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Oasis fans could spend £1 bn on UK concerts: study
- In August 2025, Oasis announced their reunion as brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher ended their 15-year feud and planned a worldwide tour starting July 4 in Cardiff.
- The announcement triggered a chaotic scramble for tickets amid concerns about exorbitant prices and scams, leading to a Competition and Markets Authority investigation into Ticketmaster.
- Oasis will play 17 sold-out UK concerts this summer, including a Manchester show the week after Cardiff, with nearly 1.4 million attendees expected for the events.
- Barclays estimated fans could spend nearly £1.06 billion combined on tickets, travel, accommodation, food, drink, merchandise, and new outfits, averaging £766 per fan, as Rich Robinson noted a fundamental shift in consumer spending priorities.
- The reunion’s success implies high fan demand despite criticism of ticketing and risk of scams, indicating continued strong market value for major music events in the UK.
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Oasis fans could spend £1 bil on UK concerts: study
Oasis fans attending the band's upcoming UK reunion concerts could spend more than £1 billion ($1.3 billion) combined on tickets and outgoings such as transportation and accommodation, Barclays bank estimated Wednesday. The study found each fan would spend an average of around £766 to attend one of the British rock…
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Oasis fans could spend £1 bn on UK concerts: study
Oasis fans attending the band's upcoming UK reunion concerts could spend more than £1 billion ($1.3 billion) combined on tickets and outgoings such as transportation and accommodation, Barclays bank estimated Wednesday.
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Fans heading to Oasis concerts in Cardiff this summer will bring an estimated £100.3 million spending boom to the city. New research from Novuna Personal Finance shows that the band’s opening shows at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium on July 4 and 5 will be one of the biggest cultural and economic events the city has seen in years. The first leg of the iconic reunion shows are expected to attract around 149,000 fans. Each concert in Cardiff is for…
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