Birmingham City University estimates tour could bring £400m in sales with brothers in line to each earn £50m
So it is definitely not a maybe. Oasis are reuniting for a UK and Ireland tour that could be one of the most lucrative ever, with tickets being hyped as the “hottest of the decade”.
But one question people are asking is why? The most obvious motivation is money.
Despite both Gallagher brothers establishing successful solo careers since their split in 2009, nothing they have done comes close to the kinds of figures potentially on offer from the 14-date reunion shows that include a four-show run at Wembley stadium.
Birmingham City University estimate that the initial 14 dates could bring in £400m in ticket sales and other add ons, with Liam and Noel both in line to each earn £50m.
Dr Matt Grimes, course director of the music business BA at Birmingham City University, said the brothers could double their net worth in a few weeks. “They’re considering going into Europe as well, so they stand to make even more,” he said.
While ticket prices haven’t been revealed yet ahead of them going on sale this Friday, it’s likely they will have increased ten-fold from 1995, when tickets cost £14 on their UK tour.
Despite breaking up 15 years ago, Oasis as an entity hasn’t ever really gone away. The Gallagher brothers’ private lives have kept them in the tabloid press, while anniversary releases ensured their music continued to have a second life on streaming services.
The 2016 documentary Supersonic, reignited interest in the group from older fans who lived through the original Oasis era and younger audiences who were introduced to the Gallagher’s Mancunian insouciance, humour and self mythologising.
