Vernon Kay hits back at fans questioning how he got so many Oasis tour tickets

Daily Mirror

13-07-2025

Liam and Noel Gallagher have been delighting fans in Cardiff and Manchester on their current Oasis Live '25 Tour - and fans have noticed Vernon Kay in the crowds more than once
Vernon Kay has hit back at fans who have questioned how he got so many tickets for the current Oasis tour. The 51-year-old model and TV host, who is married to Strictly Come Dancing star Tess Daly, has been following the Gallagher brothers like a shadow after they kicked off their 41 date tour this month.
Liam, 52, and Noel, 58, launched their Oasis Live '25 Tour in Cardiff on 4 July where they performed two night and are now in the midst of a five night run at Manchester's Heaton Park. Former T4 host Vernon was among the crowd at Principality Stadium to watch Oasis perform in Wales.
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And this weekend, he shared video clips of himself enjoying the group again - this time from Heaton Park in Manchester. The fact that he has appeared at two points on the same has left some music fans perplexed.
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Following their gig on Friday, Vernon shared footage of himself watching the boys on stage while he sang along in the 80,000 strong audience. He shared the footage on his main Instagram grid, writing: "Manchester! Day1. @oasis The excellence continues! Bravo!!" along with a flame emoji.
But one baffled fan responded, writing: "How did Vernon get so many tickets? Cardiff now Manchester!" However, the mystery was anything but - as Vernon swiftly answered the question himself, writing in reply: "Paid for them!!"
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Vernon, who has been the mid-morning host on BBC Radio 2 since May 2023, has been working for the BBC at Heaton park too. He interviewed support act Cast ahead of the weekend shows.
By all rights, the new Oasis tour has been a smash hit among fans and critics. The tour sees Liam and Noel belt out 23 hit songs - with crowds lapping up the banter, vocals, and staging.
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The Mirror's Showbiz Editor Mark Jefferies attended one of Oasis's first two Heaton Park gigs and was blown away by the performance - as well as the friendly relations between the lead singers. He recounts: "On Saturday night at the end of the show the brothers hugged and then Noel pointed over to his brother in a clear show of admiration and to tell the crowd just how much he loved Liam's performance. It was a shocking sight, the total opposite of their old rows on stage."
Having managed to attend three of the first four gigs, Mark adds: "Would I like more stage interaction? Of course. And some of the lines on stage are now pre-planned which doesn't feel very Oasis. But the Gallaghers have grown up, and like their mature fans who can only manage to jump up and down for the odd song in three these days, this style of set is what they need to make things work."
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The Mirror's Daniel Bird also attended one of the Manchester dates, revealing: "Walking out at Heaton Park, you could never have imagined that there was once a feud between the two siblings. Putting on a united front, the two legends walked out to their 2000 track, F***in' In The Bushes, to a crowd of 80,000 people, with the atmosphere instantly becoming electric."
Oasis performed at Heaton Park on Friday 11 and Saturday 12 July - and will return for three more gigs in the park in north Manchester. They have dates there on July 16, 19 and 20.
They then advance to London's Wembley Stadium where they will take to the stage on July 25, 26 and 30 and August 2 and 3. While the two gigs in Manchester were a success, they were also marred by controversy as music fans without tickets attempted to storm the venue.
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Police arrested 15 people over the weekend as dozens of fans attempted to scale the security barriers with a ladder.
Manchester Evening News reporter Chris Slater, revealed: "An eyewitness has told me that just before Oasis came on stage around 50 people tried to 'rush' one of the internal entrances to the gig area. They said around 10 appeared to get in but the rest were apprehended and turned away."
Police later confirmed: "No one made it through to the concert area". A dispersal order was issued in the park to combat the ticketless Oasis fans - and viral footage showed at least one man being led away in handcuffs.