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| Oasis fans offered a full refund | Oasis fans offered a full refund |
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| Oasis frontman Noel Gallagher has promised 70,000 fans their money back after two major power cuts during their gig in Manchester. | Oasis frontman Noel Gallagher has promised 70,000 fans their money back after two major power cuts during their gig in Manchester. |
| Technical problems plagued the band's first homecoming gig at Heaton Park on Thursday night, with the show being disrupted for half an hour. | Technical problems plagued the band's first homecoming gig at Heaton Park on Thursday night, with the show being disrupted for half an hour. |
| Fans paid £45 for tickets for the show, the first time Oasis had performed in Manchester in four years. | Fans paid £45 for tickets for the show, the first time Oasis had performed in Manchester in four years. |
| Noel said: "Thank you very very much, this is a free gig - let's have it. | Noel said: "Thank you very very much, this is a free gig - let's have it. |
| "Anybody who has kept their ticket will get a full refund." | "Anybody who has kept their ticket will get a full refund." |
| If all fans returned their tickets, it would cost at least £3m to fully refund them. | |
| Some fans, however, said they would not be asking for a refund because they said it was still "well worth it". | Some fans, however, said they would not be asking for a refund because they said it was still "well worth it". |
| One fan told BBC Radio Manchester: "I think we got our money's worth, okay, there were a few problems but they played some brilliant songs. | One fan told BBC Radio Manchester: "I think we got our money's worth, okay, there were a few problems but they played some brilliant songs. |
| "Champagne Supernova - it gets me every time." | "Champagne Supernova - it gets me every time." |
| Another said: "It was well worth it in the end, we got a bit annoyed when we had to stand around waiting for half an hour but they were brilliant." | Another said: "It was well worth it in the end, we got a bit annoyed when we had to stand around waiting for half an hour but they were brilliant." |
| Organisers had been planning for six months and said the event was the biggest to hit Heaton Park since the Pope's visit in 1982. | Organisers had been planning for six months and said the event was the biggest to hit Heaton Park since the Pope's visit in 1982. |
| SJM Concerts said the concerts would be a "celebration of Manchester". | SJM Concerts said the concerts would be a "celebration of Manchester". |
| Oasis, fronted by Burnage-raised brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher, returned to Manchester as part of their Dig Out Your Soul world tour. | Oasis, fronted by Burnage-raised brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher, returned to Manchester as part of their Dig Out Your Soul world tour. |