Oasis; Britain’s biggest band? Definitely. No maybes about it. As fans of the reunited Britpop heroes rushed to nab tickets to the 2025 mega shows, crippling online seller websites, reader engagement with Music & Audio content across Ozone hit a record high.
Topical News
- The news millions of music fans have yearned for, for 16 years finally dropped last week, as the Gallagher brothers, Liam and Noel, set aside their differences to reform Oasis for a major live tour in 2025. Feverish interest in the tour and the scramble for tickets – causing ticketing websites to strain under the overwhelming demand – drove reader engagement with Music & Audio content to a record 31.5m page views, a 2.5x increase week on week and +30% higher than the previous high (Sir Elton John closes Glato 2023).
- As feverish interest in the band, their reunion, and how to buy tickets for the massive shows grew, average page views per user rose to 6.2 – 45% higher than the 2024 average and nearly a quarter more than other peak weeks in 2024 (The Brits, Eurovision and Glasto).
- Former reality TV star Spencer Matthews set a new record last week by running the most consecutive marathons on sand. The ex-Made in Chelsea personality raised over £500k for Global’s Make Some Noise charity by completing 30 marathons in 30 days across the Jordanian desert. Healthy Living engagement, driven by a threefold increase in Running page views, rose by 28% week on week.
Seasonal Events
- Although summer isn’t officially over until later this month, the start of September marks the end of school holidays and the beginning of a new school year. As a result, last week saw page views for Early Childhood Education, Primary Education and Secondary Education content rise by 2.7x, 2.2x and 75% respectively.
Latest PMP package – Style & Fashion
- September’s ‘Big Four’ Fashion Weeks start with New York from 6-13 September, this will be closely followed by London (12-17), Milan (17-23) and Paris (23-1 October). You can easily put your brands centre stage with our Style & Fashion PMP package as fashion houses showcase their 2025 spring summer collections. View the package here or contact [email protected] to strut your stuff with Ozone.
