Trainline reports massive surge in travel to Manchester during Oasis homecoming weekend

This surge in sales suggests thousands of music fans will travel from all corners of the UK to see one of the most anticipated rock reunions of all time.

Some towns and cities have sold more than double the usual number of tickets ahead of the Gallagher brothers’ first homecoming concert on Friday.

The biggest uplift in bookings to Manchester came from Norwich (115 per cent increase), Leeds (107 per cent) and Aberdeen (98 per cent).

Sarah Helppi, UK Country Director at Trainline, said: “Rock n’ rail is a perfect combination. Thousands of music fans are travelling by train to be part of an iconic summer moment. If you're joining the tour in the band’s hometown, book as soon as possible to secure a seat. Whether you’re travelling from nearby or making the pilgrimage from across the country, the Trainline app makes it easy to find the best tickets for you, getting your journey off to a great start.”

Erin Archer, Oasis fan travelling from London, said: “My boyfriend booked our train to Manchester on Trainline as soon as we got the Oasis tickets. Now we can just look forward to the gig, enjoy the build-up, and soak up every second of Oasis back in their hometown!”

The top ten cities seeing the biggest increase in passenger bookings to Manchester for the Oasis tour are:

• Norwich +115 per cent
• Leeds +107 per cent
• Aberdeen +98 per cent
• Newcastle +96 per cent
• Durham +94 per cent
• Wolverhampton +91 per cent
• Stafford +85 per cent
• Cheltenham +80 per cent
• Reading +75 per cent
• Lancaster +74 per cent

The five sold-out Manchester dates of the Oasis Live 25 world tour will see the first reunion of feuding brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher in their hometown since 2009. The tour will make an estimated £600million in ticket sales and other add-ons.