According to Reddit around 14 million accounts attempted to get tickets for Oasis, leaving many people disappointed. Some people were priced out and some simply did not get close enough to the front of the queue. Instead of seeing the band, who havent played a gig in over 16 years
Category
🗞
NewsTranscript
00:00So when Oasis came up, they kind of defined that era and brought a whole generation with them,
00:06really, musically. The music was uplifting. It kind of spoke to a generation. So I think Oasis
00:15were just at the right place at the right time just to ride that wave of 90s Britpop, really.
00:24According to Reddit, around 14 million accounts attempted to get tickets for Oasis,
00:28leaving many people disappointed. Some people were priced out and others simply did not get
00:35close enough to the front of the queue. Instead of seeing the band, who haven't played a gig in
00:41over 17 years, many locals are looking to attend tribute gigs, many of which are known for their
00:47strong likeness to the band. Let's chat to some of these tribute acts to find out more.
00:53So my name's Aaron. I'm the drummer. The most important one is what I would say. The rest of
01:01the guys may not agree. Yeah, we've been doing the Oasis tribute for about 11 years now.
01:08It's went through the roof the past three weeks, three, four weeks. We're pretty much booked out
01:14for all the next year, which at this time of the year, September, the year before, is quite unheard
01:20of. Usually we don't get the diary filled until February time and you'll see the rest of the year
01:25fill up. But it's now looking busy for next year. So that's great. It's been really unreal at the
01:32moment. The 11-hour queue for Oasis tickets saw the site crashing, leaving many fans devastated.
01:41But for tribute bands, this has left an opportunity for more of their own gigs to
01:46celebrate the band and their famous songs. Anna, what do you think it gives an opportunity for
01:55tribute bands and other musicians such as yourselves with a band coming up like this?
02:02Yeah, I mean, I think Oasis being back together is a great thing. It will inspire a whole new
02:07generation of young original bands as well. I mean, obviously everybody can't get a ticket,
02:14so that's where we come in. People will come and see us purely because they couldn't get tickets,
02:19which I think there's millions at the moment. But like I say, I think it inspires a lot of
02:24young original bands. We always like to have young original bands opening for us as well,
02:30just to sort of help their profile. The amount of people that come to see us, it certainly helps them.
02:35Generation that never got to see Oasis that are now going to get that chance.
02:39So it's reignited that buzz. You've got the parents that are excited,
02:43the kids that are excited. And I think people that can't get tickets, what's the next best thing?
02:49Go and see a tribute band. And hopefully, we play Bristol quite regularly. We've got a good
02:54enough reputation that people think, you know, well, you know, I missed out on Oasis, go and
02:59watch these guys.