Deaf and blind Oasis fan left 'disappointed' after calling ticket line 800 times

A deaf and blind man has been left 'thoroughly disappointed' after he called Wembley Stadium's Oasis disability ticket line 800 times with 'no success'.

Steven Morris, a campaigns officer for disability charity Sense, who also has autism, said he was 'really excited' when he heard the Manchester band were reuniting for the first time in 15 years, having previously seen them in 2000 and 2009.

But his excitement turned to sadness, when he was left feeling 'a real sense of disappointment' after he claimed the band's disabled fans had been 'forced to jump through so many more hoops' than non-disabled customers, leaving him ticketless.

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He said: "Due to the nature of my disabilities I need a companion to come with me, otherwise I'm not able to access the event. They have a system called accessibility tickets and they can't be booked in the normal way.

"So everybody else was on the big Ticketmaster queue, but disabled people had to call up a specific telephone number for the limited number of accessible tickets that there were. On Saturday, I called that number 800 times with no success.

"So I was unable to get tickets and I know that many other disabled people were in the same boat, so it was a thoroughly disappointing experience really. It feels like Wembley Stadium are forcing disabled people to jump through so many hoops that other non-disabled ticket buyers don't have to."

Mr Morris said the problem was a wider issue with the London venue, as he had experienced similar issues when attempting to buy Taylor Swift tickets for Wembley, eventually opting to see the star in Cardiff as the ticketing process there was much simpler.

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