Securing a ticket to see Oasis has always had an edge of hysteria to it, and the group are trying to get out in front of the problem before things boil over. With presale codes heading out to a random selection of applicants for the Live ’27 tour, the band issued a clear warning urging fans to stay alert for an incoming wave of fraudulent sellers. The demand for these shows easily outstrips the capacity of every stadium on the itinerary, which means the usual black-market operators and online opportunists are already circling those who missed out on the initial ballot.
The band put out their advisory on September 23, just before the emails started moving through the network. They warned that scammers will likely attempt to pose as official representatives, ticketing agencies, or even the band's own mailing operation. The message laid out the exact parameters: valid access emails originate from only one address, oasis@openstageit.com, and will arrive strictly between Thursday, September 24 and Sunday, September 27. Anyone trying to pitch an access code outside that four-day window, or using any other email address, is offering something completely bogus.
There is also no secondary market for the codes themselves, a detail the band took pains to underline. Real codes cannot be bought, sold, or transferred to another person. If an online broker or private seller claims to have a working access pass, it is fake and will simply fail to unlock tickets on the primary site. Those chosen in the ballot receive their code at the specific name and email address entered during the registration process, which is now closed. That individual code routes the user directly to Ticketmaster, where it works only when logged into the account that matches those original registration details.
The group went on to list the red flags that fans should watch for. Any message requiring payment for access, asking for banking details or account passwords, urging instant money transfers, or redirecting to outside websites should be deleted on the spot. Standard ticket prices across the UK run from £71.50 up to £266.60 once all fees are included, and the registration route was the only official way in. Ticketmaster has underlined that entering the ballot never guaranteed an email in the first place, and that any code received is strictly locked to its allocated city and scheduled sale time.
The Cost of the First Reunion
The nervousness around the rollout comes from recent, bitter experience. When Oasis announced their initial reunion, the resulting rush turned into a payday for fraudulent networks. Data gathered by Lloyds Banking Group revealed that scams tied to that tour extracted more than £2million from hopeful buyers, with victims losing an average of £436 while trying to find a route into the venues. Ticketmaster caused its own headaches in early 2025 when an automated sweep aimed at ticket-buying bots cancelled thousands of orders, sweeping up genuine concertgoers in the process and sparking widespread anger.
This warning arrived alongside yet another expansion of an already gigantic run of concerts, with the band citing phenomenal demand as the reason for the additions. Knebworth has picked up two more nights on September 25 and 26, 2027, bringing the run at the famous grounds to six evenings. European dates have grown too, adding an extra night in Munich on July 6 and a third concert in Rome on July 26. In France, the group shifted the date of their second Paris appearance, pulling it forward from July 24 to July 20.
The scale of the tour remains staggering. It begins in Glasgow with five shows at Celtic Park before heading into an eleven-night stretch at Manchester's Etihad Stadium. The route then snakes across mainland Europe, crosses the Atlantic for dates in the United States, and stops for an outdoor headline slot at Slane Castle in Ireland before wrapping up with that massive stand at Knebworth. Noel Gallagher has spoken about these upcoming shows as a step up from the 2025 dates, pointing out that having that first reunion tour behind them after 16 years away leaves the band much more relaxed, having fun together, and ready to deliver an unbelievable run of performances.
