It's starting to look like getting Oasis tickets might be tough. Who better to look to for advice than the Swifties?
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When Taylor Swift announced her epic, three-hour long Eras Tour back in 2020, her fans went to war — on Ticketmaster, that is. The 2022 presale was widely thought to be a “disaster," with huge numbers of “verified fans” unable to get their hands on tickets. Nabbing tickets for the Eras Tour was a battle — so, maybe some of the successful Swifties can help Oasis fans prepare for the Ticketmaster fiasco that is inevitably coming?
How to get Oasis tickets
First thing's first — how do you actually go about getting Oasis tickets?
Well, it's not exactly straightforward. Tickets are set to go on sale on Saturday, August 31st at 8am in Ireland and 9am in the UK. Tickets will be on sale for the following concerts:
- Cardiff Principality Stadium: 4th / 5th July
- Manchester Heaton Park: 11th / 12th / 16th / 19th / 20th July
- London Wembley Stadium: 25th / 26th / 30th July / 2nd / 3rd August
- Edinburgh Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium: 8th / 9th / 12th August
- Dublin Croke Park: 16th / 17th August
There will also be a pre-sale, much as their was for Swift's Eras Tour, the day before the general sale. The registration for the pre-sale ballot is, unfortunately, already closed. If you did manage to apply for the pre-sale, you'll find out tomorrow morning (Friday) if you were successful. “Successful applicants will receive an email with full access information the morning of Friday 30th August.”
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Tips from the music fans who have been through it all before — the Swifties
First name Caroline
How many Taylor Swift concerts have you been to? 1
Top tip for securing high-demand tickets It was pure luck! I got off the waitlist a few days before they released the tickets for the extra London dates — I don't even remember looking at the ticket options, just grabbed what I could and paid before the website crashed. I think I just made sure the tickets were some of the more affordable ones and then exited.
First name Charlotte
How many Taylor Swift concerts have you been to? 3
Top tip for securing high-demand tickets Have all necessary info (account login/password, payment info and access codes) available to copy/paste during checkout. If possible, pre-save your payment info before the sale starts. Time is of the ESSENCE when you get to the checkout stage. You risk losing your tickets if you are not quick enough. And keep distractions to a minimum. If you’re applying for tickets on your phone, turn off ALL notifications. No one wants to receive a phone call or accidentally click on a banner when trying to secure their tickets!
First name Reena
How many Taylor Swift concerts have you been to? 1
Top tip for securing high-demand tickets We had a group chat and strategised. Looked at European and US ticket prices to make an educated guess for Wembley. Looked at the seat map and worked out where we want to sit and budget. We then looked presale and how to access them. Amex girly was our MVP. We all registered for waitlist and everyone tried to get tickets for the group. This part is just pure luck. But we all knew what seats we were aiming for and what everyone was comfortable paying.
First name Jesse
How many Taylor Swift concerts have you been to? 2
Top tip for securing high-demand tickets I went with a group of friends and we each signed up for presale codes for different dates and cities to maximise our chances.
First name Ricky (from Weeare) nabbed 4 tickets for his younger sister
How many Taylor Swift concerts have you been to? 2
Top tip for securing high-demand tickets Presales were golden for us, while there were still thousands in the queue, there were a lot less than on general sale. My advice for anyone looking to nab tickets is to get on as many presale lists as possible. I also tried to use both my phone and computer on different accounts to get tickets, as I thought it could give us more of a chance of securing them. While it's recommended that you don't open multiple browser windows for the same ticket sellers, you can open multiple windows for different sites, as that can give you more of a chance to get the tickets. Finally, with all of the tickets selling so quickly, we decided to set a budget and buy whatever tickets were available within that budget. We didn't want to be fussy and risk losing out on tickets.
First name Ciara
How many Taylor Swift concerts have you been to? 4
Top tip for securing high-demand tickets For two of my shows, I obtained a presale code by from buying Midnights in a presale, and also finding a box on Taylor's website that said enter your email here to be signed up for future presale — this was before the UK and Europe leg had been announced so this was key, and I bought Midnights out of genuinely wanting it, not thinking it would get me access to the sale so I got lucky there.
We initially failed at getting Wembley tickets, but on a whim my dad checked Edinburgh hours later and there were still tickets available and we bought them — so go for less desirable locations and be prepared to travel.
My last two, I had signed up everybody I knew up to the presale ballot, and my dad was the only one to be sent a code. This code wasn't tied to his email — ie. any Ticketmaster account could use it, not one using his email. You can't access the ticket sale through multiple tabs but one account (the software can detect this) so I signed into three Ticketmaster accounts on three separate devices, one connected to 4G to avoid being detected on the same wifi if that was a possibility.
Take the first tickets you're given — don't reject them and try again, all tickets will be gone. You're going to have to just go with whichever seats/standing area you're given, it's not worth the risk of trying again. Just buy them! Within budget of course.
Finally, have all your card information and login information both to hand but also in your account already to speed up the process as even if tickets are in your cart, they can still be bought by someone faster than you.
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