Rock band Oasis to reunite with 2025 world tour, ending Gallagher brothers’ 15-year feud
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Fans of British rock band Oasis buzzed with anticipation on Aug 26, as Liam (right) and Noel Gallagher teased that they could be returning to stage together.
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LONDON – British rock legends Oasis announced on Aug 26 they will reunite for a worldwide tour starting in the UK in 2025, as founding brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher ended an infamous 15-year feud.
The band, which helped create the Britpop era of the 1990s with hit songs Wonderwall (1995), Don’t Look Back In Anger (1996) and Champagne Supernova (1996), announced on X they will play gigs in Cardiff, Manchester, London, Edinburgh and Dublin, and that tickets would go on sale on Aug 31.
“This is it, this is happening, The guns have fallen silent. The stars have aligned. The great wait is over. Come see. It will not be televised,” Oasis said, alongside details of the tour, following days of hints and speculation about the reunion.
The band will kick off the tour over two nights at the Principality Stadium in the Welsh capital Cardiff from July 4, before performing six gigs in Heaton Park in their hometown Manchester.
They will then play London’s Wembley Stadium on Aug 2 and 3, Murrayfield Stadium in the Scottish capital Edinburgh on Aug 8 and 9 before moving on to Croke Park a week later.
“Their only shows in Europe next year, this will be one of the biggest live moments and hottest tickets of the decade,” an online statement said.
“Plans are under way for Oasis Live ‘25 to go to other continents outside of Europe later next year.”
Formed in 1991 in Manchester, Oasis have been credited with reviving Britpop music, keeping fans riveted with the public fights between lead singer-frontman Liam, 51, and guitarist-songwriter Noel, 57, as well as their chart rivalry with the London-based group Blur.
Sibling tensions came to a head during a spat in Paris during the Rock en Seine music festival in 2009, when Liam broke one of Noel’s guitars and Noel said he could no longer work with Liam.
The brothers have not played together since the acrimonious split, but both still regularly play Oasis’ hits to sold-out crowds.
Until now, they had largely communicated in public through taking swipes at each other on social media.
The reunion will take place 30 years after Oasis’ 1995 album (What’s the Story) Morning Glory?, which received international critical and commercial acclaim.
The brothers had teased at a reconciliation before, with Noel in 2023 saying “never say never” about a reunion. AFP
