Oasis reunion latest: Ticket details for 14 shows with more planned - as hotel prices shoot up

Huge increase in Spotify streams before announcement

There was a huge spike in the number of streams of Oasis songs on Spotify before the comeback tour was announced.

PR firm MHP Group said streams increased more than 160% globally between 10am and 12pm yesterday, compared with a week earlier.

"The increase in streams was continuing to grow throughout yesterday."

Ticket demand could 'absolutely dwarf' Taylor Swift

A music expert has suggested that demand for Oasis tickets could "absolutely dwarf" that seen for Taylor Swift's monster Eras Tour.

Kevin McManus told The Mirror that "everybody is going to try and get a ticket".

"Taylor Swift was obviously the big deal this summer, I think it's going to absolutely dwarf that, just because it's them and there's that talk," he said.

He said 4% of the population tried to get tickets for Oasis's two 1996 Knebworth shows - their biggest ever gigs.

"They sold out 250,000 tickets, but it was a ridiculous amount of people who tried to buy tickets, they were that huge. But this, because people have been talking about it for the past decade, it's going to be even bigger," said Mr McManus.

Oasis reunion 'worst kept secret' in music industry

The Oasis reunion is the "worst kept secret" in the music industry, says music journalist Paul Stokes.

He told Sky News reunions work when there's a story fans, and even non-fans, can "buy into".

"I think the moment there was the first hint [they] might be speaking to each other, it's almost like Coronation Street - 'Is it going to happen?'" Stokes said.

"In the music industry people have been saying to me all year it's definitely happening. So everyone's just been willing it on."

The band (or rather, Noel and Liam Gallagher) have likely decided to get back together for a "combination" of reasons, Stokes suggests.

"It's 30 years on Thursday since the release of Definitely Maybe, the iconic debut. Next year will be 30 years since (What's the Story) Morning Glory?" he says.

"So there's... probably that element of wanting to look back. 

"I think there's probably a very nice offer on the table. Look, Blur and Pulp have toured recently, played a big show. So there's obviously a massive demand for Brit bands from their era."

Noel may also have recognised that his younger brother is still "singing those songs with the same passion that he had when the band started", Stokes said.

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