Oasis ticket drama
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How does the Oasis pre‑sale code system work and who gets a ticket?
If you woke up this morning hoping for an Oasis ticket, has it been a case of morning glory or are you just part of the queue? Either way, you'll have to put your money where your mouth is. The pre-sale code system kicks off today for their massive 2027 tour, which includes two nights at Slane Castle next September. But with reports of 20 million people chasing fewer than 3 million tickets globally, many fans are guaranteed to be left empty-handed. Joining me now to discuss this is Simon Marr, founder of 8radio.com. Simon, good morning. This system, I've been trying to get my head around it. It's all rather convoluted. You had to register and then you were randomly selected.
What are the steps after you receive a code – waiting room, sales windows, and purchase?
You might get a code and if you got the code, then you can try and buy a ticket. But I don't think you're guaranteed. How does it work?
This is both demand management and, of course, hype management as well. But the theory is that you had a very short window where you could register your interest. And at that stage, you put in your preferences for dates and venues. So there's 42 dates across the tour. More were added yesterday, but about 40 odd dates across the tour. If you are going to get your code, you will have got your code either yesterday or today, tomorrow, Sunday.
What are the ticket price tiers for the Slane Castle shows and what do they include?
And then there's a number of sales windows that are open. So if you get your code and your link, what happens then is you go into your waiting room and then from the waiting room, then you'll be allowed to buy your tickets.
I'm losing the will to live even thinking about this. But I suppose it gets over like the last time there was a mad rush and there was dynamic pricing and people were kind of getting very fretful and paying way over the odds for tickets.
Yeah, well, look, at least this time it's fixed. You know that if you get, if you're one of the lucky, you get one of the golden tickets, then theoretically you're at least there at that point. And you pretty much know how much it's going to cost. So if you're going to Slane, the regular tickets are 180, I think 181 euro. The front standing are 220.
Will there be any tickets left after the pre‑sale and how will they be allocated?
And then it goes all the way up to the VIP and the nice, the fancy stands beside the castle. all of that stuff but for the but for regular people if you get your code you should be in then at that stage and then we'll just we'll just see they said there will be no general sale afterwards there's no plan but that there may be other tickets that are left i'm not sure that there will be but there may be other tickets that are left And if they are left, they'll be done in a similar way. People who've already expressed an interest will be given an opportunity.
Okay, so it's too late for me to spend €181 for the cheapest ticket. €181, a bit steep though,
isn't it? It is. No, no, it's crazy, crazy money. But remember, people will think, people will think that this is, it's a cultural phenomenon just as much as it is a concert.
How can fans avoid scams and inflated prices on the secondary ticket market?
You know, and we went to see Don't Look Back in Anger. We went to see the documentary. Last weekend. And it shows in like a really, really good detail about how it meant way more than the songs or whatever it was. It was the event and it was being there and all of that stuff. So people will happily pay for those sort of experiences. But it is it's a lot of money if it's a couple of people go and that's the guts of. 400 quid on tickets, plus getting there, plus the expenses of the day. It's an expensive day out.
What final advice does Simon Marr give to fans trying to secure an Oasis ticket?
Yeah, it sure is. And it could be even more expensive if you buy a ticket off the secondary market, which I'm sure will spring up once people are disappointed not being able to get a ticket. You would want to be very careful, wouldn't you?
You really, really would, because there's always the issue with sort of scammers and particularly ones with people who are going to scalp you on the black market for those. So they've brought in what they would view. And I think in fairness, they've done their best on this to make it non-transferable, to make it that it's really, really used as your ticket and it's tied to you.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
How does the Oasis pre‑sale code system work and who gets a ticket?
0:00–0:39
2
What are the steps after you receive a code – waiting room, sales windows, and purchase?
0:39–1:12
3
What are the ticket price tiers for the Slane Castle shows and what do they include?
1:12–1:55
4
Will there be any tickets left after the pre‑sale and how will they be allocated?
1:55–2:43
5
How can fans avoid scams and inflated prices on the secondary ticket market?
2:43–3:12
6
What final advice does Simon Marr give to fans trying to secure an Oasis ticket?
3:12–4:15
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