Oasis fans faking disability to get tickets
Mark Chapman, 32, was left gobsmacked after attending Oasis' Manchester show, where he says scores of fans ditched their wheelchairs and crutches as the concert kicked off.
'When Oasis came on they all jumped out of their wheelchairs and dropped their crutches and stood up for the whole gig for two hours,' Mr Chapman told Manchester Evening News.
Mr Chapman has lived with Duchenne muscular dystrophy since he was a child, and started using a wheelchair at the age of nine.
As a regular concert goer, venue accessibility is something Mr Chapman is familiar with, but he said it was a struggle to get a spot on the accessible platform at Heaton Park on July 12.
He said many fans who were not disabled had overrun the place, and therefore made it difficult for actually disabled people to attend the show.
'There's people who needed to be there who couldn't,' he said. 'It's really frustrating.'
His carer, Sam Priest, was also shocked at the scene.
'We were joking Jesus Christ must have been on the platforms, there were so many miracles performed that night,' he said.
When booked at first instance, wheelchair user tickets include a free ticket for a carer.
This leads to the assumption that some crooked concert goers might have snapped up tickets not meant for them, but also got a two for one deal at the expense of disabled people who missed out.
Some resellers also hiked up the prices for wheelchair access tickets to over $1250.
Ticketmaster has released a statement about its accessible ticket policy.
'To make sure accessible tickets only go to those who need them, we verify all accessible bookings made on Ticketmaster. After purchasing, fans have three weeks to submit their accessibility requirements via their Ticketmaster account or app. If they are unable to do so, those tickets are cancelled,' the statement read.
'The unauthorised resale of accessible tickets for profit on these websites is yet another reason we fully support the Government's proposed industry-wide resale cap. As well as protecting fans from inflated prices by removing the incentive for touts, it would help ensure that accessible tickets are reserved for those who genuinely need them.'
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The K's frontman Jamie Boyle believes Oasis reunion has rescued guitar music
The K's frontman Jamie Boyle believes that the Oasis reunion has saved guitar music. The indie rocker feels that the long-awaited return of the Live Forever band has reignited the scene and has led to a "resurgence" for bands. Jamie told the Daily Star newspaper's Wired column: "The resurgence of bands is really, really strong and prominent at the minute. "We see it ourselves, in ticket sales, the support at gigs, and the buzz whenever we announce something to our ever-growing fan base. People are genuinely chomping at the bit to get into venues and watch bands again." The K's were able to see Oasis as they started their reunion tour in Cardiff and will also be in attendance for one of Noel and Liam Gallagher's gigs at Wembley Jamie said: "We went to Cardiff and were like, 'This is amazing'. Then Heaton Park was even better and we're heading to Wembley too. "It's impossible to ignore the buzz that's been created for guitar music and it's no secret that they're one of the best to ever do it, but the buzz that Oasis has created not just for themselves but for everybody is real. "All the excitement, all the press, all everything is back on guitar for the first time in a long time." Boyle explained that he has been watching the Gallagher brothers closely as he seeks inspiration from the pair's stage presence. The musician said: "There's 80,000 people there and every single one of them is just stood not being able to take their eyes off them on stage. "To get to that level is what everybody dreams about." The K's release their new album Pretty On The Internet on Friday (25.07.25) and Jamie is hoping it tops the charts after their debut record I Wonder If the World Knows? narrowly missed out on the number one spot last year. He said: "I genuinely feel like we can do almost anything now." Jamie revealed earlier this year that he cites Taylor Swift and Olivia Rodrigo as musical influences and questioned those who restrict themselves to a single genre. He told "I'm constantly listening to new stuff and always exploring new genres and things like that. And I think one thing that surprises people is if you look at my playlist, I think people would be very surprised, because it goes from The Beatles, like '60s Beatles, through to like, '70s, '80s, punk, and then all the way through to like, like modern day pop music, like Billie Eilish, Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo, people like this. "People are far too quick to put themselves into one box, or one genre, and just be like, No, that's what I like. Everything else is s***. And it's like, if you actually sit down and listen to stuff, I think, like, if you give it the time, you may end up finding something you like in it."
News.com.au
3 days ago
- News.com.au
Oasis' Liam Gallagher takes aim at Coldplay after kiss cam scandal
Oasis have declared their shows are a safe place for cheaters. The UK band's frontman Liam Gallagher addressed the Coldplay kiss cam scandal at his Manchester concert this week, asking the crowd if there were 'any lovebirds in the house?' 'Don't worry, we don't got any of that Coldplay snidey f**king camera shit,' the 52-year-old said. 'Doesn't matter to us who you're f**king mingling with, tingling with. None of our f**king business.' He continued, 'This one's for the lovebirds anyway', before the opening chords of Slide Away began. It comes as Astronomer CEO Andy Byron has been forced to take leave after his alleged affair with the firm's chief human resources officer, Kristin Cabot, was caught on Coldplay's jumbotron at the band's Boston show on Wednesday. Astronomer said in a statement on Friday that Byron was placed on leave and that Pete DeJoy, co-founder and chief product officer, would serve as interim CEO. 'We will share more details as appropriate in the coming days,' the company said in a statement on X. Earlier, the company confirmed it launched an investigation into the matter. In the viral video, the couple scrambled to hide their faces when an image of them getting cosy appeared on the big screen at Gillette Stadium. As the camera zoned in on the cuddling pair, Cabot quickly covered her face and turned in the opposite direction, while Byron ducked behind a barricade. 'Oh, what?' frontman Chris Martin responded to the scenes while onstage. 'Either they're having an affair or they're just very shy,' he added. Per the official Astronomer website, the pair worked together at the AI and data company valued at an estimated $US1.2 billion. Byron's wife, Megan Kerrigan Byron, reportedly removed his last name from her Facebook page shortly after the scandal went public, and later deleted her account entirely. Meanwhile, reports suggest Cabot is married to the CEO of Privateer Rum, a Massachusetts-based liquor brand. According to property records obtained by the New York Post, Cabot has shared a New Hampshire address with Andrew Cabot since at least 2023.
