Council taxpayers will not foot the bill for Oasis’ Manchester concert amid the huge hometown shows in the city next year.
The Gallagher brothers recently reunited to play in a UK, Ireland, and North American tour in 2025. It includes five nights at Manchester’s Heaton Park, where an estimated 80,000 fans will attend.
Oasis will be charged
The 600-acre park is no stranger to hosting large events, being home to the Parklife music festival every year and The Stone Roses’ reunion in 2012. It is owned by Manchester City Council. It has been confirmed by the authoritythat it is following other councils by charging Oasis itself for additional costs such as extra toilets and security arrangements.
The concerts will come at no extra cost to the public purse, the council confirmed.
Oasis are also set to play at Murrayfield in Scotland, where Taylor Swift performed earlier this summer.
Edinburgh Council had to fork out £40,000 for costs associated with hosting the American pop star but now has new rules which mean Oasis will be billed for work done by authority to make the comeback shows happen.
John Hacking, Manchester’s executive councilor for leisure, confirmed the council will adopt a similar policy.
“The staging of next year’s concerts at Heaton Park come at no cost to the public purse,” he said.
“Obligations are placed on the concert organisers as part of licensing requirements for them to provide all necessary infrastructure and services needed to support the concerts, and any additional costs outside of the licence are met through the charges levied to hire the space.”
Oasis is set to take the world stage once again more than 15 years after they split in 2009. The Gallagher brothers are ready to take their talents to Toronto’s yet-to-be-built Rogers Stadium next summer, with shows scheduled for August 24th and 25th at the 50,000-seat Live Nation venue. However, fans have been concerned about the prices of the tickets.
