A disabled Oasis fan was horrified when dozens of fans in an accessible area at one of the band's Manchester gigs ditched their wheelchairs and crutches to stand when the music started to play.

Mark Chapman, 32, has accused non-disabled fans of taking advantage of lax checks after he struggled to get a space on the accessible platform at Heaton Park on Saturday, July 12.

Resale sites such as Viagogo have sold tickets designated as 'wheelchair and companion seat' for £634 each for two people - despite companion tickets being added free of charge when booked officially.

Unable to walk since he was nine years old, Mark said it was ‘biblical' the way ‘half' of the 150 fans on the platform were able to throw away their mobility aids when the Gallagher brothers started to perform.

He said: "There were loads of people in wheelchairs and with crutches, but when Oasis came on they all jumped out their wheelchairs and dropped their crutches and stood up for the whole gig for two hours."

"Me being quite severely disabled, I know that standing up for two hours is very, very unlikely."

Carer Sam Priest, who was with Mark, said: "We were joking Jesus Christ must have been on the platforms, there were so many miracles performed that night."

Mark was diagnosed with life-shortening Duchenne muscular dystrophy when he was five years old.

The music podcaster, who went to over 100 gigs last year, has been an Oasis fan for 25 years and has seen Liam Gallagher perform live solo eight times.

So, when the band announced they were reuniting, Mark, from Wilmslow, Cheshire, was ecstatic.

However, when he tried to book a space on the wheelchair-accessible platform for the gig, he was told it was full – with many of his wheelchair-using friends unable to get tickets at all.

He bought two tickets at £140 each in the general admission area, but luckily was able to have the second one refunded and replaced with a free carers' ticket when he got in touch with organisers.

Luckily, when Mark asked stewards for help at the gig, they were able to put him on a waiting list to use the area if there were any no-shows.

After being let up to the area, it came as a complete shock when he saw over half of the around 150 people in the area had managed to stand up and bounce around throughout the gig.

Mark said: "They were literally just standing for the whole time, they kept leaving the platform and joining their friends in front of the platform and leaving their wheelchairs behind and crutches behind, and when they went to the toilet."

"It's really frustrating. I could see people in front of the platform who were clearly struggling who had to stand there without a seat, and there were people on the platform who didn't need to be there."

"A lot of my friends applied who were also disabled and they didn't get any tickets whatsoever. It was frustrating knowing that there's people who needed to be there who couldn't."
Despite it all, Mark says the experience at the gig was lifechanging.

He said: "At least I was actually there and I could see it and hear it, and I enjoyed it. It was a dream come true, basically."

Mark said he was able to see over the crowds of people thanks to a high-tech wheelchair which allows him to raise up to eye-level.

When he was aged 11, Mark met football icon David Beckham – who donated £30,000 to a charity which was able to buy him a £5,000 powered wheelchair.

He even attended a world cup party at the star's house – where he got a kiss from wife Victoria.

Mark said: "He was my idol, him and Robbie Williams were my idols growing up. He's a very nice guy."

"We went to a party for the World Cup in 2006, and I got a kiss off Victoria. I've not washed my cheek since."

Ticketmaster and Live Nation were approached for comment.