London — Fans of British rock band Oasis were left excited on Monday when news emerged that Liam and Noel Gallagher could return to the stage together 15 years after the band’s last gig.
The Britpop band, which rose to fame with hits including “Wonderwall”, “Don’t Look Back In Anger” and “Champagne Supernova” before their dramatic split in 2009, could play a string of shows in London and Manchester next summer, according to industry sources quoted in the Sunday Times newspaper.
They are reportedly booked for 10 shows at London’s Wembley Stadium and could headline Glastonbury Festival, where the brothers are said to have thawed their relationship. 10 years of feud.
At midnight on Monday, the two brothers and the official Oasis account hinted that an announcement would be made on X on Tuesday (August 27) at 8 a.m. ET (3 a.m. ET), posting the same clip with the date and time blinking in the style of the Oasis logo.
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A video announcing the announcement was also shown on screens after Liam performed at the Reading Music Festival on Sunday as part of his brother’s “Definitely Maybe” tour.
Liam also replied to a link to a Sunday Times article posted by X, writing: “See you in person”, and to another post by X, saying: “I never liked the word FORMER”.
Formed in Manchester in 1991, Oasis are credited with reviving Britpop music, captivating fans with public feuds between Liam and Noel and a chart battle with London-based group Blur.
Tensions between the brothers reached a boiling point during the 2009 Rock en Seine festival in Paris, where an altercation broke out, leading to Liam breaking one of Noel’s guitars.
Although the two brothers haven’t performed together since their acrimonious split, both still regularly perform their old band’s hits in front of sold-out crowds.
So far, they have communicated with the public primarily by criticizing each other on social media.
If true, the reunion would mark Oasis’ first album in 30 years since their 1995 album “(What’s the Story) Morning Glory?”, which received international critical and commercial acclaim.
The brothers I was teased before we made up“Never say never,” Noel said of a reunion last year.
In a 2017 interview with CBS News’ Anthony Mason, when asked whether he would have been able to pursue a career in music without the jump-start that Oasis and his brother provided, Noel didn’t hesitate:
“Absolutely not,” he said. “Absolutely not. I wouldn’t have gotten anywhere without him, and he wouldn’t have gotten anywhere without me. That’s all.”
