Breaking News: Oasis’s Concert Flop in America Sparks Questions About Their Stadium-Level Status
[Date: August 10, 2023]
In a stunning turn of events, British rock band Oasis’s latest concert in the United States has left fans and industry experts scratching their heads, raising questions about whether they truly belong on the level of stadium acts.
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The Manchester-based quartet, known for their critically acclaimed albums such as "Definitely Maybe" and "(What’s the Story) Morning Glory?", performed at the iconic Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, but their show was met with mixed reviews and disappointing attendance figures.
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According to insiders, the band’s concert drew only about 30% of the venue’s capacity, which has raised concerns about their commercial appeal in the American market.
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When asked about the band’s performance, fans shared a range of reactions on social media, from lukewarm to downright negative. "I was expecting way more from Oasis. Their setlist was lackluster, and the band seemed tired," wrote Emily R. on Twitter. "I love their older stuff, but they sounded like they were just phoning it in last night," added fan Jack G. on Instagram.
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The controversy comes as Oasis gears up to release their long-awaited album, "Rome by Night", which is scheduled to drop in November.
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Given the lukewarm response to their recent concert, many are left wondering if Oasis has truly lost its stadium-level status in the United States.
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Stay tuned for more updates on this developing story!
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Hell finally froze over and the infamous Gallagher brothers have reunited. This reunion was obviously a huge deal in their native England, where they’ve been enduringly huge since their 90s heyday. Oasis’ 17 stadium dates sold out almost instantly and caused fan uproar (and government inquiry) against Ticketmaster due to dynamic pricing.
Now, the announcement of an American tour is imminent – which makes sense. They undoubtedly have fans in this country. What doesn’t make sense is that Oasis booking themselves into massive football stadiums.
It’s well known that Oasis is that they never had remotely the same impact stateside that they did abroad. Yes, they had a handful songs get exposure via radio and MTV – a couple of which remain well known to anyone over 30. Yes, if you followed the world of music, you’re likely somewhat aware of the Gallagher brothers and their penchant for bad behavior (drinking, drugs, cancelling shows, feuding with other bands, feuding with each other). But they didn’t really have much more than a casual sort of fandom and most of that ended after the third album. The last time they came to Los Angeles, the show didn’t sell out – only 9k people turned up. 9,000 in a city with 20 million people in the metro area and an extremely popular rock radio station (KROQ) which used to play Oasis to death. Now they’re somehow expected to play potentially two nights at the Rose Bowl (which seats 90,000).
That just doesn’t make sense to me. I’ve never encountered any Oasis fans in my life. I’ve never seen anyone wearing their merch or talking about them. The only band from their era that I think is genuinely stadium level is probably Pearl Jam. Otherwise, only stars on the level of Taylor Swift, Beyonce, and The Rolling Stones, etc. have that sort of drawing power.
Am I wrong in thinking this is just going to be the newest case in the recent trend of Live Nation-backed tours that completely flop?
Did I blink and they suddenly got super popular overnight? What’s going on?
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The idea Oasis weren’t big in America is kind of a myth. Like Morning Glory outsold all of radioheads 90s albums combined and The Don’t Believe the Truth Tour in 2005 saw them playing arenas and 15k+ amphitheater. They had a really big period in the 90s but had decent success after on alternative radio and Vh1. Not shocked they’re aiming for Green Day level venues cause nostalgia sells (imagine they’ll have some big openers similar to green day which will help)
Surprised they’re only doing 1 canadian date tbh cause they were massive in Canada well after their peak.
’90s nostalgia is 100x bigger now than it was in 2009. There are a ton of people who were too young for Oasis first go around or just straight up skipped them because they weren’t interested 15-20 years ago.
If they were doing 20 cities or even 10, I think your fears would be justified but I think it’s small enough itinerary that I think they’ll fill a good chunk of the seats with international folks who were shut out of the Europe shows and will travel to the US to see them again.
I don’t think you understand how big they where in the mid-late 90s, they where all over pre-TRL MTV, and the radio, and did a couple of headlining arena tours here. Wonderwall is like one of the most well known songs in the English speaking world.
I work in event ops and the Black Crowes are currently playing 15k seaters. I think they will garner at least double that cap based on their hits being bigger and the hype factor alone
In this edition of Todd users are out of touch lol I saw pet shop boys and my chemical romance in big stadiums nearly sold out. If they are stadium level in parts of America yes oasis is beyond stadium level.
I know they played mid-level stadiums on their last North American tour.
Just looking at the cities listed, I have a feeling they’ll do good. They also will 100% have an opener who can help get butts in the seats.
9,000 in LA is a bit shocking. I saw them in Manitoba in I think 2008 (with Ryan Adams opening) and the arena was sold out—so, around 15,000. Maybe they were bigger in Canada.
I mean, that LA concert you referenced looks like it was in the 2000s, which was their flop era. Of course the show didn’t sell well – it was near enough to their TW for them to not be cool, but not far enough away for their more casual fans to be nostalgic (though it looks like it sold fine, just not competely sold out).
Middle-aged nostalgia can’t be overestimated. I went to the Death Cab/Postal Service arena tour and it was close to sold out. When Death Cab toured in the era those albums actually came out, they played theaters, not arenas. That’s the power of nostalgia.
As for Oasis specifically, I’m a Xennial (so perfect age for Oasis nostalgia) and you should have seen my social media feed the week they announced the reunion. Wall to wall posts. (And I’m not an Oasis fan so this isn’t me defending them. But a lot of my peers are!)