Aug 27, 2024 01:56 PM IST
Oasis said in a statement, “The guns have fallen silent. The stars have aligned. The great wait is over. Come see it. It will not be televised.”
British rock band Oasis said on Tuesday they will reunite after 15 years, with brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher planning a series of live shows in 2025. Oasis, whose debut album Definitely Maybe was released 30 years ago, split in 2009 when lead guitarist and main songwriter Noel said he could no longer work with frontman Liam. (Also read – Music buzz in India: From Bryan Adams to Dua Lipa, here are the top concerts to watch in the coming months)
“This is happening, this is happening,” the band said on X, and announced tickets would go on sale on Saturday. The first show will be held in Cardiff, Wales, on July 4 next year.
Oasis said they would play a total of 14 shows on the domestic leg of the world tour, taking in Cardiff, Manchester (where the band formed in 1991), London, Edinburgh and Dublin.
The band said in a statement on their website, “The guns have fallen silent. The stars have aligned. The great wait is over. Come see it. It will not be televised.”
Tuesday’s announcement follows a weekend of speculation about a reunion, which music streaming platform Spotify said saw a 160% surge in streaming globally in a two-hour period on Monday compared to the previous week.
The tour, taking place in 2025, will mark the 30th anniversary of Oasis’ second album Morning Glory?, which featured the singles Don’t Look Back in Anger and Wonderwall.
Following the release of Roll with It from the album in August 1995, Oasis faced rivals Blur’s Country House in a chart battle that was heavily covered in the media. Blur won the coveted number one spot.
Morning Glory? sold over 22 million copies worldwide, becoming the best-selling album of the 1990s in the UK and leading to success for the band in the United States.
The Gallagher brothers often feuded while the band toured in the 1990s, and their animosity continued after that. In 2017, Liam said, “He thinks he’s the man and I think I’m the man, do you know what I mean?”
