Fontaines D.C. reveal issue with Oasis reunion: “I’m not excited about it”
For the last two weeks, the music world and beyond has been gripped by the news of the Oasis reunion, but not everybody is excited by the return of the Gallagher brothers, including Fontaines D.C.
Oasis officially announced their comeback on August 28th after a series of teasers in the days before, including after Liam Gallagher’s headline set at Reading Festival. Over ten million fans from 158 countries attempted to buy tickets to their 17-date tour of the United Kingdom and Ireland, which has now been extended with a further two shows at Wembley Stadium.
However, their reunion has been somewhat overshadowed by the dynamic pricing strategy enlisted by Ticketmaster when the shows went on general sale to the public.
Prior to the sale, Oasis announced that standing tickets would cost £148, yet due to the level of demand, this skyrocketed to £355 on Ticketmaster.
The band have since later attempted to make amends by adding two more shows to their reunion tour at Wembley Stadium which were made available to purchase through a “special invitation-only ballot ticket sale strategy” following the uproar.
Additionally, in a press release issued on behalf of the band, Oasis distanced themselves from the dynamic pricing strategy. The message reads: “As for the well reported complaints many buyers had over the operation of Ticketmaster’s dynamic ticketing: it needs to be made clear that Oasis leave decisions on ticketing and pricing entirely to their promoters and management, and at no time had any awareness that dynamic pricing was going to be used.”
However, Fontaines D.C.’s main issue with the reunion is the wave of nostalgia that Oasis are riding, which goes against the progressive, forward-thinking approach they undertook on their latest album, Romance.
In a new interview with Studio Brussel, Carlos O’Connell and Conor Deegan were quizzed on their feelings regarding the reunion with O’Connell stating, “Couldn’t really give a shit, to be honest.”
Deegan elaborated: “I’m not excited about it either, to be honest. I feel like we kind of get caught in the last era, like the 2010s, in such a nostalgic thing that we were forgetting to make new things. I feel like what we wanted to do with this record (Romance) anyway where we make our minds look into the future, making new things. So for Oasis to reform at this moment for us, it’s really annoying.”
The comments from the Fontaines D.C. duo come after Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour previously hit out at Oasis for using dynamic pricing, telling ITV News: “I think Oasis should do exactly what they want to do. I’m not sure about this strange ticketing thing that’s going on. I think they should put a price on tickets and stick to it.”
Meanwhile, Far Out recently praised the evolution of Fontaines D.C. in a four-and-a-half star review of Romance, noting: “Philosophical ruminations are peppered in between sharp intakes of breath – an inhaler literally used as an instrument at times – and there are glimpses at the band’s punkier roots, but Chatten’s delivery is much more drawn out and despondent than on Dogrel or A Hero’s Death. Contrary to the pop-punk outfits they now sport, the band’s youthful passion feels just as far away as Ireland.
Oasis 2025 world tour dates:
July 2025
- 4th – Cardiff, Principality Stadium
- 5th – Cardiff, Principality Stadium
- 11th – Manchester, Heaton Park
- 12th – Manchester, Heaton Park
- 16th – Manchester, Heaton Park
- 19th – Manchester, Heaton Park
- 20th – Manchester, Heaton Park
- 25th – London, Wembley Stadium
- 26th – London, Wembley Stadium
- 30th –London, Wembley Stadium
August 2025
- 3rd – London, Wembley Stadium
- 8th – Edinburgh, Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium
- 9th – Edinburgh, Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium
- 12th –Edinburgh, Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium
- 16th – Dublin, Croke Park
- 17th – Dublin, Croke Park
September 2025
- 27th – London, Wembley Stadium
- 18th – London, Wembley Stadium
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