Tonight, July 4, Oasis kicked off their long-anticipated reunion tour at Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales. Taking the stage collectively for the primary time since their bitter breakup in 2009, Liam and Noel Gallagher ran by a set of hits and fan-favorites from throughout their discography, starting with (What’s the Story) Morning Glory?’s “Hi there” and making followers wait till late into the present for songs like “Wonderwall” and “Champagne Supernova.” Take a look at the complete setlist and pictures from the present beneath.
Rumors of an Oasis reunion have circulated since no less than 2017, when Noel Gallagher stood Liam up at a benefit concert for victims of the Ariana Grande Manchester concert bombing. Because the break up, each Gallagher brothers have pursued their very own initiatives, with Liam recording below his own name and Noel as Noel Gallagher’s Flying Birds. When information of a tour was confirmed final yr, they wrote, in a press assertion: “The weapons have fallen silent. The celebrities have aligned. The good wait is over. Come see. It is not going to be televised.
The primary leg of Oasis Reside ’25 will lengthen by the tip of August, with the Gallaghers slated to play a number of exhibits in every of Manchester, London, Edinburgh, and Dublin. Dates in North and South America, in addition to Australia, are scheduled all through the rest of the yr. Exorbitant ticket costs, brought on by Ticketmaster’s “dynamic pricing” mannequin, have led to scrutiny from European regulators. The tour can be documented as a concert film produced by Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight and directed by Dylan Southern and Will Lovelace.
Oasis have been among the many nominees for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s Class of 2025 however didn’t make the ultimate minimize. The Britpop titans lately shared that they’ll be reissuing their sophomore album, 1995’s (What’s the Story) Morning Glory?, in celebration of its thirtieth anniversary. Out October 3, the deluxe version will embrace unplugged variations of “Forged No Shadow,” “Morning Glory,” “Wonderwall,” “Champagne Supernova,” and the one B-side “Acquiesce.”
