The singer stands up for his old friends. However, his own tickets are comparatively “decently” priced.
Robbie Williams has defended Oasis following the dynamic ticket pricing controversy for their 2025 reunion tour.
The gentleman remains “decent”
In an interview with The Face, the pop star spoke about his relationship with the Britpop band in the 1990s and the upcoming reunion of the Gallagher brothers. They have recently come under criticism for rip-off prices on tickets for next year’s shows. For a Robbie concert, however, you “only” pay 107.50 pounds (around 130 euros), the interviewer noted. “That’s decent, isn’t it?” said Robbie Williams.
Is the comparatively affordable sum a result of the Oasis controversy or rather a strategic means to sell as many cards as possible? “Maybe a little bit of both,” the ex-Take That singer replied to this question. “I think the entire music industry has just learned something,” said Williams, referring to the controversial dynamic pricing system.
“I don’t think Oasis knew about it.”
The Ticketmaster platform’s “surge pricing” system, introduced in 2022, is based on demand. The company has already made it clear on its website that the prices are “in line with the market” and “may rise or fall at any time”. This is comparable to the procedure for airline tickets and hotel rooms. Oasis fans recently felt this when, after the reunion announcement at the beginning of the year, they had to fight for the coveted seats in front of the stage and the prices rose immeasurably – in some cases they had to shell out several hundred euros.
“Incidentally, I have never attended a meeting where it was discussed how much we should charge for the tickets. And I don’t think Oasis did that either,” Williams surmised from a musician’s perspective. “I don’t think Oasis knew about it. Liam definitely didn’t know that the tickets would cost that much. We’re going to do this thing called dynamic pricing.’ I only know about dynamic pricing through Oasis,” he claimed.
“There is actually no competition”
The Gallaghers also officially announced in September that their management, in consultation with the platform, was responsible for this and that the band had no knowledge of it. Of course, they made the statement in Gallagher style. And that obviously impressed Robbie Williams. He found Liam’s reaction to the media outcry “damn good”: “He just said: ‘Fuck off. That’s how much they cost.’ I just thought, ‘Yeah, well done, mate.’ I would never say something like that – I can’t. But Liam said [zu mir]’That’s why you are you, and that’s brilliant.’”
Incidentally, the tour of the “Let Me Entertain You” artist falls during the same period as that of Oasis. “If Oasis gets back together, there won’t really be any competition,” he initially admitted. “Unless I took a 20-year break, then it would be a fair fight,” said the musician, who has made over 77 million records worldwide. For comparison: Oasis sold over 100 million. “If Oasis gets back together, I don’t think anyone can compete with it – including Taylor Swift, who is the biggest artist on the planet. So no, it’s not a competition, even if it fucking is,” Williams continued.