{"id":98431,"date":"2024-08-30T15:04:28","date_gmt":"2024-08-30T19:04:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2024\/08\/30\/inside-the-supersonic-boost-that-oasis-reunion-tour-will-bring-to-the-uk-economy-live-sector\/"},"modified":"2024-08-30T15:04:28","modified_gmt":"2024-08-30T19:04:28","slug":"inside-the-supersonic-boost-that-oasis-reunion-tour-will-bring-to-the-uk-economy-live-sector","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2024\/08\/30\/inside-the-supersonic-boost-that-oasis-reunion-tour-will-bring-to-the-uk-economy-live-sector\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside the Supersonic Boost That Oasis\u2019 Reunion Tour Will Bring to the UK Economy, Live\u00a0Sector"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tLONDON \u2014 Nearly three decades after Oasis<\/a>\u2018 cultural and commercial peak, the Gallagher brothers \u2014 songwriter\/guitarist Noel<\/a> and singer Liam<\/a> \u2014 are once again making headlines around the world, following the shock announcement that the long-warring siblings are to reunite for a series of huge outdoor shows in the United Kingdom and Ireland next year.<\/p>\n

\n\tIn the U.K., anticipation for the band\u2019s comeback has been building since rumors began circulating several weeks ago that the feuding brothers had buried the hatchet after a 15-year war of words and were set to return. The group split up in 2009 when Noel quit before a show at French music festival Rock en Seine following an argument with Liam.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tOasis fans\u2019 wildest dreams were realized on Tuesday (Aug. 27) with the announcement that the band will play a massive 14-date stadium tour of the U.K. and Ireland next summer, marketed as \u2018Oasis Live \u201925.\u2019<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tOasis 2025 UK Reunion Tour: Everything You Need To Know About Snagging\u00a0Tickets\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n

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\n\t\u201cThe guns have fallen silent. The stars have aligned. The great wait is over. Come see. It will not be televised,\u201d Oasis bullishly said in a statement, prompting a feverish rush of news coverage in their home country and beyond that has reignited interest in the Britpop-era rock act.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tRegistration for the tour\u2019s ticket pre-sale opened the same day. 48 hours later the group announced three extra concert dates due to \u201cunprecedented demand.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tThe additional gigs mean Oasis will now play five nights at London\u2019s 90,000-capacity Wembley Stadium, five nights at Heaton Park in their home city of Manchester (80,000 cap.) and three shows at Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh (67,000-cap.), as well as two performances at Dublin\u2019s Croke Park (83,000-cap.) and two shows at Cardiff\u2019s Principality Stadium (74,000-cap.).<\/p>\n

\n\tWith tickets expected to quickly sell out when they go on sale Saturday (Aug. 31), Oasis look set to perform to around 1.3 million people across the 17-show run, according to Billboard<\/em>\u2018s calculations.<\/p>\n

\n\tThat puts the band\u2019s live return at a similar level to Taylor Swift<\/a>\u2018s recent U.K. and Ireland leg of her \u201cEras Tour,\u201d which spanned 18 sold-out stadium shows, including eight nights at Wembley Stadium \u2013 a new record for a solo singer at the venue. The estimated total attendance for Swift\u2019s U.K. shows was 1.2 million, not including her three shows at Dublin\u2019s Aviva Stadium.<\/p>\n

\n\tWith tickets to Oasis\u2019 live shows priced between \u00a365.00 ($85.00) and \u00a3250.00 ($330.00), excluding fees, Billboard<\/em> estimates that the tour \u2014 jointly promoted by Live Nation, SJM Concerts, MCD and DFC \u2014 could gross the band around \u00a3200 million ($262 million) on ticket sales alone (based on an average ticket price of \u00a3150.00). When VIP and premium packages, merchandise, sponsorship, performance rights and future filming revenues are factored in total earnings are likely to be at least double that amount, according to talent agent Jonathan Shalit<\/strong>, posting on X before the three extra concert dates were announced.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\u201cIt\u2019s a once in a generation moment for a lot of music fans to experience an iconic rock band that has a very special place in many people\u2019s hearts. It\u2019s also going to be a really big economic moment for the country and music industry,\u201d Tom Kiehl<\/strong>, chief executive of umbrella trade body UK Music, tells Billboard<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\n\tIn 2023, 19.2 million \u201cmusic tourists\u201d \u2014 defined by UK Music as someone who travels outside of their hometown or city for a gig or visiting from overseas \u2014 attended live concerts and festivals in the United Kingdom, up 33% on the previous year, generating 8 billion pounds ($10.3 billion) for the country\u2019s economy.<\/p>\n

\n\tSusannah Streeter<\/strong>, head of money and markets at investment firm Hargreaves Lansdown, says the frenzy of interest in Oasis\u2019 return ensures it will create large revenues for hotels, taxis, bars, restaurants and pubs in cities where the band is performing \u201cbringing a significant boost to the U.K. economy.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\tThe U.K. leg of Swift\u2019s \u201cEras Tour\u201d was estimated to have earned \u00a31 billion ($1.3 billion) for the U.K. economy, according to analysis by Barclays bank, based on Swifties each spending a projected \u00a3848 ($1,100) on tickets, travel, accommodation, outfits and other expenses.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cWhile spending by Oasis fans might not reach those heady heights, they are unlikely to hold back from splashing the cash to celebrate the brothers\u2019 return,\u201d Streeter tells Billboard<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\n\tIn Oasis\u2019 home city of Manchester, the band\u2019s five shows will earn the local economy over \u00a315 million ($19.7 million), says Sacha Lord<\/strong>, the city\u2019s nighttime economy advisor and founder of Parklife music festival.<\/p>\n

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\n\tAlongside the financial benefits, live execs hope that the explosion of interest in Oasis will strengthen support for the U.K.\u2019s struggling grassroots music sector, where the band cut their teeth in the early 1990s, but has experienced a tide of small venue closures in the decades since.<\/p>\n

\n\tAccording to the Music Venue Trust (MVT), just under 150 grassroots venues closed or stopped staging live music in the U.K. in 2023. Of the 15 venues that Oasis played on its first ever tour, nine are reported to have closed or are no longer putting on gigs.<\/p>\n

\n\tTo stop the wave of small venue closures, live execs are pushing for the British government to cut sales tax (VAT) on tickets for all grassroots music shows from 20% to the European average of between 5-7%. Doing so \u201cwill mean more shows and festivals, thriving venues of all sizes and [help] the next world class superstars off the U.K. talent production line,\u201d says Jon Collins<\/strong>, CEO of U.K. music trade body LIVE.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThe Oasis reunion is a huge moment not just for fans, but for the live music industry too,\u201d Andrew Foggin<\/strong>, global head of music at ticketing company DICE, tells Billboard<\/em>. \u201cThese high profile, beloved artists serve as a catalyst to get people out more. They don\u2019t just draw crowds to massive stadium events, but they also remind people what makes live music so special, creating benefits for the rest of the industry.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\tAs for the Gallaghers themselves, they stand to land a sizable royalty windfall even before a single ticket is sold. On the back of Tuesday\u2019s reunion announcement, Oasis\u2019 Spotify streams spiked 690% globally, says the streaming service, with some of the band\u2019s lesser-known songs such as \u201cTurn Up The Sun\u201d and The Swamp Song\u201d enjoying especially large spikes (450%-plus) in the U.K. The band has more than 24 million monthly listeners on Spotify with its most popular song, \u201cWonderwall,\u201d having been streamed more than 2 billion times in total.<\/p>\n

\n\tOn TikTok, Oasis has seen a 101% increase in video views, creations and user engagement over the past seven days, with #OasisReunion having 109 million video views over the past two weeks, reports the platform. (Billboard<\/em> understands that Sony Music owns the master rights to Oasis\u2019 entire catalog, which it licenses back to the band\u2019s label Big Brother Recordings, with the exception of 2008\u2019s final album Dig Out Your Soul<\/em>, which Sony doesn\u2019t own).<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cOasis has always been popular on TikTok, and the news of the reunion has taken it to another level,\u201d says Adam Read<\/strong>, TikTok\u2019s U.K. and Ireland music programs manager. \u201cFans have celebrated in typically creative ways, whether it\u2019s dressing up like Liam Gallagher waiting [for] the on sale or remixing classic Oasis tracks in unique TikTok videos. We\u2019re excited to see how the community will continue to get creative with the band\u2019s catalog on the platform.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tSo far, the only live dates announced by Oasis are the 17 shows in the U.K. and Ireland, although the fact that the band is calling its 2025 outing a world tour suggests that international dates, including possible U.S. shows, will likely follow. It\u2019s anticipated that additional U.K. shows could be announced if the initial ticket allocation sells out quickly, although the band has made it clear that it will not be playing next year\u2019s Glastonbury festival, as previously rumored.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cOasis were the last big band of the pre-digital era,\u201d enthuses Kiehl. \u201cThere\u2019s a legendary status attached to them and there\u2019s a whole new generation of Oasis fans who have never seen them perform live, as well as all of their original fans from the Nineties, so their return is going to be a really big moment for the music industry and live music.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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LONDON \u2014 Nearly three decades after Oasis\u2018 cultural and commercial peak, the Gallagher brothers \u2014 songwriter\/guitarist Noel and singer Liam \u2014 are once again making headlines around the world, following the shock announcement that the long-warring siblings are to reunite for a series of huge outdoor shows in the United Kingdom and Ireland next year. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-98431","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-musique","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98431","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=98431"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98431\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=98431"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=98431"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=98431"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}