Supergrass took a swipe at fellow Britpop band Oasis after announcing their own reunion tour on Monday, the mark the 30th anniversary of their debut album.
The group revealed they would be touring the UK for a string of intimate gigs in May 2025, following the Gallagher brother’s own shows selling out amid ticket chaos.
Supergrass’ tour will see the iconic band perform their debut album I should Coco in it’s entirety, to celebrate it’s release.
Following the announcement, bassist Mick Quinn, 54, poked fun at Oasis after they faced a backlash when Ticketmaster used dynamic pricing for their show’s which left fans paying more than they expected.Â
Saying in a statement: ’15th May 2025 marks 30 years since ‘I Should Coco’. Supergrass are thrilled to announce their return to perform the début album live, in its entirety, for the first time. Dynamic pricing not included.’
Supergrass took a swipe at fellow Britpop band Oasis after announcing their own reunion tour on Monday, the mark the 30th anniversary of their debut album (L-R) Rob Coombes, Danny Goffey, Gaz Coombes and Mick Quinn
The group revealed they would be touring the UK for a string of intimate gigs in May 2025, following the Gallagher brother’s (pictured) own gigs selling out amid ticket chaos
Throughout May 2025, Supergrass will play venues in Glasgow, Nottingham, Sheffield, Newcastle, Birmingham, Manchester, Cardiff and Leeds, before a momentous night at London’s Roundhouse.Â
I Should Coco, which features the hit singles Alright and Caught by the Fuzz, was released at the height of the Britpop era and initially peaked at number three in the Official UK Chart, but after their set at Glastonbury that summer, it shot to number one.Â
The band consists of Gaz Coombes, Mick Quinn, Danny Goffey and Rob Coombes and after forming in 1993 went on to land six top ten albums, a Brit award and Ivor Novello Award.
A pre-sale takes place Wednesday, followed by the general sale from 9am on Friday.Â
It comes after Oasis and Ticketmaster faced calls to ‘do the right thing’ and refund fans hit by dynamic pricing by consumer group Which?
The band and ticketing giant have faced the fury of those eager to watch Oasis’s hotly-anticipated reunion tour after the price of standard tickets doubled from £148 to £355.
Ticketmaster said prices were driven up by surging demand and the policy had been agreed with the band’s management, Oasis itself said they were unaware of dynamic pricing would be implemented when tickets initially went on sale.
Since then the Government and the UK’s competition watchdog have pledged to look into the implementation of the policy
Supergrass’ tour will see the will see the iconic band group perform their debut album I should Coco in it’s entirety, to celebrate it’s 30th anniversary (pictured in their iconic 1995 Alright video)
Following the announcement, bassist Mick Quinn, 54, poked fun at Oasis after they faced a backlash when Ticketmaster used dynamic pricing for their show’s left fans paying more than they expected
Throughout May 2025, Supergrass will play venues in Glasgow, Nottingham, Sheffield, Newcastle, Birmingham, Manchester, Cardiff and Leeds.Â
Now Which?, one of Britain’s most well known consumer groups, has called for those who paid more than expected to seal their place at the gigs to have some of their money returned.Â
Following the controversy, Which? asked Oasis fans to send in screenshots of the ticket-buying and checkout process to see if they were warned that ticket prices could surge due to high levels of demand.
Which? said it received dozens of screenshots from fans who had tried to buy tickets – both before and after prices increased – none of which showed a warning message that Ticketmaster would increase prices during the sale.
Instead, Which? said it saw evidence that fans were shown one price for tickets, only to have that price taken away at the last second and replaced with a far higher, and unexpected, ticket price.
Which? cited one screenshot showing that due to ‘in demand’ pricing the cost of standing tickets at a Heaton Park show – originally advertised for £148.50 – surged to £337.50 each.
Under the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations (CPRs), traders must not mislead consumers with how prices are presented or leave out key pricing information that they might need to make an informed decision about their purchase.
Which? said many fans were not informed about the increases until after they had already tried to add cheaper tickets to their baskets.
While the use of ‘dynamic pricing’ was mentioned in the terms and conditions on the website, fans were not warned that this practice would be used for Oasis tickets, the watchdog said.
Lisa Webb, Which? Consumer Law Expert, said: ‘It seems extremely unfair that Oasis fans got up early and battled through the queues only to find that tickets prices had more than doubled from the originally advertised price.
‘Which? believes that Ticketmaster’s ‘in demand’ pricing practices for Oasis tickets could have breached consumer law as it appears fans weren’t properly warned about the use of “in demand” pricing until far too late in the purchase journey – leading to a nasty shock at the checkout.
‘Oasis and Ticketmaster should do the right thing and refund fans who may have been misled into paying over the odds for tickets that would have been half the price just hours earlier.’
A spokesperson for Ticketmaster said: ‘Fans can resell their Oasis tickets at the full price they paid through Ticketmaster or Twickets.’
Last week the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) launched an investigation into Ticketmaster over the sale.
The CMA said its investigation would include how so-called ‘dynamic pricing’ may have been used and would scrutinise whether the sale of Oasis tickets by Ticketmaster may have breached consumer protection law.
Liam (left) and Noel Gallagher (right) have been criticised by fans over the ticketing chaos
Furious Oasis fans took to social media to criticise prices on Ticketmaster after they went up due to ‘dynamic pricing’
The band announced that Oasis would reunite for a UK tour next year sparking a frenzied battle for tickets. Pictured: Noel (left) and Liam (right) at Wembley Stadium in 2008Â
Ticketmaster has said it does not set concert prices and its website states this is down to the ‘event organiser’ who ‘has priced these tickets according to their market value’.
Oasis have previously stated that they had no involvement in the decision to implement dynamic pricing.
Which? said it would share its findings with the CMA.
Over the weekend, Oasis sent out invites for a private invite-only ballot for their ‘final’ Wembley Stadium dates, having extended their Live ’25 tour to include two more London shows on September 27 and 28.
Which? consumer law expert Lisa Webb said: ‘It seems extremely unfair that Oasis fans got up early and battled through the queues only to find that tickets prices had more than doubled from the originally advertised price.
‘Which? believes that Ticketmaster’s ‘in demand’ pricing practices for Oasis tickets could have breached consumer law as it appears fans weren’t properly warned about the use of ‘in demand’ pricing until far too late in the purchase journey – leading to a nasty shock at the checkout.
‘Oasis and Ticketmaster should do the right thing and refund fans who may have been misled into paying over the odds for tickets that would have been half the price just hours earlier.’
Oasis have been approached for comment.
