The announcement of the tour prompted six of Oasis's works to re-enter the UK charts, including "Live Forever", which out-peaked its original release.

[3] The brothers split acrimoniously in 2009 during their Dig Out Your Soul Tour, between an appearance at V Festival[4] and a scheduled performance at Rock en Seine in Paris[5] on 28 August 2009.

[8] Much of the media reaction focused on the Gallaghers' relationship, increasing the odds of getting tickets, and whether younger female fans deserved to be there.

[10] Alexis Petridis suggested that the brothers' reunion could have been precipitated by Noel's divorce from his wife, which had cost him £20 million.

[11] Manchester's nightlife economy adviser Sacha Lord expressed appreciation that the reunion could bring £15 million to the region.

[9] The Guardian's Simon Price called Oasis "the most damaging pop-cultural force in recent British history".

[15] The same paper's Barbara Ellen wrote on 31 August that, in four days, the band had been "castigated for everything from bad haircuts and 'football crowds' of middle aged fans in parkas and bucket hats who walk funny, to boorishness, sexism, the demise of 90s music culture, and spreading laddism like a virus".

[16] Brendan O'Neill wrote on Spiked that he welcomed the reunion due to what he perceived to be the dominance of middle-class artists with conformist views, such as The 1975.

The new "Live Forever" chart position constituted a new peak for the track, as it had only managed number 10 on its original release.

[27] Ticketmaster attracted criticism for selling "In Demand" and "Official Platinum" tickets for inflated dynamic pricing,[28] a practice they defended;[27] The Guardian's Josh Halliday reported having only ten seconds to make his purchasing decision.

[32] On 1 September, Loudersound reported that two nosebleed seats for their 26 July gig were available on Viagogo for £23,603 each,[33] and the government of the United Kingdom announced that they would probe the practice of dynamic pricing.

[36] In late October, the band's promoters announced that they would cancel over 50,000 tickets and put them back on sale at face value via Ticketmaster.