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Oasis Heaton Park Reunion Shows Prompt Arrests and Drone Bans

Police have made multiple arrests as they enforce a drone exclusion zone ahead of Oasis’s next stop at Wembley Stadium

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Overview

  • Oasis drew roughly 80,000 fans per night at two sell-out performances in Manchester’s Heaton Park.
  • Manchester Police arrested 15 ticketless attendees on charges ranging from fake credentials to assault after they tried to breach concert barricades.
  • Five drones were confiscated and two pilots interviewed under the 1.5-mile no-fly zone imposed for the shows.
  • Authorities confirmed that no unauthorized individuals succeeded in entering the concert perimeter following fence-breach attempts.
  • Hundreds of ticketless fans gathered on a nearby rise dubbed “Gallagher Hill” to watch via the 84-meter-wide LED screen.