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Gallagher brothers reunite - 21st July 2025
Fans from around the world descended on Cardiff in Wales for the reunion concert of legendary Britpop band, Oasis. It's close to 16 years since brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher fell out and stopped performing together.
When tickets for the reunion gigs sold out in hours, it wasn't only their nineties and noughties fans who'd jumped at the prospect. There's also a younger generation who've come to appreciate their timeless anthems.
Dan Mcatee: "Well, I think everyone's ecstatic. All the old fans will get to see them again. The young fans have never seen them before together. I think everybody is going to be top tier, ten out of ten."
Spiralling prices and technical failures left fans frustrated when the reunion tour tickets were released on 31st August 2024. By the time they'd reached the booking page after being stuck in lengthy virtual queues, they found that standing places, priced at £135 plus fees, had rocketed to £355 plus fees.
The rise was due to a practice known as 'dynamic pricing'. This sees increased demand reflected in higher prices, an approach fans considered nothing short of shameful. Whilst it's the tour promoters who can select this form of pricing, the acts themselves are usually given the final say. However, the Gallagher brothers denied all knowledge of plans to use the practice.
Almost a year on, rather than feeling annoyed, there's an enthusiasm amongst fans, as Brad Owens and his son Eddie explain.
Brad Owens: "I can feel the emotion a bit now, getting here and with the vibe and the buzz and everything. You know, and I think it's just going to be the same for everybody. It's, as he said, it's biblical, you know. And I think it is in the true sense of the word."
Eddie Owens: "Oasis means a lot to a lot of people. It's, it's good to see them back, sort of - you know, out for the fans as much as anything, you know. It's definitely, yeah, it'll be, it'll be emotional. It'll be emotional."
Having seen Oasis's last concert in 2009, friends Amy, Polly and Makala from London were keen to attend the opening reunion show.
Amy Williams: "I think probably most people are going to cry."
Polly Bainton: "Well, we just spoke to someone on the train, who said - what did she say?"
Amy Williams: "It was monumental."
Polly Bainton: "Historic."
Amy Williams: "Historical."
Makala Zakorova: "It's like Christmas day."
Amy Williams: "It's like Christmas day, yeah."
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