Oasis 'in talks' to help fans who missed out hear Wembley and Heaton Park gigs
Liam and Noel Gallagher will be offered the chance to record a live album
by James Rodger, https://www.facebook.com/jamesrodgerjournalist · Birmingham LiveOasis are in talks for a live album of their sell-out gigs meaning fans who missed out may still get to hear the shows. Liam and Noel Gallagher will be offered the chance to record a live album to celebrate the big comeback next summer with the Heaton Park or Wembley Stadium shows likely recorded if they decide to go ahead.
A source said: “The Oasis reunion is an historic moment and these concerts will be talked about for decades to come. Many people around the brothers think they have to capture the shows. A live album of the Oasis reunion could be as iconic as The Who's Live At Leeds in 1970 or Queen’s Live At Wembley ’86.
“It would capture the rock ’n’ roll alchemy that happens when Noel and Liam are on stage together. By the time they’re playing next summer, it will have been 16 years since they last performed together and the sound will have evolved — and that is special.
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“The concerts are a long way off and Oasis are focused on those shows at the moment. But Noel and Liam would be mad not to record their reunion in a live album.” Oasis first announced their long-awaited reunion last month, with a long string of gigs in the UK and Ireland.
The comeback has sparked a fury after fans experienced long queues and technical difficulties in the scramble for tickets, along with a large number of tickets being presented and sold to them at inflated prices due to “dynamic” surge pricing.
“It needs to be made clear that Oasis leave decisions on ticketing and pricing entirely to their promoters and management, and at no time had any awareness that dynamic pricing was going to be used,” the band said in a statement.
“While prior meetings between promoters, Ticketmaster and the band’s management resulted in a positive ticket sale strategy, which would be a fair experience for fans, including dynamic ticketing to help keep general ticket prices down as well as reduce touting, the execution of the plan failed to meet expectations.
"All parties involved did their utmost to deliver the best possible fan experience, but due to the unprecedented demand this became impossible to achieve.”