Overview

• SJM Concerts has opened an official investigation into David Hayward’s removal by security just 35 minutes into Oasis’s Heaton Park residency.
• Security personnel refused to disclose any reasons for Hayward’s removal despite repeated requests from his partner Katie Stratford.
• The family group had invested over £1,000 in tickets, accommodation and travel for what was their first night off in three years.
• The incident occurred on the same night that superfan Lewis Burnage was wrongfully ejected, raising concerns over enforcement protocols at the sold-out show.
• The ongoing probe comes as the Oasis Live ’25 residency faces broader scrutiny over security measures and Competition and Markets Authority-reviewed dynamic ticket pricing.