You might have to stay half the world away.
The price of Dublin hotel rooms have skyrocketed in the immediate hours after Oasis announced their reunion concerts in Croke Park next year.
The band have announced that they are reuniting for the first time since 2009 with a new UK and Ireland tour.
Liam and Noel are getting back together and have confirmed 14 dates across the UK and Ireland in 2025, ending with two nights in Croke Park on August 16 and 17.
As the scramble for tickets will no doubt end in heartbreak for some fans due to the sheer demand, the issue of accommodation in the Irish capital will also be a major stumbling block.
Dublin hotel prices soar following Oasis concert announcement
While, at the time of writing, there are still options for those visiting Dublin that weekend, prices for hotels on the Saturday have already surpassed €400 with just three under that price on Booking.com.
It’s a similar affair for the Sunday night, with just one hotel available to book under €400. It also indicates that 95% of places to stay in the capital are booked up already.
Availability is also quickly decreasing, with there only being 26 available places to stay on Booking for Saturday and 34 properties for Sunday.
A similar situation happened following the announcement of Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour concerts in Dublin earlier this year.
Hotel room prices around the city skyrocketed with no rooms available for under €350 on the dates of the gigs
Raising the issue in the Dáil at the time, Independent TD Thomas Pringle described the figures as “rampant price gouging”.
Hoteliers were blasted for exponentially increasing prices prior to tickets for Swift’s concerts even being released on general sale.
Mr. Pringle also noted that it was not just the city’s hotel owners who were culpable of price gouging, adding that one landlord was charging €20,000 for a two-bedroom apartment for the same weekend.
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