Overview

• At a show in Edinburgh’s Murrayfield Stadium, Liam Gallagher announced he would no longer throw his tambourine or maracas into the audience.
• The move was prompted by a skirmish at Wembley Stadium on August 3 in which two men wrestled maracas from a fan, causing cuts and bruises.
• Promoters and venue operators have introduced tighter crowd controls and banned onstage giveaways for the remaining UK dates and upcoming North American leg.
• Fans have aggressively sought stage-used percussion, with items reportedly fetching high prices on resale markets and leading to documented injuries.
• The reunion tour has also been marked by an Italian fan’s death ahead of a Murrayfield show and a Competition and Markets Authority inquiry into dynamic ticket pricing.