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Oasis and Ticketmaster will burn at the stake as they become giant Bonfire Night effigies

Oasis' Ticketmaster scandal brought to life in a Guy Fawkes film (Image: PA)

The Edenbridge Bonfire Society has unveiled its latest Guy Fawkes effigy and it's a pretty iconic take on the Oasis Ticketmaster scandal.

On November 5, an 11 meter tall Guy Fawkes is set to be burned on a bonfire by Oasis brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher, depicted in a hilarious effigy.

The giant Guy Fawkes depicts the brothers as puppets, maneuvered by a man in a suit, with skyrocketing admission prices printed all over the suit.

The wads of cash falling out of the bag had a clear message that paid homage to the Ticketmaster pricing scandal.

The scandal made the brothers a lot of money, but resulted in many fans paying inflated prices due to the introduction of dynamic pricing, which caused prices to skyrocket due to high demand.

It has since been reported that thousands of fans could now lose their tickets as overpriced tickets are being recalled and sold at a lower price.

The Oasis Ticketmaster effigy in a field is painted by two people, one climbing a ladder

The Oasis character is nothing short of iconic (Image: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire)

Two people, one carrying an oversized paintbrush, walk away from the Oasis Ticketmaster effigy

The image was a clear representation of the Ticketmaster debacle (Image: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire)

The Kent-based society's Guy Fawkes have become famous for their unusual celebrity portraits in recent years, and this latest edition joins a long line of spectacular campfire figures.

The Kent group usually lampoons politicians such as Donald Trump, Boris Johnson, Liz Truss and Sadiq Khan, all of whom have been turned into Guy Fawkes over the years.

Typically the group does a Guy Fawkes that pays tribute to a viral moment of the year, usually a negative piece of news that people like to watch burn around a campfire.

An image of Boris Johnson

Boris Johnson was the image in 2018 (Image: PA)


Celebrity guys over the years

2023 – Sadiq Khan

2022 – Liz Truss

2019 – John Bercow holds the heads of Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn

2018 – Boris Johnson

2017 – Harvey Weinstein

2016 – Donald Trump

2015 – Sepp Blatter

2014 – Jose Manuel Barroso

2013 – Katie Hopkins

2012 – Lance Armstrong

2011 – Wayne Rooney

An effigy showing John Bercow holding the heads of Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn

Effigy of Speaker John Bercow holding the heads of Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Labor Party leader Jeremy Corbyn (Image: PA)

A likeness of Liz Truss

Liz Truss made into an effigy in 2022 (Image: PA)

The company has been producing Guy Fawkes for decades. Her website features images of men portrayed like James Hewitt in 1994, by Anne Robinson in 2001 and by Edwina Currie in 2002.

In 2020 and 2021, the effigies were put on hold due to lockdown restrictions, which may be why Guy Fawkes has been so spectacular in recent years.

The guy is scheduled to be burned this weekend in a fantastic show that begins with a procession through the city and ends in a fiery bonfire.

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