Understandably, it’s a frustrating morning for many fans, including my colleague, Guardian Night Editor Ian Ford.

Although Ian may be one of the lucky ones.

Oasis warns fans about resale sites

Fans urged to avoid resale sites

Following reports of tickets being offered for inflated prices on resale sites, Society of Ticket Agents and Retailers chief executive Jonathan Brown told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme that fans need to “open their eyes and protect themselves”.

He added: “It’s a terrible combination, I think. You’ve got that high level of emotion, a high level of excitement about Oasis reforming and a limited number of tickets. That’s going to lead to problems, it’s going to lead to people trying to rip others off.”

PA Media has further information on the outage issues, reporting that the Gigs and Tours website of Manchester-based promoter SJM Concerts has been unable to load since around 8.10am on Saturday.

The site shows messages saying: “Thankfully we are patient. There are a lot of people on the site looking for tickets at the moment, so we have set up a queue system, which is completely normal.

“This page will automatically refresh and we’ll get you where you want to be as soon as a spot opens up. Thanks for your patience!”

Prices for a show at London’s Wembley Stadium start at £74.25, with the most expensive ticket costing £506.25. This includes a pre-show party, exhibition and a seating package.

The cheapest seats are at concerts at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium, which cost £73, and at Edinburgh’s Murrayfield Stadium, which costs £74, according to Manchester-based organiser SJM Concerts, which runs the Gigs and Tours website.

Standing tickets at Wembley cost fans £151.25, while in Cardiff and Edinburgh the same tickets are slightly cheaper at £150 and £151.

In the band’s hometown of Manchester, tickets start at £148.50, with a range of hospitality and luxury packages available, as well as standing room.

Before the UK shows were announced, Irish promoter MCD said on its website that prices for the two shows in Dublin’s Croke Park would start at €86.50 (£73), excluding booking fees.

Which? has responded to reports that Oasis pre-sale tickets are being offered for thousands of pounds above face value on some resale platforms.

Lisa Webb, Which? Consumer Law Expert, said:

Oasis fans are understandably eager to get their hands on tickets for the reunion tour, but we strongly advise against buying any of the resale tickets currently popping up online at inflated prices. Not only is there a chance that some of these offers are scams, but even legitimate tickets can be cancelled, rendering them invalid, if sold outside of official resale platforms or above face value.

Resale tickets may only be offered on the official resale platforms, Twickets or Ticketmaster Fan-to-Fan Exchange, and not for more than the original price (face value plus booking fee).

If you buy through the official seller you are entitled to a refund if the show is cancelled, but if you buy through a secondary ticket seller you may not get your money back. We also recommend paying by credit card if the tickets are over £100, or via PayPal, which also offers an extra layer of protection, provided you choose to ‘pay for an item or service’ rather than ‘send to a friend’.

Tickets.seetickets.com/tour/oasis posted the following message: “Our website is very busy! There are many people looking for tickets and you are being held on this page until a spot becomes available. This page is automatically refreshed.”

Ticket sales websites are experiencing technical problems

Good morning and welcome to our blog about the release of Oasis concert tickets for fans in the UK and Ireland who missed out on the pre-sale when they tried to secure a spot for the band’s reunion concerts during the general sale which starts at 9am this morning.

Fingers are at the ready, but on Friday night the band issued a warning after unofficial sales sites recommended advance tickets for thousands of pounds.

A post on the band’s X page stated: ‘We’ve noticed that people have been trying to sell tickets on the secondary market since pre-sales started.

Please note, tickets can ONLY be resold, at face value, through Ticketmaster and Twickets.

“Tickets sold in violation of the terms and conditions will be cancelled by the organizers.”