The band’s 2025 comeback got off to a shaky start before an E minor chord was even strummed, with fans criticising the ticket sales process after being asked to queue for hours, with some finding themselves having to pay hundreds of pounds more than they expected.
The fiasco triggered a UK government response. Following an investigation by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), Ticketmaster agreed to several voluntary changes, external, including telling fans 24 hours in advance if a tiered pricing system is in use and giving clearer information about ticket prices while people wait in the queue, as well as not using misleading ticket labels.
Demand and expectation were huge among fans, old and new. But the band delivered, with the BBC’s review saying they hadn’t sounded so good since the 1990s.
Mid-way through the world tour, Noel told TalkSport that he and his bandmates had been “blown away” by the response to their return after 16 years away.
Last week, another emotional documentary chronicling the tour – and featuring the reconciled brothers’ first joint interview since their acrimonious split in 2009 – was released in UK cinemas, following its premiere in Venice.
In it, Noel confirms the band is “not a power struggle any more”.
On Monday, following the announcement, he told the same radio station, external that booking part two of the comeback tour had been a no-brainer.
“We were having such a great time that, why wouldn’t you?” he said, while confirming there would be no new music off the back of it.
