Oasis tour promoter granted licence for gigs at Knebworth

The promoter of Oasis ’ huge ‘Live ‘25’ tour has been granted a licence to host gigs at Knebworth, making rumours of a 2027 comeback more likely.

SJM concerts secured the licence from North Hertfordshire Council, meaning that they now have the ability to plan and host events at the iconic space. The licence allows for events up to 125,000 people, and permits the promoter to plan live music events that can run up to 3am.

The licence came into effect immediately, according to a report from BBC News , and will remain in place indefinitely.

Oasis are just one of the bands that SJM helps organise gigs for, and in the past the promoter has also hosted performances from the likes of The Prodigy , Take That , Peter Kay and more.

While the licence doesn’t necessarily mean that the promoter is looking to plan any gigs for Oasis, it does make the rumours that the Britpop giants are returning to Knebworth seem more likely.

The promoter of the Oasis 2025 reunion tour has secured a licence to host events at Knebworth, just days before the 30th anniversary of the band's concerts there.

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This year marks 30 years since Oasis first played their legendary 1996 Knebworth gigs, which sold out in under 24 hours and saw them welcome 250,000 fans across two nights. There were reportedly 2.6million people scrambling to get tickets for those 1996 shows – the equivalent of 5 per cent of the entire UK population – and the demand was so high that they could have sold out 20 nights at the venue.