If the upcoming return to the stage of the legendary group Oasis delights its fans, it will also delight British hoteliers and pub owners who expect huge demand in the summer of 2025 and hope for a “Taylor Swift” effect to boost the economy. “The appeal of live music is stronger than ever. Hotels will fill up quickly as fans buy tickets, and pubs, bars and restaurants will be packed next summer,” predicts Kate Nicholls, managing director of UKHospitality, a professional organisation for hotels and catering.
As soon as the dates of the first concerts of the brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher were announced, in July and August 2025, hotel rates skyrocketed in the cities that will host them. Angry fans have accused a Manchester hotel of cancelling existing reservations in order to re-list its rooms at three times the price. The establishment claimed a “technical error”, which did not prevent the consumer association Cual? There is no need to worry about a phenomenon so denounced by fans in Dublin.
“Vertiginous” increases
Some venues “charge the highest possible price when there’s a big event in their city” and these “make price increases sky-high before the Oasis tour,” says Lisa Webb, consumer law expert at Which?. One fan who lives near Manchester’s Heaton Park, which will host the city’s gigs, even offered a free camping spot in her garden – to anyone who could find a ticket – in a post that went viral on X.
The economic impact of American pop star Taylor Swift’s European tour, which ended on August 20 in London, far exceeded ticket sales. British bank Barclays estimated in a study published in May that the tour would inject nearly £1 billion (€1.19 billion) into the UK economy, including ticket sales, transport, overnight stays, clothing costs, etc. Several economists also estimated that these events may have marginally pushed inflation up.
Oasis have thrilled fans with the announcement of their reform and a tour in the summer of 2025 after 15 years apart. Demand is such that the band added three new concerts to their tour on Thursday, which already includes 17 dates in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The British group also revealed the price of their tickets on Thursday: the most affordable seats are around 75 pounds (89 euros) in London, Edinburgh and Cardiff, while in Manchester, the Gallagher brothers’ hometown, tickets in the pits will cost a minimum of 148.50 pounds.
Banknotes and derivative products
Ticket and merchandise sales, as well as the possible licensing of a film, could generate just £400m (475m euros), estimates Dr Matt Grimes, a music industry researcher at Birmingham City University. After costs and salaries are taken out, the Gallagher brothers should pocket around £50m each, he told AFP. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg.
Tickets go on sale on Saturday at 10am French time. “Everyone will be gone by midday,” predicts Dr Grimes, who believes fans will spare no expense for “a once-in-a-lifetime event.”
Source: BFM TV
