Oasis reunion

Bozo said:
A reminder that Oasis, their management and promoters SJM set ticket prices and ask for dynamic pricing, not Ticketmaster.
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True, although it's Ticketmaster that offer it as an option in the first place. It shouldn't even be a thing for artists and promoters to consider.
 
It's not just the ticket prices.
Hotels are cancelling people's stay over already booked in advance for the gig dates. No doubt then selling them 500% price increases.
Us football fans in European competitions know all about surply and demand price increases
 
This notion that Oasis have been a band that has always been against the corporate machine is laughable.

The majority of their songs are exactly what the corporate machine would want. Simple lyrics with zero meaning for the hords of numpties to be able to tap their toes and sing along with.

The energy and sound of their 1st two albums (particularly the 1st) evaporated rapidly and the brand Oasis took over.
 
Listened to a podcast yesterday saying they thought it wasn’t about money and more about been relevant, apparently Noel doesn’t need the cash and next year he can sell the back catalogue like Michael Jackson etc for around £250 million if he so wishes, Liam doesn’t have as much cash from the first two albums in fact Gary Glitter gets more royalties than him from them! Their stats on Spotify as individual artist is pretty low compared to oasis who are not as big as you might think.
 
Blue Maverick said:
Listened to a podcast yesterday saying they thought it wasn’t about money and more about been relevant, apparently Noel doesn’t need the cash and next year he can sell the back catalogue like Michael Jackson etc for around £250 million if he so wishes, Liam doesn’t have as much cash from the first two albums in fact Gary Glitter gets more royalties than him from them! Their stats on Spotify as individual artist is pretty low compared to oasis who are not as big as you might think.
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Oasis are huge in pockets around the world, but they're not a worldwide phenomenon. They do okay in America, but I don't think they're massive over there. Not sure what their status in Asia is.
 
jimharri said:
Oasis are huge in pockets around the world, but they're not a worldwide phenomenon. They do okay in America, but I don't think they're massive over there. Not sure what their status in Asia is.
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Ye they aren’t as big as people over here think, the Killers for example get more streams than them. I’m over it now anyway if I get a ticket I do if not it’s not the end of the world.
 
Blue Maverick said:
Listened to a podcast yesterday saying they thought it wasn’t about money and more about been relevant, apparently Noel doesn’t need the cash and next year he can sell the back catalogue like Michael Jackson etc for around £250 million if he so wishes, Liam doesn’t have as much cash from the first two albums in fact Gary Glitter gets more royalties than him from them! Their stats on Spotify as individual artist is pretty low compared to oasis who are not as big as you might think.
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Noel has always come across as money obsessed. He said a few times if they reformed it would purely be for money and if someone offered him stupid money he’d do it.

Liam although clearly nowhere near as rich as Noel must be doing alright. He’s been selling out huge venues on his own for years now. Spectacular own goal with the sheer greed on this one though. They were getting constant hype and praise for a week and now all anyone is talking about is the ticket pricing fiasco. Their silence speaks volumes. Very surprised Liam has not said a word about it.
 
Should imagine they have their own agents and team who do all the talks and negotiations when it comes to revenue from their music and gigs.
Their agents will do there best to make them maximum income. Similar to footballers.
I doubt they knew Ticketmaster would up the prices once fans got through to payment - they could have beforehand had they made the effort (like Sheeran) but I can’t picture the Gallaghers doing that.
 
BlueHammer85 said:
Should imagine they have their own agents and team who do all the talks and negotiations when it comes to revenue from their music and gigs.
Their agents will do there best to make them maximum income. Similar to footballers.
I doubt they knew Ticketmaster would up the prices once fans got through to payment - they could have beforehand had they made the effort (like Sheeran) but I can’t picture the Gallaghers doing that.
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I agree with that Sparky but can't help feeling that the initial excitement has been replaced with the knowledge that a lot of people have had their pants pulled down by this.

Do I think that on Saturday afternoon/evening, Noel and Liam were aware that fans were queuing for hours on end only to get to the front of the queue and find that £200 had been added on? Absolutely not. They fucking do now though and the silence is deafening.

You know that I'm a big Oasis fan and I've been defending them on this thread for over a week. I haven't had any problems myself because my eldest lad got a pre-sale code, logged on on Friday and had four tickets at the quoted priced 25 minutes later. This though, is beyond me.

Looking back over the past 10 days, it's been a shit show. They both tweeted a date in the Oasis badge (a good start) and that's been it. We haven't heard a word from either, they've put a series of concerts on, the ones in their home city at a shit venue, the pre-sale worked so well and then chaos on Saturday morning.

People have sat for hours only for the site to crash, the site to accuse them of being a bot and throw them off, or to actually get through only to be charged £355 to stand in a field listening to a band that we're not sure who the members will be apart from the brothers.

If they have an ounce of decency now, they'll be figuring out a way to get the difference back to those who were ripped off and would be getting ready to announce further dates so that the people who got through but simply couldn't afford those prices have a second bite of the cherry.

In ten months time, I'll be less bothered by this because I'll be getting ready to attend with my two sons and younger sister but a lot of people who love Oasis will still be stinging unless they put it right. None of us should be holding our breaths though.
 
Kirkstall Blue said:


Anyone remember the free gift the generator failed and the band handed 3 million handed back to fans. A bit different now.
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Except, that’s not quite what happened. Nothing like it in fact. A fraction of the people who claimed the refund, got it. And the refund was issued as a cheque paid by “Bank of Burnage” or something similar- designed completely to make the cheques collector items.
 
I hope the backlash is a slap in the face for Ticketmaster and any other Ticketing Corporation, that this kind of practice is unacceptable whether legal or not.

I can’t think of any band I’d pay that kind of money for, especially to stand in a field and depending on the Irish/British weather.

Pricing should be transparent to the customer, the fans. I was almost going to say to the consumer, but especially in the entertainment industry, taking the personal out of it is the wrong way to go for any band.

Queuing online instead of outside a record shop is progress but not having a fixed price while in the queue is bordering on legalising touting. Honestly what’s the difference to the fan. There’s a difference to the band alright, but it shows a disregard to their audience. Basically they couldn’t care who their audience is as long as they maximise their profit out of them.
 
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