Andy Bell has officially confirmed his participation in Oasis's highly anticipated reunion tour, set to commence in the UK and Ireland this summer before extending to multiple continents. Bell, who previously served as Oasis's bassist from 1999 to 2009 and continued with Liam Gallagher's post-Oasis project, Beady Eye, brings a wealth of experience to the dynamic between Liam and Noel Gallagher. In an interview with Austrian newspaper Oe24, Bell stated, “I’m in and I’m really looking forward to it. We’ll see each other on tour.” He is expected to be joined by fellow Beady Eye bandmate Gem Archer, Paul ‘Bonehead’ Arthurs on guitar, and drummer Joey Waronker, completing the live band lineup.

The reunion tour features a comprehensive schedule of 41 dates booked for 2025. The extensive tour will kick off with stadium shows across the UK and Ireland in July. Notable support acts include Cast, Richard Ashcroft, Cage The Elephant, and Ball Park Music. The band, led by brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher, has already sold out multiple shows at the Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium on August 8, 9, and 12. Tickets for the tour experienced unprecedented demand, with 10 million people from over 100 countries attempting to secure them, leading to record-fast sell-outs.

Despite the excitement surrounding the reunion, Oasis's manager, Alec McKinlay, has firmly ruled out the release of any new material from the band and has also quashed rumors of additional tour dates. McKinlay, also a director at Ignition and Big Brother Recordings, clarified that the current tour is very much a final opportunity for fans, stating, “This is very much the last time around, as Noel’s made clear in the press. It’s a chance for fans who haven’t seen the band to see them, or at least for some of them to.” He explicitly added, “No, there’s no plan for any new music.” McKinlay also detailed how news of the comeback was kept under strict wraps by a limited, trusted group, leading to a “phenomenal” public reaction when announced.

The UK competition watchdog, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), has taken stern action against Ticketmaster, threatening legal proceedings over its “misleading” ticket sales methods for the Oasis reunion tour. The CMA launched an investigation following widespread controversy during the Oasis Live ’25 ticket sale last summer, which saw thousands of fans paying significantly over the odds. Many consumers expressed frustration as ticket prices surged due to demand without adequate warning, with some paying over £350 for tickets initially priced at £150.

The CMA identified two primary ways Ticketmaster may have breached consumer protection law. Firstly, certain seated tickets labeled as ‘platinum’ were sold for up to “near 2.5 times the price of equivalent standard tickets.” These tickets reportedly offered no additional benefits and were often located in the same areas of the stadium, misleading customers into believing they were superior. Secondly, Ticketmaster allegedly failed to inform consumers that there were two distinct categories of standing tickets at different price points. The cheaper tickets were sold first before the more expensive ones were released, causing long waits and confusion for customers who were then forced to pay more than anticipated.

In response to the ticket sale complaints, Oasis publicly attributed the dynamic pricing fiasco to their management, stating that the band itself was “not aware” such a system would be employed. A statement released by the band clarified, “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.” While acknowledging that prior meetings between promoters, Ticketmaster, and the band’s management aimed for a fair ticket sale strategy, including dynamic ticketing to potentially mitigate touting and keep general prices down, they admitted that “the execution of the plan failed to meet expectations” due to “unprecedented demand.” Fans, particularly those in Scotland attending the Edinburgh shows, have voiced strong complaints regarding the impact of dynamic pricing on their ticket costs.