Oasis shut down reports of return to iconic Knebworth Park
Oasis have denied reports that they will be adding any more UK dates to their 2025 reunion tour beyond what has already been announced.
Last month, the iconic English rock band revealed they would be returning to the stage after a 15-year absence, as brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher have (seemingly) healed their longstanding rift.
They will play a string of stadium shows in Manchester, London, Edinburgh and Dublin across summer 2025.
Shortly after they revealed their highly anticipated reunion, speculation began to mount whether or not the “Wonderwall” hitmakers would return to Knebworth Park in 2026 to mark the 30th anniversary of their career-defining sets at the concert grounds.
Oasis performed two gigs in August 1996 at Knebworth Park, which were among their biggest performances and came on the heels of their first two studio albums, Definitely Maybe (1994) and (What’s The Story) Morning Glory? (1995).
They later released a documentary and live album in 2021 titled Oasis Knebworth 1996, which featured unseen footage, as well as fan accounts and interviews from the historic event.
The rock band has since addressed reports made by “some UK tabloid media,” confirming on their Instagram Story: “Oasis will not be paying Knebworth Park in the future. There are no plans for any further UK dates beyond the currently announced UK Stadium tour.”
The message comes days after Oasis tacked on two additional Wembley Stadium shows to their already sold-out 2025 tour.
The initial release of tickets was met with frustration from eager concertgoers who were disappointed to find that tickets originally listed at ￡135 had risen to as much as ￡355 on Ticketmaster due to the site’s “dynamic pricing.”
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched an investigation into Ticketmaster and how the tickets were sold to fans. Meanwhile, an “invitation-only ballot ticket sale strategy” has been devised for the two new Wembley shows.
Scheduled to be held in 2025 on September 27 and 28, the dates have been added “as a small step towards making amends for the situation.”
“Applications to join the ballot will be opened first to the many fans who were unsuccessful in the initial on sale with Ticketmaster,” a press release said. It also promises to be “far smoother for fans by reducing the stress and time it takes to obtain” tickets.
Along with the news of their reunion tour, earlier this month, Oasis reclaimed the No 1 spot on the UK music charts with their debut record Definitely Maybe 30 years after its release.
