Endless queues were what met those who tried to secure a ticket to one of the concerts with a reunited Oasis today. Finnmarkingen Lasse Sørnes was particularly lucky with his tactic – signing up for the advance sale, which started yesterday. The demand was enormous when the ordinary ticket sales started at 10:00 on Saturday. Those who logged on to the international ticketing system Ticketmaster were told that they had several hundred thousand ahead of them in the queue. Screenshots like this are what have greeted Oasis fans all over the world after the sale started at 10:00 (Norwegian time) today. Photo: Screenshot – Pig luck – I’ve had pig luck, says the 50-year-old, who is from Neverfjord in Hammerfest municipality, but who lives in Tromsø today. – What did you do? – I signed up for the pre-sale that the band launched on Friday. I really had zero faith that I would win there. Then there was an e-mail saying that I had been drawn, and to queue up online, he says. Ticket lottery The company that promotes Oasis announced a lottery on Friday where anyone could sign up to compete for tickets. But, even if Sørnes had been selected, it was by no means a given that the tickets were secured. – I started in a ticket queue where 3,000 people were already inside. Suddenly, a message appeared that I could buy up to four tickets, he says. Then came the nerves. – I just got extremely nervous. Messed around with the address, and was told that the postcode was wrong. The pulse rose at record speed, because the process stopped. It was right before I passed out! Four tickets A few seconds later, however, the confirmation came. Four tickets for the Oasis concert in Manchester in July 2025 were in the box. – So, I had an insanely high heart rate, and the relief was simply extreme. I have been a blood fan since 1994, and had lost faith that the band would reunite. It can probably be compared to the moments when Northug crossed the finish line as the winner of yet another ski race, smiles Sørnes. – What is it about Oasis that has made this “your” band? – They have had a way of being which, in a way, makes them almost like the boys next door. They come from ordinary backgrounds, and have an arrogance that appeals to you. And when you make music on such a beautiful level, they are allowed to be as arrogant as they want, he says. Oasis is considered the world’s biggest rock band. In 2009, brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher fell out with each other, and disbanded the band. Now there will be a reunion with hundreds of thousands of fans from all over the world during the tour next summer. Photo: DARRYL DYCK / AP / NTB World stars Oasis became one of the big names in the Britpop movement in the 90s. Between 1995 and 2005 they were Great Britain’s biggest commercial band. They disbanded in 2009 after a fight between the Gallagher brothers. In recent years, Liam and Noel Gallagher have had great success with their own solo careers. Pity his friends Sørnes emphasizes that he feels sorry for his friends who didn’t get tickets. – Some got very far in the process. One of them was number 1 in the queue, and was told that everything was sold out. Another experienced data crunch during the process. Crazy, quite simply. With four tickets, the family man can take his wife Jorunn Holmvik and his two sons Sebastian and Teodor to Manchester next summer. Photo: Private – You have four tickets. Who are the other lucky ones? – It is the wife and our two sons. It wasn’t just me cheering, so to speak, smiles Sørnes. Before the brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher went their separate ways, he had several concerts with the band, the first in Oslo Spektrum in 1997. Before Oasis went their separate ways, Sørnes had several concerts with the band. Here with his friend Eivind Holmvik during the band’s performance in his hometown of Manchester in 2005. Photo: Privat – It was a completely wild experience. In addition, I have seen them in Copenhagen, Stockholm and Manchester, he says. – Now you’re completely at home, aren’t you? – Well, it must be allowed to be a little broad-legged and hope for a wait, jokes a satisfied Sørnes. Published 31.08.2024, at 14.36 Updated 31.08.2024, at 14.38
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Blodfan Lasse hijacked four tickets to an Oasis concert – news Troms and Finnmark
