Oasis have been accused of being so ‘about the money’ that even their hard-working crew haven’t been given any free tickets to their upcoming reunion tour

Liam and Noel Gallagher have been accused of going on tour ‘for the money’(Image: Getty Images)

Rock star brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher have reportedly refused to give out free tickets to their upcoming reunion tour gigs to their team working behind the scenes.

Friends and family gig tickets are usually handed out to the hard-working crew, who will be away for months while Oasis tour the UK, before playing a string of global dates around the world. It’s standard in the industry and seen as a perk of the job.

But the band – who are set to net as much as £600 million from the tour, including £50 million each for Noel and Liam – have been accused of being ‘all about the money’ – and even close pals and industry colleagues are said to have been left without a free ticket.

Instead, they are said to have been sent a link to a special website with a code to access a ticket. Though they bypassed the queue, they were still expected to pay the basic face value, which was at least £148 a pop. The stingy move is said to have left crew members, many of whom have worked with huge artists over the years, ‘fuming’. One source reportedly said ‘they’ve never seen anything like it.’

Oasis are back together and will tour for the first time in 16 years (Image: PA)

The source told the Mail: “The crew will be travelling around the country with the band, setting up the venues, and will be on hand throughout the concerts in case they are needed. They’ll be away from their family and are usually given tickets to invite them down to join them at one of the shows.

“But the Gallagher brothers have banned any free tickets being given out. The crew are all fuming. Many of them have toured with other big-name artists and have never known anything like it. All Oasis seem to care about is making as much money as they can. Is this about fans, or is the truth that it’s all about the money?”

Revealing ‘a lot of industry people are pretty stunned’, the source continued: “These are people who’ve known the band for years in some cases, or worked in and around them directly, and they’ve never seen anything like it. Oasis are making millions and they’re acting like they can’t spare a few tickets for those who have been very, very good to them. Rinsing everyone for every last penny doesn’t feel very rock and roll. It’s certainly not like the Nineties.”

Some fans ended up paying way over the odds for Oasis tickets due to a ‘dynamic pricing’ model in place on the Ticketmaster website – which the band later claimed they knew nothing about.

In some cases a standard seat costing £148 more than doubled to £355 by the time they got to the checkout – and VIP packages were being sold for upwards of £500.

Dynamic pricing raises the prices of the most in demand tickets, but Ticketmaster later claimed they didn’t use such a system and Oasis said in a statement they ‘leave decisions on ticketing and pricing entirely to their promoters and management’.

As well as the ticket prices, it’s been reported the band have negotiated an ‘almost unprecedented’ deal to get a 30 per cent cut of profit from venues. This includes drinks, food and merchandise.

Oasis’ clothing deal with Adidas is also set to net the band a tidy profit, with jackets being sold for £100 and T-shirts at £55. Items have already sold out online and they are set to be sold at gigs to fans too.

One insider claimed ‘if they could could monetise breathing the air in the stadium, they probably would.’ The Mirror has approached reps for Oasis for further comment on this story.