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Oasis break their own ground-shaking record at Murrayfield

Oasis have just completed three dates at Murrayfield Stadium ahead of their Croke Park shows this weekend
Oasis have just completed three dates at Murrayfield Stadium ahead of their Croke Park shows this weekend

Oasis' performance at Edinburgh's Murrayfield Stadium on Tuesday night was more powerful than their June 2009 concert at the same venue, according to an analysis of seismic data.

The Gallagher brothers' last Scottish gig 16 years ago had topped the chart for the most powerful seismic concert at the venue in the last 20 years, the British Geological Survey (BGS) had said.

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But the Oasis crowd at Murrayfield on Tuesday 12 August generated the highest peak power reading of 261kW, followed by Friday 8 August (206kW), and Saturday 9 August (160kW) as they danced to the song Cigarettes and Alcohol.

The band played three sold-out shows at Murrayfield, with an estimated 70,000 people packed in to hear them each night.

The British Geological Survey said: "The peak power reading on each night was registered around 8:40pm whilst the crowd was dancing to Cigarettes and Alcohol.

"The energy detected by the seismic monitoring stations is driven by the movement of the crowd jumping and dancing in time to the music, rather than the volume of the concert, with bigger, more energetic crowds generating larger signal (sic)."

Oasis fans arrive ahead of Oasis LIVE '25 at Murrayfield Stadium on 8 August, 2025 in Edinburgh
Oasis played three sold-out shows at Murrayfield

The peak power recorded at the Oasis gig in June 2009 was 215.06kW, beating the Red Hot Chili Peppers in June 2004, Kings of Leon in June 2011, and Taylor Swift in June last year.

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The BGS keeps an archive of continuous ground motion recordings from seismic sensors around the UK, dating back several decades.

The organisation is the UK national body responsible for recording earthquakes, operating a network of monitoring stations around the country.

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Source: Press Association

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