Aussie music promoter reveals real reason Oasis will only visit Sydney and Melbourne on 2025 reunion tour

Australian fans eager to catch Oasis on their long-awaited 2025 reunion tour were left wondering why the iconic band will only be performing in Sydney and Melbourne.

Noel and Liam Gallagher were originally scheduled to perform two concerts in each city, but have one last show in Melbourne after overwhelming demand for tickets saw 170,000 Australians snap up pre-sale tickets.

However, the iconic Manchester band appear to have snubbed Brisbane, which is frequently visited by global stars, Adelaide, Perth and New Zealand on tour.

Now an Australian music promoter has shed light on the real reason for the limited Australian tour stops on Noel and Liam Gallagher’s first tour Down Under in 19 years.

Veteran concert promoter Michael Coppel revealed that Oasis were offered gigs in other Australian cities but did not take them up.

He also refuted fan theories that the Gallagher brothers had yet to announce more shows, insisting that their world tour schedule is already full.

“They are booked to go to Japan after Sydney so there is no extension to other states,” he told the Courier Mail.

“We offered them the opportunity to do (more shows) in other states, but they didn’t want to take that; they were happy to just do Melbourne and Sydney.

Australian fans eager to catch Oasis on their long-awaited 2025 reunion tour were left wondering why the iconic band will only be performing in Sydney and Melbourne.

Noel (pictured) and Liam Gallagher were scheduled to perform two concerts in each city but have one last show in Melbourne after 170,000 Australians snapped up pre-sale tickets.

‘There are 10 shows in North America and now five shows at the moment in Australia; we did quite well”.

He also cited the changing live music scene as another reason, explaining how bands now prefer to book their global tours as one entity, rather than doing separate legs in the UK, Europe, Oceania, Asia and the usa

The promoter credited Live Nation’s ability to offer a global tour package as a key factor in bringing the Gallagher brothers back together.

Monday’s hectic pre-sale saw 170,000 tickets snapped up by eager Australians in just a few hours.

Visiting Australia for the first time in nearly 20 years, Oasis are scheduled to take to the stage at Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium on October 31st and November 1st.

They have since added a third and final date in Melbourne on November 4, 2025 due to “phenomenal demand” in pre-sales.

Tickets for the extra Melbourne show go on general sale on 18 October from Ticketmaster at 12pm AEDT.

The stadium has a capacity of around 55,000 spectators, meaning around 165,000 fans will be able to see the legendary band live during the three dates of the tour.

Now an Australian music promoter has shed light on the real reason for the limited Australian tour stops on Noel and Liam Gallagher’s first tour Down Under in 19 years.

Veteran concert promoter Michael Coppel revealed that Oasis were offered gigs in other Australian cities but declined due to their busy touring schedule.

Oasis will head to Sydney to perform at Accor Stadium on November 7 and 8 to perform in front of around 167,000 fans across the two shows.

Fans have already balked at the high-demand concert prices, with general admission said to cost up to $300 each.

But against accusations of price gouging, Live Nation chairman Coppel insisted that price gouging is the same as in any other industry amid the cost-of-living crisis.

He said: “The average ticket price in 2004 was $75 for a live performance in Australia. The average price last year was $128. The reality is, what else hasn’t quadrupled the price in 20 years?’

“We have six venues out of 2,700 live venues in Australia. We’re actually the smallest ticketing company. Ticketmaster is a smaller ticketing company than Ticketek in this market.’

Many Oasis fans have already been left empty-handed when the highly-anticipated 17-date UK reunion tour sold out in a matter of hours in an online fiasco.

Around 14 million fans faced eight-hour queues to try and get the highly sought-after tickets to see the rock group live, with many still missing out.