Oasis superfans spend £10k to see heroes in Edinburgh after flying from New York
A pair of Oasis superfans have spent around £10,000 to travel across the Atlantic and fulfil a 30-year dream.
Andrew Wadhams, 39, and Alicia Diaz, 41, have flown from New York to see the Gallagher brothers in Edinburgh on Friday, August 8 for their first concert in the capital since 2009.
The couple have poured thousands into making Andrew's dream of seeing the Britpop group live in the UK come true, after first becoming a fan of their music in 1995.
Andrew said: "As soon as they announced they were coming back, I knew there was no way I was going to miss it. I had to get up at two in the morning to get tickets.
"Tickets were about £400, the hotel was £2000, flights were around £1500. We're going to make a week of it, so after this we're going to London for the first time. Altogether it's cost around £10,000.
"I've loved Oasis since the fifth grade, in about 1995. I spent so many nights at home watching all their videos. To see Oasis in the UK has been a dream of mine.
"I was able to see them on their last US tour, but that was when Liam's voice was just not that great, so the fact that they're back now is amazing."
They are among several others who have travelled to Scotland from across the globe to see one of the band's three shows at Murrayfield over the weekend.
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Dad Josep Bayarri, 64, son Gon al Bayarri, 29, and daughter Llucia Bayarri, 22, have travelled from Valencia, Spain after spending around €1,000 (£866) on flights and accommodation, and around £1,000 for their gig tickets.
The superfans said they will be flying back home at 8am tomorrow and spend a night in the airport. However, Gon al said "every penny is worth it" to see the Gallagher brothers playing live.
He explained: "We are big fans of Oasis since we were young. My father was [a] very big fan when he was younger in the 90s.
"When we where told they were going to come back we queued on Ticketmaster and we thought that Edinburgh was the best concert so we came here. We flew yesterday in the morning to Edinburgh from Barcelona airport."
While their dad is queuing for the stadium doors to open, Gon al and his sister are on the merchandising queue. He said that so far they spent around €800 (£693) in merch, from t-shirts, to bucket hats and posters.
Gon al is hopeful Oasis will be touring in Spain next year. He added: "If they come to Madrid we will try and get tickets."
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