Tickets for the highly-anticipated return of Oasis have been released for presale, but Toronto fans are gawking at the steep prices.
The English rock band, composed of brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher, is set to take over Live Nation’s recently revealed Rogers Stadium next year, about 15 years after their 2009 split. Originally announced to be performing on Aug. 24, a secondary show was added for Aug. 25 due to high demand.
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Though presale began at 2 p.m. on Thursday, online third-party resellers had already been advertising seats for skyrocketing prices.
Websites like VividSeats, Gametime, and StubHub were selling tickets above $1,000, some as high as $8,000. There were a few tickets that displayed a note, saying that they were the last remaining tickets within the section.
On Thursday morning, Oasis took to X to warn fans about the fake tickets, and referred ticket buyers to a letter written by the National Independent Venue Association (NIVA), an organization that represents independent music venues, promoters, and festivals.
In the letter, NIVA directed the letter to the U.S. Senate, including Senator Ted Cruz, urging for immediate action against the fraudulent ticket sales the organization described as “predatory” and “deceptive practices.” It also highlighted that at least 9,000 Oasis tickets were listed for sale, ahead of the presale tickets going live.
Hours after today’s presale, fans who legally purchased tickets for the Toronto shows were still surprised at the prices.
One fan, who says they waited in the Ticketmaster queue for over 15 minutes, described the ticket prices as a joke, showing a screenshot of the page which displayed the cheapest tickets ranging from $360 to $519.
Other fans had similar experiences with the shocking ticket pricing, some also complaining about the stealthy service fees that come with the purchase.
“$320 for standing tickets to Oasis in Toronto,” one user wrote on X. “Robbing bastards.”
“Oasis Toronto pit tickets having $63 in fees hurts my soul,” another person said.
“I may or may not have just paid $636.26 for Oasis tickets in Toronto,” another user wrote on the platform.
“The presale prices for Oasis in toronto are insane. i can’t even imagine what the general sale is going to be like tomorrow,” an X user said.
Ticketmaster has recently been under fire by fans for its “dynamic pricing,” a surge pricing that the business uses to push up prices at times of high demand.
Many fans who believed they would pay the initially advertised rate of 148.50 pounds (roughly $264 CAD) ended up paying 355.20 pounds ($631 CAD). However, the band has claimed that there would not be any dynamic pricing for any of its North American shows.
Tickets for the general public go on sale starting Oct. 4.
