SCOTS Oasis fans were left fuming after gold dust tickets for their long-awaited comeback shows were relisted for nearly five grand hours after they sold out.
The Gallagher brothers Noel and Liam announced their hotly anticipated Live ’25 reunion tour after they patched up their differences last month.
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But Oasis superfans were left crying their hearts out after failing to win the Ticketmaster battle for their only Scottish gigs in Edinburgh on Saturday.
Lovers of the band across the length and breadth of Scotland were hoping to get their hands on the prized briefs for three dates at the capital’s Murrayfield stadium next August.
Lucky fans who were selected from a ballot were able to snap up limited presale tickets on Friday night.
Those who missed out hoped to buy tickets when the general sale went live at 9am on Saturday morning.
It attracted interest from around the world and ticket websites crashed before general sale.
Millions of fans scrambled for access to the Scottish gigs – with tickets started at around £75 before fees.
But legions of music lovers were left disappointed after queuing for hours only to be flung out of the website before they could secure the goods.
The rock band had previously warned anybody buying tickets from sites not promoted by Oasis would see them cancelled.
However, it was revealed last night tickets for the sought-after concert were being punted on unofficial websites for nearly £5,000 – 30 times their face value – just hours after the events officially sold out.
Resale Viagogo website was offering two seated tickets for the Friday Aug 8 show at a staggering £4,850 each in section S8.
And on Tuesday Aug 12, Section South9 row X was listed for £3,395 per seat.
There was also a standing floor ticket – worth around £150 – for £4,605 with no guaranteed view.
On relisting site StubHub, a subsidiary of viagogo, – at least eight standing tickets for Friday’s concert were listed for a shocking £4,519 each.
Leading concert promoter Donald McLeod supported the call to cancel unofficial secondary tickets, backing the stern warning issued by the band.
Donald who first worked with Oasis in 1993 when they were an up and coming support act – and latterly at their last Murrayfield gig before they split up in 2009 – told the Sunday Mail: “The warning issued by the promoters to only go through the official channels is the only thing and the right thing to do.
“But how do you police it from that point on? That is the problem.
“As a member of the Concert Promoters Association I am against ticket touting. Touts contribute nothing to the safety or the production of the show.
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“They give nothing back to the band.”
Donald’s firm CPL previously hosted sellout Oasis concerts across Scotland over the years including at Glasgow’s SECC and the Ingliston showground in Edinburgh.
He also promoted the famous Balloch 1996 event which attracted 80,000 revellers to the banks of Loch Lomond.
Donald added: “Nobody should be paying more than the face price on the ticket, even if they want to.
“Blatant profiteering on tickets is disgusting and a disgrace.
“It is a massive problem no more so now with people able to forge and duplicate tickets.
“The problem is that Oasis could probably pay ten nights at Murrayfield and demand would still be there. They are that big.”
It comes as many supporters were left furious as official websites Ticketmaster, Gigs and Tours and See Tickets won’t let them in to buy tickets.
One fan fumed: “I was logged on and waiting before 8am. It was absolute carnage once the waiting room queue opened on Ticketmaster. Constantly getting kicked. What chance do you have really?”
Another said: “Ticketmaster being a big let down, once again.
“Queue to even get on the website? So I can join a queue for the waiting room?
“Chances of me getting Oasis tickets for Edinburgh looking very slim.”
A third added: “I’m logged in and it won’t let me join a queue for any Edinburgh dates? Says no event found.”
While a fourth wrote: “I’m not even into a site, let alone able to buy tickets.
“I can see I’ve got some hotel rooms in Edinburgh to sell here like!”
One pleaded: “Oasis please add more Edinburgh dates I’ve got no chance of getting a ticket for the three that have been announced.”
It comes as Oasis plan more gigs after their 17-date tour sold out yesterday — and may even make an album, sources say.
Cris Miller, viagogo Global MD, said: “This is a dream event anticipated by millions worldwide.
“Our number one tip for fans using secondary marketplaces is to continue to check prices outside of the first few weeks of sale.
“Demand will be at its peak when tickets hit the on-sale but it’s not a normal reflection of what tickets can and will go for. J
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“Just this summer tickets for Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour in the UK sold on our platform for as low as £80 GBP.
“Resale is legal in the UK and fans are always protected by our guarantee – that they will receive their tickets in time for the event or their money back.”
