Manchester police share issues faced with Oasis fans but praise “overwhelming majority”

Greater Manchester Police have shared a statement on the “issues” faced at Oasis‘ first three homecoming shows at Heaton Park, but praised the “overwhelming majority” of “sensible and responsible” fans.

The Britpop band performed at the park last Friday (July 11), Saturday (12) and this Wednesday (16), ahead of two final shows there this weekend (Saturday 19 and Sunday 20).

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It came after Liam and Noel Gallagher played their first live concert together since 2009 at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium earlier this month. The dates form part of the current UK and Ireland leg of Oasis’ huge Live ’25 reunion tour, where they’ve been joined by support acts Cast and Richard Ashcroft.

In a post shared shortly after the group came off stage on Wednesday night, Greater Manchester Police confirmed that the Gallaghers’ only mid-week gig in the city had passed “without any serious incidents”.

The evening saw 12 arrests of men aged between 22 and 55 for various offences: four for fraud, two for assault, two for possession of class A drugs, and one each for theft, being drunk-and-disorderly, assault of an emergency worker, and a public order offence.

According to police, there is a Section 34 Dispersal Order in place at the Heaton Park dates, which “will be re-assessed appropriately before the further concerts at the weekend”.

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“The order allows officers to direct individuals to leave a specified area and not return for a period of up to 48 hours to reduce anti-social behaviour and its impact on the local community,” the post reads.

In a statement, Assistant Chief Constable Matt Boyle said: “We are now three concerts into Oasis’ Manchester homecoming, and I am pleased that the overwhelming majority of people attending have enjoyed themselves sensibly and responsibly.

“Our officers have provided a continued high-visibility presence throughout the night, assisting our partners and event security in ensuring a smooth flow of operations, before, during, and after the concert.”

He continued: “We have tackled any issues that have faced us – seizing unauthorised drones, arresting those attempting to illegally enter the event, and working with colleagues in the ambulance service to help those in need.

“Our neighbourhood teams have engaged with those who live around the event to better understand any problems they have raised, and provide the appropriate solutions where they can.”

The third Manchester Oasis concert has passed without any serious incidents, with our officers quickly on-hand to deal with any issues that presented themselves.

Read more about tonight’s event here: https://t.co/kzPQpkue55 pic.twitter.com/2SFhMwhxoM

— Greater Manchester Police (@gmpolice) July 16, 2025

Boyle went on: “Ahead of the weekend, we advise all visitors to make sure they check all updates and information from ourselves and partners, including the Bee Network, Manchester City Council, and event organisers.”

He concluded: “If at any point you require assistance, do not hesitate to speak to an officer in attendance.”

At the first Manchester show last week, numerous Oasis fans were arrested for attempting to jump the fence without tickets.

The offences included fraud, intent to sell cannabis and drunk and disorderly conduct. A number of drones were also confiscated after a no-fly zone of one and half miles around the venue was ordered.

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Meanwhile, hundreds of fans who were unable to get tickets headed to a nearby hill – which has been dubbed ‘Gallagher Hill’ – where they could see the stage’s big screens. However, Manchester City Council later fenced off the area to “dissuade people from gathering there”, and protect livestock and recently planted trees.

But many fans breached this new measure by scaling the new security fences to try and catch a glimpse of Oasis performing in the park. Additionally, some people listened to the first Manchester gig from a pub across the road from Heaton Park.

After walking out arm in arm with Liam at the first Manchester date, Noel declared: “This is the fucking place! This is it!” Liam shouted: “Oasis vibes in the area! Manchester vibes in the area!” The night ended with a huge fireworks display, and was attended by The 1975’s Matty Healy and Man City’s Pep Guardiola – who Oasis hailed as “the greatest manager of all time”. Read everything that went down on night one here.

Following their final two shows in Manchester, Oasis will play seven nights at London’s Wembley Stadium, and visit both Edinburgh and Dublin. From there, they will head to North America, South America, Australia, South Korea and Japan.

At the first of the band’s 2025 reunion shows, NME gave their performance in Cardiff a glowing five-star review: “After a ‘90s heyday and an often maligned post-millennium era, this is Oasis redesigned for the 21st Century.

“Playing before a pop-art-meets-psychedelia visual spectacular that never distracts but will look sick on a phone, they seem the quintessential stadium band playing the greatest hits of greatest hits.”

In other news, a teenage boy who praised Southport killer Axel Rudakubana has appeared in court after allegedly planning an attack at the first show of Oasis’ reunion tour.

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