Thousands watch Oasis for free during second night at Heaton Park
Social media posts show thousands gathering on a hill near Heaton Park with a direct view of the Oasis concert to watch the Britpop brothers’ second night of homecoming for free.
Oasis fans took to X to share videos of the show from the top of a green area extremely near the site. Countless appeared to have the same idea and gathered at a strategic vantage point up high, just off Whittaker Lane.
The videos show a merry display of fans, many wearing bucket hats, singing along to key Oasis tunes. Though the sound was not perfect, the band can still be heard beneath the tune of thousands of voices singing together.
Though the police have not yet reacted to the footage, it is likely that this will be the only time the gathering is allowed during the five total nights. Bury police have issued a dispersal order for Heaton Park and the area surrounding it for each night of the show, which will be reassessed and reconfirmed for each night. The strategic viewing point appears to fall into the dispersal zone, in which police can order you to leave even if no nuisance or trouble is actively caused.
The fans that gathered likely saved hundreds, as the ticket prices for the reunion soared once they were on offer, as Ticketmaster allegedly involved dynamic pricing in the sale.
On top of this, Lloyds Banking Group reported that the tour cost fans over £2million collectively in scam sales; fans on average lost £436 per scam. This is £200 more than the average concert ticket scam loss usually seen by the bank.
On the second night, nine people were arrested, adding to the six arrests made on 12th July. Five men and three women were arrested in three separate incidents on suspicion of fraud after attempting to access the show through fake accreditation. A man was also arrested on suspicion of assaulting a member of security staff.
See the footage below.
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