{"id":108134,"date":"2026-07-10T10:41:58","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T09:41:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/?p=108134"},"modified":"2026-07-10T10:42:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T09:42:00","slug":"oasis-reunion-record-uk-music-tourism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/oasis-reunion-record-uk-music-tourism\/","title":{"rendered":"Oasis reunion helps drive record UK music tourism as concert spending hits \u00a311.2bn"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Record music tourism generated \u00a311.2bn for the UK economy, with Oasis’ reunion helping draw millions of concertgoers from home and abroad.<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When artists announce major tours, the impact extends far beyond sold-out venues. According to new figures from UK Music, a record 24.7 million music tourists travelled to concerts and festivals across the UK in 2025, contributing \u00a311.2 billion to the economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As The Guardian<\/a> reports, the increase was fuelled by a packed year of blockbuster shows from artists including Oasis, Coldplay, Beyonc\u00e9, Lana Del Rey, Dua Lipa, Ed Sheeran, Sam Fender, BLACKPINK and Stray Kids. The figures represent a 4.8% increase in music tourists compared to 2024, while spending rose 11% year over year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oasis tops a record-breaking year for UK concerts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The report gives particular credit to Oasis’ long-awaited reunion tour, which saw Liam and Noel Gallagher perform together for the first time in 15 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to The Guardian, the band’s five shows at Manchester’s Heaton Park helped drive music tourism spending in the North West up 16% to \u00a31.4 billion. The publication also notes that Oasis fans spent more than \u00a31 billion across the reunion tour, averaging more than \u00a3766 per person once tickets, travel, accommodation, food and merchandise were included.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, overseas visitors played an increasingly important role. UK Music estimates that 2.1 million international music tourists travelled to UK concerts and festivals last year – a 27% increase compared to 2024. Several major artists, including Oasis, Coldplay and Lana Del Rey, performed exclusively in the UK, helping attract fans from around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Taylor Swift and Charli XCX drive record music tourism in the UK in 2024<\/a><\/blockquote>