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Oasis spark outrage over NEW issue despite more reunion tour dates being announced

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has announced two new tour dates for next year - but some fans are still fuming.

Liam and Noel Gallagher sent the music industry into a frenzy this summer when they revealed they would be getting the Britpop band back together for a string of concerts in 2025. After an unprecedented demand - - the siblings have announced they will be performing in next year.

Registration for pre-sale tickets is open for 24 hours and those successful in the ballot will be given access to buy them on October 14. However, after some fans in the UK were charged more than £350 for tickets with an initial face value of £150, the news hasn't gone down well with everyone. Taking to X, formerly , one quipped: "Probably be cheaper to fly from the UK to Melbourne than it was to buy a ticket for Wembley."

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Elsewhere, fans were annoyed the brothers are flying all the way to Australia and haven't announced any dates in Brazil, Singapore or New Zealand. However, others told the angry mob to "chill out", posting: "Brazilians in these comments need to chill out. You will get your turn!"

first reported 13 more international cities will be revealed soon with Oasis later announcing Boston, Los Angeles, Chicago and East Rutherford in the United States had been added to the tour. Also announced is Toronto, Canada and Mexico City, Mexico.

Oasis announced they will ditch dynamic pricing for the American leg of their reunion tour, after it caused "an unacceptable experience" for UK fans.

The system raises the price of concert tickets at times of high demand. When Oasis' UK dates went on sale, some fans were charged more than £350 for tickets with an initial face value of £150.

The band faced a barrage of backlash, and the UK's competition regulator launched an investigation into whether Ticketmaster breached consumer protection law.

In a statement announcing dates in the US, Canada and Mexico, the group's managers said they wanted to "avoid a repeat of the issues" faced by fans in the UK and Ireland.

"It is widely accepted that dynamic pricing remains a useful tool to combat ticket touting and keep prices for a significant proportion of fans lower than the market rate and thus more affordable," they wrote.

"But, when unprecedented ticket demand (where the entire tour could be sold many times over at the moment tickets go on sale) is combined with that cannot cope with that demand, it becomes less effective and can lead to an unacceptable experience for fans."

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