Oasis’ 2009 UK stadium dates have become one of the fastest selling tours in history.

The band sold 500,000 tickets in just five hours for concerts in London, Manchester, Dublin, Sunderland, Cardiff and Edinburgh.

Such was the demand that extra dates were added to their London and Manchester residencies, as well as a new date at Coventry’s Ricoh Arena.

The date in Coventry – the hometown of tour support band The Enemy – will take place on July 7th.

The final sales figures are expected to show that Oasis have sold more tickets in one day in the than any other artist in UK history.

Oasis’ UK tour dates are:

• Manchester, Heaton Park - June 4/6/7
• Sunderland, Stadium Of Light - 10
• Cardiff, Millennium Stadium - 12
• Edinburgh, Murrayfield Stadium - 17
• Dublin, Slane Castle - 20
• Coventry, Ricoh Arena Stadium - July 7
• London, Wembley Stadium - 9/11/12

(by Jason Gregory)