People like Coldplay and voted for the nazi’s, you can’t trust people

This tour is big but Coldplay’s is still bigger.

The audience are not the same. Coldplay is the kind of band liked by people that are not that invested into music. It is really mainstream, with big colorfull shows in which you don’t end up covered in beer and piss.

On the other hand Oasis is probably more significant on a cultural point of view, especially in the UK.

So more press coverage for Oasis, but bigger numbers for Coldplay.

Well those bands mean a lot to their fans I guess.

You don't sell the tickets Coldplay does without some dedicated fans.

That's probably true, but it's really the story of the split, the war of the brothers that has set it up for a spectacular reunion.

Coldplay will never have that kind of storyline.

But still, Coldplay can probably still sell more tickets on a worldwide basis without any other side story, just because so many people seem to enjoy their music.


It depends how you want to look at it.

Oasis are certainly more iconic in the UK, that's not up for debate.

Coldplay are an industry person's dream. Can sell huge concerts out anywhere in the world and there's gonna be 0 drama, just raking in the money. They're a slick machine for sure.

There’s certainly a chance of them getting the biggest theyve ever been outside the UK. The combination of playing their cards right with US dates, along with seriously great new music, could do that.

However, I cant quite see them getting to the heights of acts who play two dozen 100,000-seater stadiums across the US. Like say U2 or the Stones. That was really the chance they blew in 1997.

Coldplay were quite huge in the end of the 00s, after X&Y and Viva la Vida or whatever the 4th album is called.

Haven't heard the music they released since then, but I would say that they already at that point were big in the mainstream, easy-listening, category.

Oasis have already been the biggest band in the world , 95-98 .. Coldplay are almost a cross genre pop easy listening group and most go to see their stage shows .. this oasis tour is only going to get bigger and bigger , they’ll play in countries their biggest shows to date. They will go on demand but people underestimate how big they were , Coldplay dont sell albums anymore but world tours huge, oasis sold over 100 million records worldwide , you don’t just sell that amount being big in the uk.

Well there's a chance they'll make rock'n'roll mainstream again and if they do so that would be one huge achievement for them and that would be something that would make both of them proud.

Plus, while I don't think it matters much (it certainly doesn't matter at all to both Liam and Noel), they were nominated to the Hall of Fame earlier this year (failed to get in but I never thought they'd even get to the nomination stage). The hype around the reunion is almost certain to get them renominated next year and likely to get in after the final vote.

I agree.

Coldplay are a brilliant pop-rock band and they deserve all their success.

Oasis are a different beast altogether. They won't be the most streamed or the most-attended, but this reunion - if it's anything more than a low-effort cash-grab - has the chance to be one of the most culturally significant British events of this century so far. That might not make them the biggest band in the world in a technical sense, but it certainly makes them the most meaningful. And, at the end of the day, isn't that what bands are for?