August 21st, 2008 by Gregory Jones

It was inevitable that Oasis’ forthcoming tour would be one of the biggest tours of 2008, but selling out every night within an hour of going on sale was perhaps beyond the expectations of even the band. Like their southern counterparts, Coldplay, the Manchester group sold-out their entire tour shortly after going on sale.

Tickets went on sale on 20th August at 9 am and within 9 minutes the two dates at Wembley were sold-out. Moments later, the tickets for the remaining 16 nights had been sold. Thousands of fans were left disappointed after failing to secure tickets through the official tickets agencies.

Unsurprisingly, no sooner had the massive arena tour sold-out, the secondary market was inundated with tickets. Over 3,500 tickets, with face values starting at £32.50, are already listed anywhere between £95 and £499.  By comparison, 6,962 Coldplay tickets are for sale with prices currently ranging from £55 to £660.

Only time will tell which one of these huge bands will take the 2008 crown for the most successful British arena tour.