The Oasis 2009 stadium tour broke all box office records when it went on sale yesterday morning, selling a staggering 500,000 tickets by 3.00pm. The organisers were forced to scramble to put additional nights on sale in both London and Manchester after the band's two night runs at London`s Wembley Stadium and Manchester's Heaton Park sold out in hours. Additionally their first ever trip to Sunderland`s City of Light Stadium has sold out as has Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh.
asis co-promoter Chris York of SJM Concerts said '..this has to be the most tickets ever sold by an artist in the UK in one day'.Also, in news from across the Irish Sea, Oasis first ever headline concert at Dublin's legendary Slaine Castle has sold out. According to Eamonn O'Connor, Managing Director Ticketmaster Ireland, ' 80,000 tickets snapped up, in record time this morning, without doubt one of the fastest selling concerts I’ve ever witnessed....and I’m 25 years in this business,’
An Oasis management representative was quoted as saying "This proves Oasis continue to go from strength to strength and increase in popularity. Following their fantastically received arena tour this Autumn and critically acclaimed new album, these will be the must see shows of 2009"
Kasabian and The Enemy will be special guests on all UK shows. Commenting on the line up Noel Gallagher said "These gigs are going to be easily the gigs of next year, if not the decade. They are gigs that go down in people's memories"
Oasis will also being playing a show at Coventry's Ricoh Arena Stadium with The Enemy supporting on Tuesday the 7th July . This final addition to Oasis 2009 summer tour does not go on sale until Thursday the 30th October at 9.00am.
OASIS 2009 STADIUM TOUR:
Thursday 04 June 2009 MANCHESTER, Heaton Park
Saturday 06 June 2009 MANCHESTER, Heaton Park SOLD OUT
Sunday 07 June 2009 MANCHESTER, Heaton Park SOLD OUT
Wednesday 10 June 2009 SUNDERLAND, Stadium of Light SOLD OUT
Friday 12 June 2009 CARDIFF, Millennium Stadium
Wednesday 17 June 2009 EDINBURGH, Murrayfield SOLD OUT
Saturday 20 June 2009 DUBLIN, Slaine Castle SOLD OUT
Tuesday 7th July 2009 COVENTRY, Ricoh Arena Stadium ON SALE 30/10/08
Thursday 9 July 2009 LONDON, Wembley Stadium
Saturday 11 July 2009 LONDON, Wembley Stadium SOLD OUT
Sunday 12 July 2009 LONDON, Wembley Stadium SOLD OUT
Tickets for all shows are on sale through www.oasisinet.com, the Oasis Lo-Call 24-hr hotline, 0844 412 4638 and all usual ticket outlets.
Oasis' new album Dig Out Your Soul is out now, the new single I'm Outta Time is out December 1st.
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