Liam GallagherSinger in the English rock band Oasis, lashed out at fans on social media Amid the backlash over the band’s ticket prices, one fan in particular was told to “shut up.”
Gallagher took to Twitter/X on Friday, where he tweeted, “The OASIS has returned your welcome and I hear that attitude is bad enough to know something LF-ING never changes.” Fans were upset with the group as the ticket prices were significantly higher than expected. UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) Launched an investigation into Ticketmaster’s dynamic pricing practicesWhich resulted in higher prices.
But that didn’t stop fans from aiming their ire at the band themselves, as one posted, “They didn’t expect to rip the fans off as much as they did. It’s really a shame.” Gallagher Answered“Shut up.”
He continued to take criticism personally, Response To another fan who quipped, “Any spare tickets?” With, “Shit loads but there’s a really expensive 100 thousand pounds just kneeling.” Another asked how he was feeling, generating even more cheek Answer: “SMUG JUST KIDDING SMUG AS F — I TOLD YOU ALL WE’D BE BACK WITH 1 GREAT DAY.”
He continued to poke fun at fans’ pain over high ticket prices as one man asked how his mother felt about being back with the band. “She messed up she couldn’t get a ticket,” he wrote.
Gallagher has a history of being less than fan friendly. For instance In 2009The group offered refunds after the Manchester show was marred by technical difficulties, but expressed regret after 20,000 of the 70,000 people who attended actually asked for their money back. Gallagher addressed the situation in a blog post. “So you were really disappointed [by the show]?” he wrote, “There was no gap of 20,000 in the crowd.”
Sibling rivalry has led to an awkward timeline for the group, as brothers Gallagher and brother Noel Arguments and physical fights That led to the group canceling shows and eventually disbanding ahead of this year’s reunion tour.
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