Oasis fans claim ballot ticket sale was 'discriminatory against disabled people'

This weekend, a select number of Oasis fans were given the chance to try and secure tickets for two extra shows at Wembley Stadium next September.

Following huge demand for the initial run of 17 shows across the UK and Ireland next July and August, Liam and Noel Gallagher announced they would be holding a special ballot process for two further shows to help fans who missed out on getting tickets the first time round.

The ballot sale, which took place on Saturday, was aimed to be ‘a small step towards making amends for the situation' after fans complained of being stuck in virtual queues and facing ticket prices higher than expected due to ‘dynamic’ pricing.

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Whilst a code to take part in the ballot for the two shows, which will take place on September 27 and 28, did not guarantee a ticket, there was still huge demand - with some complaining again of long queues and seeing tickets priced for eye-watering sums on resale sites.

Some disabled fans have also now questioned how they were able to try and obtain tickets during Saturday’s sale process as they had initially been advised to call a direct phone number for Wembley during last month’s general sale and had therefore not needed to use Ticketmaster.

Married couple Olivia Hilliard, 49, and Ian Harris, 55, from Ruislip in west London, said they had called Wembley on its accessibility phone line more than 1,000 times during the original sale in an attempt to purchase tickets but missed out. They also tried to buy tickets through Wembley on Saturday for the additional September shows but were unsuccessful.

Mrs Hilliard, who has a spinal cord injury and multiple sclerosis (MS) and cannot stand for