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The UK's competition regulator launched an investigation into ticket sales for Oasis's reunion tour, focusing in particular on the use of dynamic pricing through Ticketmaster.
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- Oasis announced two additional concerts at Wembley Stadium in London due to “unprecedented demand” for tickets for their reunion tour. The band said all ticketing platforms had struggled to cope with the demand. In the same statement, Noel Gallagher, Liam Gallagher and the other members publicly distanced the band from Ticketmaster's decision to use dynamic pricing during the sale. This led to an angry reaction from fans on social media.
- Oasis' album "Definitely Maybe" returned to No. 1 on the UK album chart one week after the announcement of the band's reunion concerts. The album, which debuted at No. 1 upon its original release in 1994, returned to the top thanks to its 30th-anniversary edition, which included several alternative recordings and previously unreleased demos. Half of the sales were on vinyl, and the album also topped the official vinyl chart.
- Noel Gallagher left Oasis after a series of conflicts with his brother Liam and announced that he could no longer work with him. As the band’s lead guitarist and main songwriter, he had recently been involved in a number of arguments with Liam; he said that the brothers barely spoke, did not travel together, and only saw each other onstage. Oasis were due to perform at the Rock en Seine festival in Paris, but their appearance was canceled at the last minute following an internal conflict within the band. Their departure brought the band’s existence to an end.
- Oasis launched a campaign promoting the release of singles from their album Dig Out Your Soul, their final studio album.
- Oasis reached No. 1 on the UK singles chart with “The Importance Of Being Idle”. It was their eighth No. 1 single and the song came from their sixth album “Don’t Believe the Truth”.
- Během amerického turné v Indianapolisu havarovalo taxi převážející členy Oasis. Noel Gallagher, Andy Bell a Jay Darlington byli převezeni do nemocnice s řeznými ranami, pohmožděninami a lehkými zraněními.
- Oasis bassist Paul McGuigan announced his departure from the band several days after guitarist Bonehead had left.
- BBC broadcast the documentary Oasis Right Here Right Now, in which the group discussed their troubled previous year and also introduced three new songs.
- Oasis released their long-awaited third studio album “Be Here Now” through Creation Records. It became an immediate commercial success, selling more than 350,000 copies on its first day and becoming one of the fastest-selling albums ever. The album reached No. 1 in sixteen countries around the world, although it later received mixed reactions and was criticized as overly long and derivative. Britpop was beginning to lose popularity. The album cover was photographed at Stocks House in Hertfordshire, the former home of Victor Lownes, head of Playboy Clubs in the UK.