Fifteen years after their chaotic break-up, record-breaking Britpop band Oasis are on the verge of a reunion.
The band, fronted by Mancunian brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher, have teased an announcement at 8am on Tuesday 27 August, which is widely expected to mark a reunion.
Oasis, known for hits like “Wonderwall,” “Don’t Look Back in Anger” and “Champagne Supernova,” broke up in 2009 following a backstage brawl at the Rock ‘n’ Scene festival in Paris.
Since then, the Gallagher brothers have drifted apart, and a reunion seemed unlikely for a long time. Both Liam and Noel continued to release music through their own projects, Petey Eye and Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds.
However, there have been several hints of a possible reunion in recent months, with Liam’s appearance at Reading Festival on Sunday leading many fans to believe a reunion is imminent.
On Sunday night, both the Gallagher brothers and the band’s official Instagram account shared a message that the date was August 27th and 8am.
Check below for the latest updates on the upcoming Oasis reunion…
Liam Gallagher has long been vocal about his belief that Oasis should never have broken up. In 2017, he said The IndependentShortly after the release of her first solo album, music editor Roisin O’Connor said: “I’d love to be in a band and we’d never break up, but I certainly don’t long for it, you know what I mean. ? I – I wanted it four years ago, but I definitely don’t need that now I’d rather be in a band – something that makes a racket like Oasis.
“I miss being in a band with my brother. But that didn’t happen.” Here’s the full interview:
Kevin Perry27 August 2024 06:00
Both Gallagher brothers continued to play Oasis hits, but tended to perform only songs they had originally sung. Here’s Mark Beaumont’s review of Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds at Glastonbury 2022, during which he says Noel “sticks to sonic singalongs and soaring anthems – ‘Wonderwall’, ‘Whatever’, ‘Stop Crying Your Heart Out’, ‘Hall’.”
Kevin Perry27 Aug 2024 05:09
In the decade and a half since Oasis last performed together, rumors of a possible reunion have sometimes seemed little more than wishful thinking. Back in 2016, The Independent He spoke with Mat Whitecross about his Oasis documentary Supersonic When asked if the brothers would ever reform, the director replied: “I don’t think they know themselves.”
Read the full interview here:
Kevin Perry27 Aug 2024 04:08
One reason Noel Gallagher is looking forward to getting the band back together? Last December, she announced at the time that she was single again and ready to return to nineties-style partying.
Kevin Perry27 Aug 2024 03:07
Earlier this year, Liam Gallagher and former Stone Roses guitarist John Squire sat down The IndependentLaura Barton to discuss their collaborative record Liam Gallagher John Squire.
At the time, Liam was completely open about his brother. “Haven’t seen him in years, man,” he said. “But I think he was at mum’s the other weekend. He looks good, man. He seems very happy in his skin. Surprise sur-f***ing-prise.”
He added, “All my olive branches are gone. I don’t have anything, but if Noel reaches out to him, he’ll be happy. “One hundred percent. He’s my brother, and I love him.
Read the full interview here:
Kevin Perry27 August 2024 02:00
Could Noel Gallagher have overcome his reluctance to reunite Oasis because he didn’t know how long he had left? The 57-year-old songstress recently predicted she would be “lucky” to turn 60.
“Just because Jagger is around 103 doesn’t mean everybody can,” he joked.
Kevin Perry27 Aug 2024 01:05
Rumors of an Oasis reunion have been swirling since June, when we reported that Liam’s show at London’s O2 Academy was spotted with a ‘dedicated to Noel Gallagher’ sign. Here’s what we said then:
Kevin Perry27 Aug 2024 00:20
Liam Gallagher headlined Reading Festival yesterday, playing Oasis’ classic 1994 debut album. Definitely possible completely.
Our correspondent Mark Beaumont was there to witness it, writing: “From 2024 to 1994, Liam Gallagher appeared on a stage with the clicker-clock clicking on the screens. Definitely possible Sleeve – A hanging globe, a Bacharach portrait, two giant flamingos. ‘Liam vibes in the house, Bonehead vibes in the house,’ he says, pointing to Oasis guitarist Paul ‘Bonehead’ Arthurs on guitar as the ‘rock’n’roll star’ begins his legacy towards greatness. The punkish set that follows – a mid-set selection of all debut album and B-sides and one-off singles – is the dream of a Gallagher show, delivered with just the right frisson of crisp polish, and after years of online badgering and button-pushing for an Oasis reunion, a Specific satisfying taste. Wind of a great reward was finally earned.
Read the full review here:
Kevin Perry26 Aug 2024 23:15
As anticipation builds for tomorrow’s announcement, our music director Roisin O’Connor explains why the promotion is fully justified: “But no other rock band of their era really compares when it comes to that narrative curve: humble origins, tough childhoods. Rise to global popularity. Party, excess. Then there was the Romulus and Remus-level fallout of 2009, when Liam used Noel’s guitar “like an axe” in a backstage room at the Rock n’ Scene festival in Paris with his brother. Now, harmony seems to exist.
Kevin Perry26 Aug 2024 22:14
Should Oasis fans be careful what they wish for? Here’s some stuff from earlier this year – a deep dive into Oasis’ infamous 2004 Glastonbury set.
Was Glastonbury 2004 that bad? If you’re an Oasis fan, yes
Twenty years ago, Manchester band Worthy Farm headlined for the second and last time. Mark Beaumont looks back at the ill-fated show, which has gone down as one of the worst in history, and argues that it marked the beginning of the end for Liam and Noel Gallagher’s Britpop dream.
Kevin Perry26 August 2024 21:00
