Canadian demands refund from Ticketmaster after Oasis frontman says racial slur
Britpop icons Oasis are back together after a 16-year hiatus, but the ’90s band’s brash frontman, Liam Gallagher, is already stirring up controversy ahead of back-to-back Toronto shows at the brand-new Rogers Stadium next month.
Gallagher has been under fire since Tuesday over a derogatory tweet that used a racial slur to refer to people of Asian descent. The backlash was immediate, though the “Whatever” singer would initially defend his statements before backtracking and attempting damage control.
Gallagher later took to X to apologize to fans, but one local ticketholder isn’t being swayed by the singer’s sudden change of tone.
Sorry if I offended anyone with my tweet before it wasn’t intentional you know I love you all and I do not discriminate. peace and love LG x
— Liam Gallagher (@liamgallagher) July 1, 2025
Ontario resident Yifan Liu, who had purchased tickets to one of the upcoming Oasis tour dates in Toronto on August 25, was shocked by the online outburst and has been unsuccessfully trying to have his purchase refunded by Ticketmaster.
“I am a permanent resident of Ontario and a member of the Chinese Canadian community,” Liu tells blogTO.
Liu calls Liam Gallagher’s tweet “troubling” and says that “despite the tweet being deleted, I and many others were deeply offended.”
He requested a refund from Ticketmaster, explaining that “I no longer feel comfortable attending.”
However, Liu’s request was denied by Ticketmaster, and email correspondence shared with blogTO confirms his claim that no acknowledgment of the racial element was made by Ticketmaster representatives.
In an email to Ticketmaster, Liu expressed “deep disappointment with the decision not to authorize a refund,” and argued that “this situation is not about a change of plans or buyer’s remorse.”
“It stems from a serious incident involving a racially offensive post made by Liam Gallagher, which has deeply offended me as a person of Chinese descent,” the message continued.
“Discrimination, even in the form of a deleted social media post, should not be tolerated or downplayed by any organization involved in public entertainment,” explained Liu.
A Ticketmaster representative told Liu via email that “we only sell in [sic] behalf of the Event Organizers and they isn’t [sic] authorizing us to issue refunds for this event. All sales are final as stated in our Terms of Use agreed to when purchasing the tickets.”
blogTO has reached out to Ticketmaster for further comment on the issue, but did not receive an immediate response to the request.