Oasis fans are wondering whether they would be able to hear the hotly anticipated reunion tour shows if they “sit outside of Wembley.”
Desperate fans who missed out on tickets during the controversial dynamic pricing sale last year are hoping they can still hear the Gallagher brothers reform. Liam Gallagher and Noel Gallagher will be back on stage together for the first time in sixteen years, kicking off the Oasis ’25 tour in Cardiff on July 4. Sold-out dates at Manchester’s Heaton Park, London’s Wembley Arena, and Edinburgh’s Murrayfield Stadium are set to follow. Those who missed out on tickets can try their luck with resales through Ticketmaster, or do as some fans will, and sit outside of Wembley to try and catch a word or two from the brothers.
A post to the r/Oasis subreddit saw one fan ask: “If I sit outside Wembley Stadium, would I be able to hear Oasis? I really love Oasis and didn’t get to see them, so instead me and my aunt have resorted to sitting outside Wembley the day Oasis are playing. We were wondering if we could actually be able to hear them play?
“I get told I won’t hear them and I’m getting told I will, so I was wondering if any of you would know?” The answer is an unfortunate “no” to those wondering if they will hear the band play hits like Wonderwall and Live Forever while standing outside the stadium.
One fan wrote: “No. My wife did this Taylor Swift and it’s surprisingly sound proof. All you hear is muffled sound.” Others have suggested heading to the band’s gigs at Heaton Park, where the “free listening” experience is much easier to accomplish.
One user wrote: “Heaton Park is where the best ‘free listening’ will be, I imagine.” Another added: “Yes, party in the park, free.” A third suggested the sound of Oasis’ gig will travel a few miles as there was little to obstruct the noise.
They wrote: “Many years ago, I managed to combine being at a wedding at a hotel in London and listening to The Who play at Hyde park. Parks don’t stop the noise much – so I bet if you’re somewhere standing on Bury Old Road, near to Sheepfoot lane… you’ll hear it.”
Others have warned against loitering outside of Wembley to hear Gallagher and Gallagher reunite. One wrote: “You’ll hear it and know what song’s playing but it’ll sound pretty terrible. The sound basically just goes up out of Wembley so you really just get bass and a vague sense of a song.”
Another added: “Beyond any audio considerations, you should consider Wembley isn’t the nicest part of London to be just loitering around for hours. The police and stewarding will not be focused on wherever you choose to hang out.”
Others, however, have suggested sitting outside of Wembley may be a worthwhile experience as you may be vaguely able to hear it. The user wrote: “Quite a few years ago now, but I was in Wembley the night Live Earth was on, we could hear the music outside our hotel, several hundred yards away from the stadium.
“I’m sure you’ll be able to hear it from Wembley way, in fact there’s a big bar on there called the Boxpark, you could try contacting them to see if they’re doing anything special that night.”
