Supergrass are embarking on an anniversary tour – without dynamic pricing (Picture: Louise Wilson/Getty Images)
Supergrass have taken a cheeky dig at Oasis while announcing a surprise 30th anniversary tour.
The Britpop group, who stormed the charts with hits like Going Out, Richard III and Sun Hits The Sky in the 1990s, have confirmed plans for a UK tour celebrating their seminal debut album I Should Coco.
They will be 30 years of the record with a string of shows in May 2025, and bassist Mick Quinn joked that they won’t be making the same mistakes as Oasis.
‘Dynamic pricing not included,’ he quipped after the band came under fire when some fans were shown tickets at inflated prices as part of Ticketmaster’s controversial strategy.
Supergrass – completed by drummer Danny Goffey and brothers Gaz and Rob Coombes – will play I Should Coco in full, as well as an encourage of their biggest hits.
Mick added: ’15 May 2025 marks 30 years since I Should Coco. Supergrass are thrilled to announce their return to perform the debut album live, in its entirety, for the first time.’
The band took a cheeky dig at Oasis with their announcement (Picture: ABC via Getty Images)
Liam and Noel Gallagher sparked controversary after dynamic pricing was used when tickets first went on sale (Picture: Simon Emmett/Fear PR/PA Wire)
The record featured singles Caught By The Fuzz and Alright, the latter of which peaked at number two in the UK singles charts.
The tour will kick off in Glasgow before shows in Nottingham, Sheffield, Newcastle, Birmingham, Manchester, Cardiff and Leeds.
Then, the group will perform at London’s Roundhouse, before the run officially comes to an end at the Great Estate Festival in Cornwall.
Oasis fans were left fuming as many waited in the queue for hours and hours, only to land on the purchasing page to find tickets priced at £355 – after being advertised for £150 – due to Ticketmaster’s dynamic pricing model which means costs fluctuate depending on demand.
Consumer group Which? called on Oasis and Ticketmaster to ‘do the right thing’ and refund fans hit by inflated ticket prices in the general sale.
Last week the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) launched an investigation into Ticketmaster over the sale.
The band came under fire (Picture: Zak Hussein/PA Wire)
The CMA said its investigation would include how so-called ‘dynamic pricing’ may have been used and would scrutinise whether the sale of Oasis tickets by Ticketmaster may have breached consumer protection law.
Ticketmaster said it does not set concert prices and its website states this is down to the ‘event organiser’ who ‘has priced these tickets according to their market value’.
Oasis have previously stated that they had no involvement in the decision to implement dynamic pricing.
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