · 06/09/2024 19:08

He’s definitely playing a part, it’s what he’s known for.

YeahComeOnThen · 06/09/2024 19:09

He's 51????

FMD

deeahgwitch · 06/09/2024 19:13

If Peggy Gallagher is as nice as we are told she is, she will be ashamed that Oasis fans were ripped off.

Hubbabubbapple · 06/09/2024 19:16

Before social media was a simpler time. 😂 Bands not having a platform to show disdain for fans and fans not having a platform to show disdain for bands they like.

The dynamic pricing is a bit shit but at the same time these fans wanted Oasis back together and Oasis are putting their lives into it, away from family, thrown into the spotlight again etc. So then to complain… well it’s what you wanted and everything has a price? At the same time it’s ungrateful of Liam to the fans. But it is Liam Gallagher what do you expect LOL.

Before social media these things would be left unsaid and everyone would be happier

Pedallleur · 06/09/2024 19:17

Alongthepineconetrail · 06/09/2024 18:54

Fans might be refunded ticket cost minus the interest & other gains accumulated while the money was invested.

Noel has a £20 million divorce settlement to pay and this is how he's funding it by ripping off their fans.

The refund is not going to happen. Prob taking 100 million between them. 20 nights/100k people at 100 pounds plus is 200 million gross. Would expect them to take at least 50% plus a cut of the fees

Fleurdalys · 06/09/2024 19:17

Both utter knobs and 2025 concerts are a long way away
The men brats will have fallen out again by then
Utter Twattish to buy tickets to see these two knuckle draggers

Ihopeithinkiknow · 06/09/2024 19:20

This is Liam being Liam and I just don't know what anyone expected tbh. I paid well over the advertised price because I have loved Oasis from the very first moment I saw them in 1994 and I don't feel ripped off or mugged off and to me it's so worth it. Liam also loves a bit of outrage and especially loves to wind people up but I can see why it might look distasteful to people who don't really follow him or Oasis. I also realise that my judgement might be clouded because I was lucky enough to get tickets and as selfish as this sounds I don't really care about the dynamic pricing and him telling people to shut up lol. I have had the worst few years of my life and this might sound dramatic but right now seeing Oasis next year is keeping me going. I have to keep reminding myself not to get involved when I see people slagging him off because I'm not 14 anymore haha

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PurpleCheese · 06/09/2024 19:24

Played the rock ‘n roll star in the 90’s to the paparazzi, now has an X account to do that on. He knows it’s expected, he doesn’t care, he’s having a laugh.

Waitformetoarrive · 06/09/2024 19:26

Spenditlikebeckham · 06/09/2024 17:47

The whole thing is ridiculous.. They will have fallen out again and all tickets will be refunded...
Imo.

100% agree, these gigs will not happen.