LONDON, United Kingdom –
Oasis, the Britpop band best known for timeless hits such as “Wonderwall” and “Don’t Look Back in Anger,” are reuniting for a UK tour next summer, ending a 15-year hiatus and, probably, the longest running one. confrontation between brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher.
The guitar band will play 14 dates in Wales, England, Scotland and Ireland next July and August, Oasis said on Tuesday.
“This is it. This is happening,” said the band.
Oasis split in 2009 after years of fighting, with Noel Gallagher officially leaving the band just before a performance at a festival near Paris. Even before the breakup, the brothers had long had an adversarial relationship and reportedly did not speak to each other for years after the breakup.
“People will write and say what they like, but I couldn’t go on working with Liam a day longer,” Noel Gallagher, the band’s guitarist and songwriter, wrote in a statement at the time.
Although the Gallagher brothers have not performed together since, the pair regularly perform Oasis songs at their solo gigs. They have also criticized each other in the press.
Noel Gallagher has accused his younger brother of having a hangover that forced them to cancel a concert in 2009. The frontman contested the charge and sued, later dropping the lawsuit.
But now the brothers are preparing to reunite, with the band saying that fans would experience “the spark and intensity” that only happens when they appear on stage together.
Tickets will go on sale at 9 am on Saturday. A pre-sale will take place on Friday. Attempts to register for the pre-sale ballot required users to nominate the band’s original drummer.
The tour kicks off on July 4 and 5 at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales. Oasis will also play at Heaton Park in Manchester, England, on July 11, 12, 19 and 20; Wembley Stadium in London on 25 and 26 July and 2 and 3 August; Scotland’s Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh on 8 and 9 August; and Croke Park in Dublin on 16 and 17 August.
Oasis are scheduled to perform on “other continents outside of Europe later next year,” read the tour’s official announcement.
Representatives did not immediately respond to The Associated Press’ requests for comment about the tour’s future locations, as well as how the platform plans to handle demand for the shows.
The band mentioned past tensions in the tour announcement.
“The guns have fallen silent,” Oasis said. “The stars have aligned. The great wait is over. Come see it. It won’t be on TV.”
In 2011, Noel Gallagher told the AP in an interview that he left the band after an incident in which Liam Gallagher started throwing a guitar “like an axe… out with it, you know?”
In 2019, Liam Gallagher told the AP that he was ready to settle.
“The most important thing about me and it is being brothers,” he said. “He thinks I’m desperate to get the band back together for money. But I didn’t get into the band to make money. I got into the band to have fun and see the world.”
“I don’t know what his problem is,” he continued. “I think he wanted to go and make his solo career, get all the medals and be surrounded by all the guys you can fire and hire when he wants. You can’t do that to me.”
With the announcement, the Britpop progenitors ended a few days of fan speculation. A short video on the band’s social media accounts on Sunday night revealed the date “27.08.24,” and the time “8 am,” written in the same font as the famous Oasis logo. The brothers shared the same with their individual accounts.
Of course, longtime fans have a theory that a reunion could be on the horizon: In the wake of the 2017 bombing that killed 22 at an Ariana Grande concert in Oasis’ hometown of Manchester, Liam Gallagher at a benefit concert fueled speculation of a reunion. . He criticized his brother’s absence, but a spokesman said Noel Gallagher was unable to attend due to an extended family trip. Organizers of the benefit said Noel Gallagher had authorized the use of Oasis’ music and had donated royalties from “Don’t Look Back In Anger” to the British Red Cross’ One Love Manchester fund.
Later that year, Liam Gallagher tweeted to his brother, leading some to believe they had made up: “Happy Xmas to the NG team it’s been a great year thank you for everything looking forward to seeing you tomorrow AS YOU WERE LG x”
Before Tuesday’s announcement, Oasis were set to release a new compilation, “Definitely Maybe – Deluxe 30th Anniversary Editions,” celebrating the anniversary of their debut album.
Rumors of a possible reunion were fueled last weekend when Liam Gallagher responded on social media to unconfirmed reports that the band were playing London’s Wembley Stadium and Manchester’s Heaton Park. When one social media user criticized Heaton Park, the Manchester native wrote, “You look down in front,” calling the user vulgarity. In another independent post on X, he claimed, “I never liked that word.”
“You told me man,” replied Liam Ó Gallchóir. He also responded to some negative tweets about the possible reunion with “Your attitude sucks” and “SHUTUP.” On the other hand, Noel Gallagher remained silent rather than posting the teasers.
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AP Music writer Maria Sherman reported from New York.
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