Supergrass announce reunion to mark 30th anniversary of iconic debut album, take aim at Britpop tour mates Oasis

Supergrass have hit out at Britpop bandmates Oasis after announcing their own reunion tour on Monday, to mark the 30th anniversary of their debut album.

The band have revealed they will tour the UK for a series of intimate shows in May 2025, after the Gallagher brothers’ own shows sold out amid ticket chaos.

The Supergrass tour will see the iconic band perform their debut album I Should Coco in its entirety, to celebrate its release.

Following the announcement, bassist Mick Quinn, 54, mocked Oasis after they faced backlash when Ticketmaster used dynamic pricing for their shows, leaving fans paying more than expected.

In a statement: “May 15, 2025 marks 30 years since “I Should Coco.” Supergrass is thrilled to announce their return to perform the debut album live, in its entirety, for the first time. Dynamic pricing not included.”

Throughout May 2025, Supergrass will play venues in Glasgow, Nottingham, Sheffield, Newcastle, Birmingham, Manchester, Cardiff and Leeds, before a memorable night at London’s Roundhouse.

I Should Coco, which featured the hit singles “Alright” and “Caught by the Fuzz”, was released at the height of the Britpop era and initially peaked at number three in the UK Official Chart, but after their set at Glastonbury that summer it shot up to number one.

The band consists of Gaz Coombes, Mick Quinn, Danny Goffey and Rob Coombes and after forming in 1993 have won six top 10 albums, a Brit Award and an Ivor Novello Award.

A pre-sale will take place on Wednesday, followed by the general sale starting at 9am on Friday.

It comes after Oasis and Ticketmaster were called upon to “do the right thing” and refund fans affected by dynamic pricing by consumer group Which?

The band and the ticketing giant have faced fury from those eager to attend Oasis’ highly anticipated reunion tour after the price of standard tickets doubled from £148 to £355.

Ticketmaster said the prices had increased due to high demand and that the policy had been agreed with the band’s management. Oasis itself said it was not aware that dynamic pricing would be implemented when tickets initially went on sale.

Since then, the government and the UK competition watchdog have undertaken to review the implementation of this policy.

Which?, one of Britain’s best-known consumer groups, has called for those who paid more than they should to book their tickets to concerts to be given some of their money back.

Following the controversy, Which? asked Oasis fans to send in screenshots of the ticket purchasing and payment process to see if they had been warned that ticket prices could increase due to high levels of demand.

Which? said it had received dozens of screenshots from fans who had tried to buy tickets – before and after the price increase – none of which showed a warning message that Ticketmaster would increase prices during the sale.

Instead, Which? said it had evidence of fans being shown one price for tickets, only to have that price removed at the last second and replaced with a much higher, unexpected ticket price.

Which? cited a screenshot showing that due to the ‘on demand’ pricing, the cost of standing tickets for a show at Heaton Park – originally advertised at £148.50 – has shot up to £337.50 each.

Under the Consumer Protection from Unfair Commercial Practices Regulations (CPR), traders must not mislead consumers about the way prices are presented or omit key pricing information they may need to make an informed decision about their purchase.

Which? said many fans were not informed of the increases until they tried to add cheaper tickets to their cart.

Although the use of “dynamic pricing” was mentioned in the website’s terms and conditions, fans were not warned that the practice would be used for Oasis tickets, the watchdog said.

Lisa Webb, consumer rights expert at Which?, said: “It seems grossly unfair that Oasis fans got up early and battled through queues only to find that ticket prices had more than doubled from what they were originally quoted.

Which? believes that Ticketmaster’s ‘on-demand’ pricing practices for Oasis tickets may have breached consumer law because it appears that fans were not properly warned about the use of ‘on-demand’ pricing until far too late in the purchase journey – leading to an unpleasant shock at the checkout.

“Oasis and Ticketmaster should do the right thing and refund fans who may have been misled into paying more than they should have for tickets that would have been half the price just hours earlier.”

A Ticketmaster spokesperson said: “Fans can resell their Oasis tickets at the full price they paid through Ticketmaster or Twickets.”

Last week, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) launched an investigation into Ticketmaster over the sale.

The CMA said its investigation would include how so-called “dynamic pricing” may have been used and whether Ticketmaster’s sale of Oasis tickets may have breached consumer protection law.

Ticketmaster said it does not set concert prices, and its website states that this is up to “the event organizer” who “has set the price of these tickets based on their market value.”

Oasis has previously said it had no involvement in the decision to implement dynamic pricing.

Which? said it would share its findings with the CMA.

Over the weekend, Oasis sent out invitations for a private, invite-only vote for their “final” Wembley Stadium dates, after extending their Live ’25 tour to include two more London shows on September 27 and 28.

Consumer law expert Lisa Webb said: “It seems grossly unfair that Oasis fans got up early and battled through queues only to find that ticket prices had more than doubled from what was originally advertised.

Which? believes that Ticketmaster’s ‘on-demand’ pricing practices for Oasis tickets may have breached consumer law because it appears that fans were not properly warned about the use of ‘on-demand’ pricing until far too late in the purchase journey – leading to an unpleasant shock at the checkout.

“Oasis and Ticketmaster should do the right thing and refund fans who may have been misled into paying more than they should have for tickets that would have been half the price just hours earlier.”

Oasis has been contacted for comment.