Noel and Liam Gallagher are just as famous for their fights as they are for their music: will they manage to complete an entire tour?
One of the One of the biggest blood feuds in rock history has reportedly been resolved: 15 years after brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher torpedoed the global phenomenon that was their band, Oasis will reunite for a live tour in 2025. It’s a truce fans thought they’d never see – and many joke it can’t last.
The Gallagher brothers’ feud dates back to when they shared a room in their childhood home and became music legends as Oasis conquered the charts with their Britpop sound in the ’90s: physical fights and squabbling interviews, with one or the other quitting the band or abandoning a tour, all fuelled by drink and drugs. Their sibling rivalry raged until the elder Noel finally left in 2009, describing Liam as “a man with a fork in a world of soup”. Liam then started a Twitter account which he used to mock Noel, often calling him a “potato”. Each took every opportunity to criticise the other in the press, often blaming him for Oasis’ demise (and their continued failure to reform the band).
So how much faith can we have in the promise of concerts in a concert hall in 11 months? That’s an eternity for a relationship that could explode at any moment, and despite the excitement, there’s an understandable apprehension about shelling out a small fortune for tickets. This anxiety has taken the form of memes from those who think we’re bound to be heartbroken by another acrimonious split from Gallagher. Predictions of onstage meltdowns, references to the ruined friendship depicted in the film The Banshees of Inisherinand compassion towards the tour manager are definitely in order here. Yes, you absolutely have to pay extra for event insurance.
But there are reasons to be optimistic. If Liam is motivated by spite – and his history with Noel suggests he is – he could be organising the reunion just to prove the doubters wrong. On Sunday, he tweeted “Your attitude stinks” at anyone who claimed the shows wouldn’t happen next year (or that they would disappoint). A comeback would also prevent The 1975’s Matty Healy from making further statements about the need for the Gallagher brothers to stop wasting time and bury the hatchet; such comments have irked Liam in recent years. Perhaps they even motivated the reconciliation? Another theory: The rock stars behind “Champagne Supernova” felt overshadowed by Chappell Roan’s “Red Wine Supernova.” Or they were simply inspired to work on the remix by Charli XCX and Lorde.
Whatever the cause of this unexpected brotherly love, adoring crowds will be ready to do battle when tickets for the UK and Ireland concert go on sale on August 31. (Other dates, including North America, have yet to be announced.) The competition and prices have the potential to match the frenzy for Taylor Swift’s Eras tour, except among people who remember the days when MTV played music videos. But who knows? Maybe younger generations will get swept up in Oasis nostalgia once “Wonderwall” hits TikTok. Stranger things have happened. Like the return of the Gallaghers, for example.
