UK band Oasis have cemented their return to stage with a number one album at the top of this week’s British music charts, a week after tickets for their reunion gigs went on sale.
The group’s debut album Definitely Maybe was first released 30 years ago, and a 30th anniversary edition, including outtakes and unreleased demos, has claimed the UK’s number one album spot. In addition, the top ten includes two further albums by the band, their greatest hits compilation at number three and their 1995 album (What’s the Story) Morning Glory reaching number four.
The only name to disturb the band’s sweep of the top positions is Sabrina Carpenter, whose album Short ‘n’ Sweet sits at number two. She also occupies the top three positions in the country’s singles chart.
Fervour for all things Oasis hasn’t abated since the band announced they’d be getting back together to perform, 15 years after the warring Gallagher brothers – Noel on guitar and songwriting, Liam on vocals – finally had one tussle too many and Noel departed the band.
There was a backlash last Saturday when tickets for their 2025 summer concerts went on sale, but “dynamic pricing” meant prices went up in response to huge demand, and fans were forced to shelve out hundreds of pounds more than the listed price to secure their places at the gigs.
Further dates have now been announced, and Liam responded in typical swagger to complaints on X (formerly Twitter) this week, telling one fan on Friday to “shut up” when they questioned the finances of the project.
The BBC reports that the Competition and Markets Authority said on Thursday it would investigate the sale, to discover whether ticket agent Ticketmaster had breached consumer protection law.