Oasis will perform thirty-eight concerts across eleven cities, but the Barcelona shows on July 10 and 11, 2027, have been reclassified by the band's management as a «mandatory personal reconciliation residency» at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, where every ticket holder must first shake hands with both Liam and Noel Gallagher before the first chord is struck.
The band's social media announcement stated that «the force most detrimental to pop culture in recent British history» has declared itself fit for purpose and will remain in Barcelona until the last of the expected 55,000 attendees per night has completed the greeting protocol. A registration period open until September 17 will assign each fan a specific minute on a timetable that now runs from dawn until well past midnight, with stewards in high-visibility vests directing queues through twelve handshake lanes installed on the stadium's running track.
Local authorities have requisitioned the nearby Passeig Olímpic for a rehearsal of the handshake itself, which will be practised for six hours daily by a rotating cast of volunteers drawn from the city's marching bands. The Gallaghers are said to have insisted on the measure after a period of reflection, with a spokesperson explaining that «we simply cannot lift the spirits of the people without first confirming, one by one, that the people are actually here».
Ticket prices remain fixed between 85 and 255 euros, though a two-euro service fee now covers the cost of a commemorative glove. Organisers expect the final handshake to conclude sometime in early August, after which the band will proceed to Glasgow, Manchester, and points beyond.