Anais Gallagher has hit out at “ageism and misogyny” among Oasis fans over who deserves tickets for the band’s reunion gigs.
The 24-year-old social media influencer, who is Noel Gallagher’s eldest daughter, was responding to those saying die-hard fans should take precedence over young women who have discovered the Manchester band more recently.
Noel and Liam Gallagher confirmed the group’s reunion on Tuesday morning, following weeks of speculation.
Now, 33 years after their first gig and 15 years after the group came to an acrimonious end ahead of a gig in Paris, they will return for a run of 17 shows in the UK and Ireland.
Anais wrote in a TikTok post: “One thing I won’t stand for is the ageism and the misogyny around people getting tickets.
“Sorry, if a 19-year-old girl in a pink cowboy hat wants to be there, I will have my friendship bracelets ready.”
She was responding to a video posted on TikTok by Josie Cannell, who said she had seen people online complaining that “everyone now suddenly loves Oasis”.
In her video, Josie said: “What do you mean everyone suddenly loves them? Everyone has always loved them.
“They’re one of the most famous bands in the whole entire world.”
She later posted a follow-up video expressing her happiness and surprise that Anais had commented on her “Oasis hot take”, adding that “you can’t gatekeep the most famous band to come out of the UK if we’re disregarding the Beatles”.
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Pre-sale ballot codes sent out
Many fans have spent the day hoping to be selected in a pre-sale ballot for tickets, with Noel and Liam confirming all codes had been sent to fans by just after 1pm.
To enter, fans had to say who the band’s original drummer was and were offered the options of Chris Sharrock, Alan White and the correct answer, Tony McCarroll, who drummed with the band from their formation until 1995.
Entrants were also asked how many times they had seen the band.
People who received a code will have a chance to purchase tickets from 7pm to 10pm on Friday, but they are not guaranteed success as tickets will be sold on a “first come first served basis”.
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In their post telling fans that all codes had been sent out, the brothers said: “If you didn’t get a code to access the pre-sale, you can join the general sale tomorrow morning”.
Ticket prices for the concerts range from around £73 up to the most expensive ticket costing over £506.
Oasis will play five nights at Wembley Stadium, along with five dates at Manchester’s Heaton Park, three at Edinburgh’s Murrayfield, two at Dublin’s Croke Park, and two at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium.
Tickets go on general sale at 9am on Saturday.
Source : Sky News
