Liam and Noel Gallagher have sensationally confirmed that Oasis – one of the biggest bands in British music history – have reformed for a mammoth tour around the UK and Ireland.
After weeks of growing speculation about a comeback, the Manchester brothers have finally put their 15-year feud on ice to announce they will be performing together again 34 years after their first gig.
Excitement reached fever pitch on Sunday evening after the pair shared the same video, written in the Oasis style, teasing an announcement for Tuesday 8am. It has been viewed more than 71million times across Liam, Noel and Oasis’ X accounts.
The same date and time appeared on big screens as Liam finished his headline slot at Reading Festival on Sunday.
The iconic Britpop band have announced concerts – which will not be televised – in Cardiff, Manchester, London, Edinburgh and Dublin for next summer.
The tour will run from July 4 to August 27, kicking off at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium before they pack out Heaton Park in Manchester, Wembley in London, Murrayfield in Edinburgh and Croke Park in Dublin.
Announcing the Oasis Live 25 tour, the band said today: ‘The guns have fallen silent. The stars have aligned. The great wait is over. Come see. It will not be televised.’
Tickets for the UK dates will go on sale from 9am on August 31, while Dublin tickets will be available for fans from 8am on the same day.
Oasis are pictured in Withington, Manchester, in 1993. (L-R) Paul McGuigan, Noel Gallagher, Tony McCarroll, Liam Gallagher, Paul Arthurs
Liam and Noel Gallagher at the Knebworth Festival in 1996
It’s understood the brothers buried the hatchet during a late night phone call to embark on a £50million reunion tour.
Today’s announcement comes before tracks from the first recording session for Oasis’s debut album Definitely Maybe are released on Friday, marking its 30-year anniversary.
Unheard versions of songs including Live Forever, Cigarettes & Alcohol and Rock ‘N’ Roll Star were taken from their first recording session as a signed band, at Monnow Valley Studio in Rockfield, Monmouthshire.
The recordings were scrapped before the band re-recorded the album at Sawmills Studios in Cornwall.
Fans of the Manchester rock band have pleaded with the brothers to regroup since they disbanded in 2009, prompted by a backstage brawl at the Rock en Seine festival in Paris.
Their last concert together was at V Festival at Weston Park, Staffordshire, in August 2009. Days later, they cancelled a headline gig at the Rock en Seine festival following the argument.
Noel explained at the time: ‘It’s with some sadness and great relief to tell you that I quit Oasis tonight. People will write and say what they like but I simply could not go on working with Liam a day longer.’
In recent years, Liam has been keen to make amends with his brother and reform the iconic Britpop band, but his older brother poured cold water on the idea.
But after Noel’s £20m divorce from ex-wife Sara MacDonald last year, the elder Gallagher is said to have been persuaded of the financial merits of getting the band back together.
Reunion rumours have also intensified recently amid the apparent thawing in the feud between the pair.
According to The Sun the plans are well and truly in motion, with the pair already having reunited for a ‘top secret’ photoshoot to promote the comeback shows .
A source told the publication: ‘They will announce four shows at Wembley Stadium today, along with a load more dates across the whole of the UK, including in Manchester which will be incredibly poignant for them’.
‘Once the announcement is made and their fans are rushing out to buy the tickets, the hard work will start as they get ready to start performing together again.
‘It is something so many people never thought would happen. But now the brakes have been taken off and it’s going to be mad.’
The brothers met in secret and staff present even reportedly had to sign non-disclosure agreements in a bid to keep it under wraps.
MailOnline contacted Noel and Liam’s reps for comment.
Noel Gallagher and Liam Galllagher attend the Oasis photocall in Wembley Stadium to promote their new album ‘Dig out Your Soul’ released on October 6, and their two sold out concerts at Wembley Arena, on October 16, 2008
According to reports the plans are well and truly in motion, with the pair already having reunited for a ‘top secret’ photoshoot to promote the comeback shows (Wembley Stadium pictured)
Liam Gallagher and Noel Gallagher are pictured performing live onstage in 2001
Oasis have teased fans with this post in which they said an announcement was coming on 27 August at 8am
Excited Oasis fans – including Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham were hitting the refresh button as they eagerly awaited the 8am announcement this morning.
Oasis superfan Mr Burnham told BBC Breakfast today: ‘It’s the news we’ve all been waiting for. It promises to be a massive day for Manchester.
‘It would be the most Noel and Liam thing ever if one of them woke up this morning and said they’d had a change of heart.
‘It feels this time its going to come together, it’s going to be huge for our city region.
‘It’s going to be one of the biggest things we’ve seen in recent times. Manchester is having a moment right now, but this development will take us to the next level. The eyes of the world will be on Manchester in 2025 because of this. Everyone will be talking about and celebrating all things to do with the city.
‘It’s just going to be the place to be. We are already in a great moment but this will make it even better. I’m pleased for the generation that never got to see them live.
‘This is a big thing for them because Oasis has been the soundtrack to their lives, they are the ultimate British guitar band. For that generation to see them perform live, that’s absolutely brilliant.
‘The person I’m most pleased for of all and by far the most important Gallagher is Peggy Gallagher and she gets to see her sons on stage again and that will just be brilliant for her.’
X user Paul D shared the Oasis teaser and wrote: ‘Right guys, I’m awake!’
Another social media user, Pooja Chavan posted: ‘If Oasis can reunite, peace on earth is next.’
Stevie T added: ‘Morning all. Happy OASIS day. I’ve hardly slept.’
And X user Lucy posted: ‘It’s like Christmas morning.’
The rush for tickets has ignited a war between Gen X and Gen Z music fans, with those there in the 1990s unhappy at younger fans who ‘only know Wonderwall’.
Bryony wrote: ‘Wincing at all the under 25s jumping on the Oasis bandwagon. If you didn’t live through it the first time you’ve got to sit this one out for the dads and the aging indie kids. Sorry I don’t make the rules.’
Gem Furse posted: ‘If Oasis get back together I hope tickets are bought by people who want to be there, and love their music. Not teenagers who only know Wonderwall!’
Another, Billy Corcoran, fumed: ‘Imagine waiting 15 years for Oasis to reform only to lose out on tickets to Chloe, 21, from Stockport who just wants to hear Wonderwall live #oasisreunion.’
While Alby wrote: ‘Oasis are overrated’ vs ‘I’m the Oasis ticket police and I’ll decide whether or not you deserve to see them’. The two most nauseating people you’ve met battling it out for interactions.’
It comes after a report in The Sunday Times cited industry insiders who claimed the brothers were set to perform a string of gigs next year. There is also speculation that a Glastonbury headline slot could be in the works.
Excitement over a possible Oasis reunion had reached fever pitch this morning
Hours before the announcement, posters began circulating online which featured potential Oasis tour dates with special guests including LCD Soundsystem, Blossoms, Fontaines DC and Kasabian.
It is not known if the poster has been leaked or fabricated, but speculation continued to grow regarding a reunion.
Liam fuelled the rumours by offering some tongue-in-check responses to fans who flooded him with messages on social media asking for confirmation.
After The Times posted the article on X, formerly Twitter, a fan said Heaton Park is a ‘terrible venue for concerts’, with Liam responding: ‘See you down the front.’
When another asked when the reunion dates will be announced, he replied: ‘Next Friday.’
The rocker also tweeted on Sunday morning that he ‘never did like that word FORMER’.
Liam has been touring the UK this summer on his Definitely Maybe tour to celebrate the 30 years since its release in 1994.
During his headline slot at Reading Liam performed a number of Oasis hits from their debut album Definitely Maybe to celebrate its 30th anniversary
The brothers suggested an announcement could be made on Tuesday 8am after a cryptic and identical post was shared to their social media accounts
It comes as Liam sent Oasis fans into frenzy, as he appeared to confirm the Don’t Look Back In Anger singers would next year tour the country
Despite the thawing in their relations, Liam couldn’t resist a dig at his brother. When asked what he would say to Noel when they return to the stage, he said: ‘Keep up’
Oasis has been promised a payday of £50 million to reform and embark on a global tour (pictured together 2008)
The band’s break-up came after a backstage bust-up in Paris, including a barrage of insults being traded and a guitar being ‘wielded like an axe’ (The Gallaghers pictured in 2003)
Noel has been absent from the concerts but during a show in Cardiff, Liam made a point of dedicating Half The World Away to his ‘little brother’, saying he is ‘still playing hard to get’.
Liam also played Oasis hits during his headline performance at Leeds Festival on Friday night.
Fans were also surprised to hear Noel pay Liam a string of compliments in an interview released last week with music journalist John Robb at Manchester’s Sifters Records in honour of the album’s 30th anniversary.
Reflecting on Liam’s performance on a number of their hits, Noel said: ‘It’s the delivery or the tone of his voice and the attitude.
‘I don’t have the same attitude as him.’
He also jokingly compared Liam’s voice to ’10 shots of tequila on a Friday night’ and his own as ‘half a Guinness on a Tuesday’.
Liam and Noel’s Peggy has ‘always urged’ her two sons ‘to stop arguing’ and is understood to be ‘thrilled’ by the reunion.
The doting Irish mum, 81, had pleaded since their public falling out in 2009 for the warring siblings to put the past behind so they could play together again.
Former Oasis guitarist Paul ‘Bonehead’ Arthurs was also reportedly a central figure as he took on the role as peacemaker to step in and urge the feuding brothers to make up.
A source close to the Gallaghers told The Mirror that Peggy ‘would love to see them back playing together and has always urged them to stop arguing and put the past behind them’.
‘She will be thrilled too with what has happened,’ they said.
Formed in 1991, the Britpop group rose to fame with hits like Wonderwall, Don’t Look Back In Anger and Stop Crying Your Heart Out.
New artwork for Definitely Maybe, released for the 30th anniversary this week, was reworked, with the band members removed from the room
This is the original album cover, which was shot at guitarist Bonehead’s house in Manchester
They went on to become one of the biggest bands in British music history before their break-up in 2009.
The brothers went on to have successful separate careers, with Noel fronting the group Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds.
Oasis fans have told MailOnline this week that they would be willing to raid their savings to fork out a whopping £500 for a ticket.
Wesley, from Wrexham, North Wales , said: ‘I love Oasis, I’ve seen them loads of times, but it’s been on and off for so long.
‘I’m very excited – but I don’t think we’ll get tickets, is the trouble.
‘They’ll cost a lot of money. I’d probably spend £500 max, no more than that. It’s a lot of money.
‘I think the truce will last about two shows max, to be honest with you – I can see them going back to the old ways.’
And keen fan Daniel Williams, from Staffordshire, added: ‘Money would be no object. They should definitely play in Manchester, it’s where they’re from.’
But he cautioned: ‘I think they will fall out again, they’re like a cat and dog.’
