Well, It’s official. The gallagher brothers will share a stage together for the first time in 16 years in 2025. With the reunion news, it begs the question – how big will the gap be between consumer and price this time?
With the news that one of the biggest bands to exist are reuniting again, the Internet has evidently blown up. While the brothers have been happily indulging in the solo life – with arguably successful seven studio records between them – there has always been a larger than life elephant in the room that has been left unanswered. As such, the brothers have been subject to a torrential pouring of reunion talks and questions for well over a decade, ever since they disbanded at V Festival in 2009.
With Noel as the intrinsic poet and Liam as the out-and-out town crier – along with the likes of Bonehead and Guigsy – Oasis were a perfectly combined outfit that dominated the ’90s stage name of Britpop, a tightly-combed alternative rock presence, that ultimately fulfilled the long lost rock n roll fantasy in the UK.
While the magic of Oasis’s music lives on ever-present through the solo performances of Noel and Liam, it has never felt quite so empowering than the brothers performing together. Now, it appears after all the talk of a reunion happening – and Noel evidently making up with his younger to finance his divorce – 2025 will be the year the might of Oasis will dominate once again. They are a band like no other – the reunion hype is totally justified.
But while the excitement grows, I can’t help but wondering how much this is going to set us consumers back. As years and years pass, the disparity between gig ticket cost and the recommend consumer bracket has never been so big. Of course, is not common knowledge for artists to increase their own ticket prices, to combat the cost of venue hire, equipment hire, transportation, marketing etc. In order to put on a good show nowadays, there needs to be an element of wonderment – and that comes with a cost.
It’s also common knowledge that with huge consumer demand comes a spike in ticket prices. Off the back of hit single Espresso, talk-of-the-town artist Sabrina Carpenter came under fire when the cheapest ticket for her upcoming tour would set you back £220. Fellow pop globetrotting icon Billie Eilish offered similar, with standing tickets costing £145. It’s not just in the world of pop where the opportunity of seeing your favourite musicians are glamourised. The likes of Kendrick Lamar and Foo Fighters are all pushing triple figures for their recent shows.
With Oasis being the talk of the town right now, it’s evident that the price for their 2025 summer legs will be no different. With a biblical homecoming at Heaton Park and a celebration in the capital, tickets are believed to be charged over £100, near the £140 per mark. While the pricing may be justifiable in an ever-costly market matched with a frenzied demand, are these asking prices simply too much for the average 9-5 consumer? Well, it depends on which side of the fence you sit on. If you’re a lifelong Oasis fan, you’ve got good authority to spend whatever you like seeing where you see fit. If you’re not so much a fan, it may be high time to avoid your social feeds altogether next Summer.
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