Viral video shows Oasis fans packing Edinburgh train station as they tried to get home
Footage from after the first Oasis gig in Edinburgh on Friday night has shown one of the capital's major train stations packed full of fans trying to get home.
In the video shared on social media from outside Haymarket Station in the west of the city, a sea of people can be seen inside the building on August 8.
Hundreds formed a huge queue on its main concourse to access the platforms, with the clip gaining over 100,000 views in a single day, reports Edinburgh Live.
Several people in the comments who also attended the concert shared their reactions.
One wrote: "Don't know why people don't just walk the extra mile to Waverley to avoid the queues!"
A second viewer added: "My idea of hell…I don't care what gig you wouldn't see me standing in that ever! Much prefer small intimate gigs!"
The gigs on Friday and Saturday night accommodated 70,000 fans at Murrayfield Stadium each time. With the dates clashing with the Festival Fringe, public transport in the city has been significantly busier.
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ScotRail announced ahead of time that additional carriages and late-night services were being put on to accommodate concert-goers on their way home.
As fans quickly dispersed after the strict 10.30pm curfew, huge queues quickly mounted as people also headed for trams and buses.
Another video shared on Saturday night showed people packed into bottleneck crowds as they tried to exit the stadium grounds.
Despite the chaos, the concerts have garnered a mostly positive response, with some describing the experience as the "best night of their life" as the Gallagher brothers played their first show in Edinburgh since 2009.
The band will play a final show in the capital on Tuesday before their Live '25 tour moves on to Croke Park in Dublin.
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