Oasis

No mad scramble but thousands line up for Robbie Williams tickets

There was no sign of the controversial dynamic pricing model used for Oasis tickets

Fri Nov 15 2024 - 12:30

‘Everybody here is a comedian’: Robbie Williams is ‘buzzing’ to perform at Croke Park as dynamic pricing ruled out

The singer will take to the stage in Dublin on August 23rd

Mon Nov 11 2024 - 20:30

Oasis promoters to begin cancelling tickets that have ‘broken’ rules

Oasis Live ‘25 tour, which includes Croke Park gigs, will see band perform together for the first time since breaking up

Mon Oct 28 2024 - 20:27

Richard Ashcroft confirmed as special guest for Oasis’s 2025 Ireland shows

Former lead singer of The Verve said he was ‘ready to bring it’ to Manchester band’s concerts

Tue Oct 22 2024 - 09:09

Oasis support acts for Ireland and Britain revealed – report

The Verve’s Richard Ashcroft and indie rock band Cast are expected to join the Manchester band on tour

Wed Oct 16 2024 - 12:51

Oasis abandons dynamic pricing for remainder of world tour

Band’s management said they wanted to 'avoid a repeat of the issues' experienced by fans in August

Tue Oct 01 2024 - 10:50

Music books: From the melancholy of Abba to the dance-floor riot of Ash

Tony Clayton-Lea on publications about Abba, Greenwich Village, Fleetwood Mac, 1990s indie, John Grant, Dolly Parton and Britpop

Tue Oct 01 2024 - 04:10

Alone, The Cure’s first new song in 16 years, is a huge aching sigh of darkness that brings great comfort

The track, which comes ahead of the release of new album Songs Of A Lost World, is refreshingly, gloomily Cure-ish

Thu Sept 26 2024 - 13:11

Hidden benefits of cash

When privacy comes into question

Tue Sept 17 2024 - 03:45

Oasis: There are reasons why they are last great working-class band to conquer the world

After Britpop, creative industries became cliquey, closed off and harder to break, especially if your dad didn’t go to school with lads working at Sony or Universal

Sun Sept 15 2024 - 06:00

Daughter Number Two and partner finally found an apartment to rent. People keep asking what their secret is

Seán Moncrieff: After an eight-month search to find a place pretty close to Dublin city centre Number Two and partner are thrilled beyond words

Sun Sept 15 2024 - 05:00

The Music Quiz: What’s the best Oasis song of all time, according to Rolling Stone?

Plus: questions about The Supremes before they were supreme, Kate Bush covers Elton John, Wendy Erskine on Rod Stewart, and the only two-time British Mercury prize winner

Wed Sept 11 2024 - 05:00

Oasis fans spent an average of €347 on tickets, new data shows

Average ticket spend on August 31st was 300% higher than year so far

Mon Sept 09 2024 - 18:23

I salute Oasis as the comrades they have lately become

The Gallagher brothers embraced the logic of capitalism so wholeheartedly that they have made its flaws luridly, even dangerously visible

Sat Sept 07 2024 - 06:30

Ticketmaster to be investigated by watchdog over Oasis concerts sale

Competition and Consumer Protection Commission says it was prompted to act after receiving more than 100 complaints

Fri Sept 06 2024 - 17:15

Oasis deny knowledge of dynamic ticket pricing for sold-out UK and Ireland shows

Band says ticketing system was decided on by management, Ticketmaster and promoter

Thu Sept 05 2024 - 10:02

Don’t blame Oasis or Taylor Swift. Maybe fans’ expectations are just too high

Oasis have never received the Taylor Swift treatment over this bungled ticket sale. No charges of money-grabbing or fan-exploitation for the brothers

Thu Sept 05 2024 - 06:00

Oasis, Ticketmaster and the great rock’n’roll swindle

The ticket company’s dynamic pricing works on the principle that it can charge as much as we’re willing to pay. So choose which bands to see carefully

Thu Sept 05 2024 - 05:00

Dynamic pricing to be examined by European Commission amid Oasis ticket cost surge

Oasis fans shocked by standard tickets for reunion tour, including two nights in Dublin, more than doubling in price when on general sale

Wed Sept 04 2024 - 18:24

Dry your eyes Oasis fans, there’s no such thing as a gig emergency

Ultimately it comes down to the free market, to supply and demand and what people are willing to pay - because they’re superfans or want to be seen. But people exhausted by the relentless hustle have had enough

Wed Sept 04 2024 - 06:00

Noel Gallagher says Oasis had ‘heavy’ Irish influence with ‘rebellious nature’ on debut album

British band fronted by brother Liam and Noel have sold out two nights at Croke Park next year as part of the group’s reunion tour

Tue Sept 03 2024 - 20:53

Conor Pope on the Ticketmaster Oasis blame game

In the News podcast

Tue Sept 03 2024 - 06:30

Oasis tickets controversy: ‘People say it was better in the old days. It really wasn’t’

Amid calls for Ticketmaster’s ‘dynamic pricing’ to be investigated, the company’s former MD says it is not a monopoly and will remain popular

Mon Sept 02 2024 - 18:18

Oasis tickets: Consumer watchdog review under way due to ‘legitimate concerns’ around pricing

A Competition and Consumer Protection Commission spokeswoman said that it will now ‘consider all options to ensure consumer protection law is followed’

Mon Sept 02 2024 - 17:42

Oasis tickets controversy: Is ‘dynamic pricing’ any better than touting?

Fans dismayed by ‘in-demand’ increases way above starting rate of €86.50

Sun Sept 01 2024 - 17:03

Oasis sell out Croke Park after fans wait hours to buy tickets costing over €400

Promoter MCD used so-called dynamic pricing model which saw some standing tickets more than double

Sat Aug 31 2024 - 14:39

My Oasis ticket hell: ‘I have finally reached the top of the queue but I have lost interest’

From presale panic to the horror of Ticketmaster’s queuing system, trying to buy tickets for Oasis has been a week-long rollercoaster

Sat Aug 31 2024 - 13:24

The Irish Times view on 1990s nostalgia: don’t look back in anger

For a remarkable number of people across the world, it was a time of relative peace and rising prosperity

Fri Aug 30 2024 - 20:30

Oasis pre-sale gets under way with many tickets priced substantially more than initially announced

There has been no indication how many tickets be will left for the general sale which starts at 8am on Saturday

Fri Aug 30 2024 - 19:56

Oasis tickets countdown: Time of ticket release, how to prepare and whether or not to refresh

General sale tickets are available from 8am on Saturday but a presale ballot may skip some to the top of the queue

Fri Aug 30 2024 - 15:05

Coldplay live in Dublin: A triumphant, ecstatic night in pictures

British band did ‘everything bar set fire to Croke Park to connect with audience’ in stadium lost in music

Fri Aug 30 2024 - 10:00

When the ‘scariest Gallagher’ was ‘the nicest man in showbusiness’: Irish Oasis fans share memories

News of the band’s reunion has left their fans reflecting on past experiences at their gigs and chance encounters

Thu Aug 29 2024 - 18:00

Oasis live in Ireland: How The Irish Times reviewed their first Dublin headline gig and the epic 2009 Slane Castle concert

As the Gallagher brothers reunite for a tour including two dates at Croke Park in 2025, we look back at their most important gigs in Ireland

Thu Aug 29 2024 - 15:53

Oasis to play three more dates ‘due to unprecedented demand’

Additional shows in Manchester, London and Edinburgh are announced for the band’s reunion tour

Thu Aug 29 2024 - 09:41