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What is it about Oasis that they can pack out Wembley?
Posted on 7/27/25 at 7:51 am
Posted on 7/27/25 at 7:51 am
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If tweet fails to load, click here. Kudos to them, and maybe I'm very wrong, but if they came around here, I'd expect a half filled amphitheater.
Or maybe it's they haven't toured in so long?
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Posted on 7/27/25 at 8:19 am to East Coast Band
Oasis was just mind bogglingly huge in the UK (and apparently still are). I’m going off memory here, but I recall reading that their free concert at Knebworth in the summer of ‘96 received five million ticket requests. Note that the population of the UK is something like 60 million. It’s as if the entirety of Texas or California wanted to an attend a single band’s two day show.
Even having been a college student then (and hence, probably more in tune with what was mainstream British music yet largely lumped into the “alternative” category on this side of the Atlantic), it was still kind of difficult — in those days — to appreciate just how popular they were. I mean, you’d read in the NME at your local good record store about how a recording of Noel and Liam bitching each other out on the telephone was actually getting airplay in the UK, or you’d see in Rolling Stone that Oasis and Blur were vying for the crown, but nothing translated instantly and in bulk like it does today in the internet age.
Even having been a college student then (and hence, probably more in tune with what was mainstream British music yet largely lumped into the “alternative” category on this side of the Atlantic), it was still kind of difficult — in those days — to appreciate just how popular they were. I mean, you’d read in the NME at your local good record store about how a recording of Noel and Liam bitching each other out on the telephone was actually getting airplay in the UK, or you’d see in Rolling Stone that Oasis and Blur were vying for the crown, but nothing translated instantly and in bulk like it does today in the internet age.
This post was edited on 7/27/25 at 8:39 am
Posted on 7/27/25 at 8:31 am to East Coast Band
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but if they came around here, I'd expect a half filled amphitheater.
Or maybe it's they haven't toured in so long?
Umm, not sure where here is, but they have sold out multiple nights in stadiums across the US, in just minutes... I think Soldier Field is the only one night stand on their North American tour and that was just due to travel logistics...
Im sure nostalgia has something to do with it, but their catalog is just filled with anthems that are made for huge stadiums..
Posted on 7/27/25 at 8:32 am to Radio One
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Knebworth in the summer of ‘96
They played to 250k people each night... that's mind boggling..
Posted on 7/27/25 at 8:36 am to TFTC
Yeah, and I just took a look. For comparison, in March 1996, they played in Detroit and two nights later, Indianapolis (this per Wikipedia). Both concert halls were in the 2,500-3,000 seat range.
Posted on 7/27/25 at 8:42 am to Radio One
yeah, not questioning they were bigger in the UK... Even this tour, they did 5 nights in their hometown of Manchester and 5 in Wembley.. they probably could have doubled those dates given the ticket demand..
Posted on 7/27/25 at 8:54 am to TFTC
I gotcha, my man. Wasn’t quarreling, though it might have sounded that way.
Posted on 7/27/25 at 8:58 am to East Coast Band
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What is it about Oasis that they can pack out Wembley?
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Kudos to them, and maybe I'm very wrong, but if they came around here, I'd expect a half filled amphitheater. Or maybe it's they haven't toured in so long?
Because they’re one of the best and most fun pure rock n roll bands on planet earth and they’re really on their game with this reunion tour. They aren’t half assing it or going through the motions at all.
They’re widely fricking beloved everywhere in the world but here where they don’t have the second generational following they have elsewhere. 99% of casual Americans TODAY think wonderwall when they think of oasis.
Even still, here met life and the rose bowl sold out in an hour.
I went to heaton park on opening day and it was as crazy if not more. Crazy thing is for every mid 40s guy there was 1-2 fan in their early to mid 20s. They’ve captured an entire other generation at least over there. But a lot of their music does have a bit of a timeless quality that holds up REALLY well.
I don’t know how someone could listen to them play cigarettes and alcohol like in that video and NOT be in a good mood and want to jump.
To the downvoters sorry a few oasis threads have interrupted the steady circle jerk of allman brothers and skynard threads
This post was edited on 7/27/25 at 11:45 am
Posted on 7/27/25 at 9:10 am to Radio One
all good! I'm stoked for the Rose Bowl, but I'm going to find a way into Soldier Field, as well..
Posted on 7/27/25 at 9:26 am to TFTC
Ooo, enjoy the show(s)!
Posted on 7/27/25 at 10:02 am to East Coast Band
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Kudos to them, and maybe I'm very wrong, but if they came around here, I'd expect a half filled amphitheater.
Or maybe it's they haven't toured in so long?
They were a huge cultural phenom. in the UK...they never really cracked it in the U.S.
Posted on 7/27/25 at 10:13 am to Radio One
Saw them in Atlanta in the early 2000’s/late 90’s, somewhere around that time at the Piedmont. I am glad I got to see them before they split but it wasn’t anything great to be honest. They do put on a pretty decent performance. I would be curious to see what they sound like 25 years or so later and how long this “truce” between them will last
Posted on 7/27/25 at 10:21 am to Rip Torn
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I would be curious to see what they sound like 25 years or so later and how long this “truce” between them will last
Becoming more and more evident that they’ve been at least cordial for years if you read between the lines and they kinda played it up to build this incredible demand.
Posted on 7/27/25 at 10:32 am to 14&Counting
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they never really cracked it in the U.S.
That's just not true...
Definitely, Maybe went platinum in the US
(What's the Story) Morning Glory.. went 5x platinum in the US
Be Here Now went platinum in the US
All the rest tailed off massively, but they did so pretty much everywhere but the UK
While they may not have had the huge cultural impact that they had in the UK, they were pretty big in the US for the ~ 4 year stretch and about as big as any other rock band in the world during Morning Glory..
Posted on 7/27/25 at 11:34 am to TFTC
Yea, crazy that someone would think
Oasis is some Brit band with no following here.
They would sell out the Superdome tomorrow.
They are on a world tour selling out stadiums in over a dozen countries.
Part of it is they are a great band, part of it is pent up demand from not touring. And many people, rightly, think this is the only chance they will get to see them.
Oasis is some Brit band with no following here.
They would sell out the Superdome tomorrow.
They are on a world tour selling out stadiums in over a dozen countries.
Part of it is they are a great band, part of it is pent up demand from not touring. And many people, rightly, think this is the only chance they will get to see them.
Posted on 7/27/25 at 11:38 am to East Coast Band
Maybe you don’t like them but Oasis is hugely popular around the world, as proven by every known metric: sales, downloads, tickets, social media followers, media coverage, etc.
Posted on 7/27/25 at 12:21 pm to East Coast Band
Best there is? LOfrickingL
Maybe a top 30-40, would have to think about it.
Maybe a top 30-40, would have to think about it.
Posted on 7/28/25 at 1:53 pm to East Coast Band
Some surprising takes in here. Oasis was a mega act that frequently sold out stadium-sized venues all over the world. For 15 years they've arguably been the only major rock act out there who may reasonably reunite and do so again. And thus far, that looks to be proving itself true.
Now, what happens when the newness fades and saturation increases is a different question. See Garth Brooks. But Oasis could probably add 10 more stadium dates in the US and they'd all sell out quickly.
Now, what happens when the newness fades and saturation increases is a different question. See Garth Brooks. But Oasis could probably add 10 more stadium dates in the US and they'd all sell out quickly.
Posted on 7/28/25 at 2:30 pm to East Coast Band
It’s truly amazing just how big Oasis is in the UK. I could be wrong but I can only think of 6 bands from the UK that were bigger or at their level there.
1. The Beatles
2. Stones
3. Zeppelin
4. Sabbath
5. Pink Floyd
6. Queen
They could also do a full stadium run in the U.S. right now instead of just 4 shows & sell them all out in minutes.
1. The Beatles
2. Stones
3. Zeppelin
4. Sabbath
5. Pink Floyd
6. Queen
They could also do a full stadium run in the U.S. right now instead of just 4 shows & sell them all out in minutes.
This post was edited on 7/28/25 at 4:28 pm
Posted on 7/28/25 at 3:54 pm to Hetfield
I also think there is just an appeal to see a hugely popular rock act in that type of setting - and there just aren't any anymore. I don't see any on the horizon, either. Who is doing it now, in something akin to their prime, in anything resembling rock? Coldplay?
Who is left that can really pack out venues? Stones seem invincible but obviously it's going to end before long. RHCP maybe if and when they tour again? Elton John is hanging it up.
Who is left that can really pack out venues? Stones seem invincible but obviously it's going to end before long. RHCP maybe if and when they tour again? Elton John is hanging it up.
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