160,000 Oasis fans to descend on Croke Park thi
160,000 fans will descend on Dublin to see the band in their first performance in Ireland since 2009.
Its 16 years since a feud between brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher brought the band that defined Britpop to an end.
The Oasis split came just weeks after they headlined at Slane Castle in Co Meath
But late last year the pair announced that they'd put their differences behind them and the band would reform for a tour.
A scramble for tickets ensued, with hundreds of thousands of fans who queued virtually unable secure a seat and many who did, left shocked by the cost put down to a process called dynamic pricing, which sparked an investigation by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission here
Since early July the band have performed 15 nights of their Live 25 tour in the UK in Cardiff, Manchester, London and Edinburgh.
Liam and Noel's Mayo-born mother, Peggy, is expected to attend this weekend's performances and with deep ties to both Mayo and Meath, fans will be hoping the Dublin shows will prove particularly meaningful.
Extra trains are running in Dublin for the event, there's no early queuing or camping allowed at Croke Park and under 14s mist be accompanied by an adult.
Oasis are due on stage around 8pm on both nights.
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