Oasis fans bury drugs in a park 10 months before reunion gigs

Oasis fans are said to have buried drugs in a park ten months ahead of the band's reunion, the tickets for which sold out within hours.

Fans boasted about burying the drugs in Heaton Park in Manchester to addiction counsellors.

Oasis are set to go on tour next year, with gigs in Cardiff, Wembley, Edinburgh, Manchester announced in August.

The tour announcement saw widespread criticism after fans ended up paying more for tickets than they were expecting.

Now, drug and alcohol rehab facility Providence Project have said: 'We have spoken to members of the addiction community who have told us they have already stashed drugs in the park. We would warn organisers to be vigilant.'

Security at the shows will be tight, with sniffer dogs and bag searches, the Sun reports. 

They have also now lined up concerts in the US, Canada and Mexico.

This week the band said they will now be using dynamic pricing in North America after fury from fans as British ticket prices soared amid huge demand. 

One woman told how she was left shocked by her husband splashing out £350 on tickets she thought would cost £85 - while others have told of already regretting their four-figure spending amid controversy over 'dynamic pricing'. 

When the tickets were released in August, around 14million fans faced eight-hour queues in a bid to get their hands on the highly-sought-after tickets to see the rock band live, with many still missing out. 

Many had to pay hundreds of pounds more than they thought after waiting in queues.

Now, in a statement shared across social media, Oasis promised fans in the Americas they want not have the same fiasco with dynamic pricing.

It read: 'Ticketmaster's dynamic pricing model will not be applied to the forthcoming sale of tickets to Oasis concerts in North America.'

It is widely accepted that dynamic pricing remains a useful tool to combat ticket touting and keep prices for a significant proportion of fans lower than the market rate and thus more affordable.

Ticketmaster said prices were driven up by surging demand and the policy had been agreed with the band's management, Oasis itself said they were unaware of dynamic pricing would be implemented when tickets initially went on sale.

Since then the Government and the UK's competition watchdog have pledged to look into the implementation of the policy.

Which?, one of Britain's most well known consumer groups, has called for those who paid more than expected to seal their place at the gigs to have some of their money returned.

A spokesperson for Ticketmaster has previously said said: 'Fans can resell their Oasis tickets at the full price they paid through Ticketmaster or Twickets.'