The long-awaited Oasis reunion tour, set to kick off later this summer, has received official confirmation of bassist Andy Bell's involvement. Bell, who played with Oasis from 1999 to 2009 and later in Liam Gallagher's post-Oasis project Beady Eye, confirmed his participation in an interview with Austrian newspaper Oe24, stating, “I’m in and I’m really looking forward to it. We’ll see each other on tour.” His extensive history with both Gallagher brothers positions him as an ideal candidate to manage the dynamics of their reunion. Bell is expected to be joined by longtime collaborator and Beady Eye bandmate Gem Archer, along with Paul ‘Bonehead’ Arthurs on guitar and drummer Joey Waronker, as part of the live band.

The band, fronted by brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher, has scheduled an extensive 41-date tour for 2025, commencing at stadiums across the UK and Ireland in July before expanding to multiple continents. This includes three sold-out shows at the Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh on August 8, 9, and 12. Tickets for these highly anticipated concerts sold out in record time, with an estimated 10 million people from over 100 countries attempting to secure them. Support acts for the tour include Cast, Richard Ashcroft, Cage The Elephant, and Ball Park Music.

However, the excitement surrounding the reunion has been tempered by controversy over ticket sales. The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has written to Ticketmaster, threatening legal action over its “misleading” methods of selling tickets for the Oasis reunion tour. The watchdog had previously warned in March that Ticketmaster had “breached the law” and “misled fans” during the initial ticket sale last summer. Concerns primarily revolved around 'platinum' tickets, which were sold for significantly higher prices—up to 2.5 times the face value of equivalent standard tickets—without offering any additional benefits and often located in the same stadium areas. This practice, the CMA claims, misled customers into believing these tickets were superior.

Furthermore, Ticketmaster is alleged to have broken the law by not clearly informing consumers about two different categories of standing tickets at varying prices. The cheaper standing tickets were reportedly sold first before the more expensive ones were released, leaving fans waiting for long periods without realizing they would eventually have to pay more. Thousands of fans were left infuriated, paying over £350 for tickets initially priced at £150, as costs surged due to demand.

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