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Oasis reunites for tour, ending 15-year hiatus driven by brothers91Ƶ feud

Liam and Noel Gallagher put differences aside to put legendary 91Ƶ90s British rock act together again
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Liam Gallagher performs at the Reading Music Festival, England on Aug. 29, 2021, left, and Noel Gallagher performs at the Glastonbury Festival in Worthy Farm, Somerset, England, on June 25, 2022. (AP Photo)

Oasis, the Britpop band known for timeless hits like 91ƵWonderwall91Ƶ and 91ƵDon91Ƶt Look Back in Anger,91Ƶ is reuniting for a tour of the British Isles next summer, ending a 15-year hiatus and, presumably,

The guitar band will play 14 dates in Wales, England, Scotland and Ireland next July and August, Oasis said on Tuesday. Tickets go on sale at 9 a.m. Saturday.

91ƵThis is it. This is happening,91Ƶ the band said.

Oasis split in 2009 after many years of infighting, with Noel Gallagher officially leaving the band just before a performance at a festival near Paris. Even before the dissolution, the brothers had long had an antagonistic relationship and reportedly did not speak to each other for years after the breakup.

91ƵPeople will write and say what they like, but I simply could not go on working with Liam a day longer,91Ƶ the band91Ƶs guitarist and songwriter, wrote in a statement at the time.

While the Gallagher brothers haven91Ƶt performed together since, both regularly perform Oasis songs at their solo gigs. They91Ƶve also each fired off criticisms of the other in the press.

Noel Gallagher accused his younger brother of having a hangover that forced them to cancel a 2009 concert. The frontman disputed the accusation and sued, later dropping the lawsuit.

But now the brothers are preparing to reunite, with the band saying fans would experience 91Ƶthe spark and intensity91Ƶ that occurs only when they appear on stage together.

The tour will begin July 4 and 5 at Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales. Oasis will also perform at Heaton Park in Manchester, England, on July 11, 12, 19 and 20; Wembley Stadium in London on July 25 and 26 and Aug. 2 and 3; Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh on Aug. 8 and 9; and Croke Park in Dublin on Aug. 16 and 17.

The band alluded to past tensions in the tour announcement.

91ƵThe guns have fallen silent,91Ƶ Oasis said. 91ƵThe stars have aligned. The great wait is over. Come see. It will not be televised.91Ƶ

In 2011, Noel Gallagher told The Associated Press that he left the band after an incident where started wielding a guitar 91Ƶlike an axe 91Ƶ and he91Ƶs swinging this guitar around and he kind of you know, he took my face off with it, you know?91Ƶ

In 2019, he was ready to reconcile.

91ƵThe most important thing is about me and him being brothers,91Ƶ he said. 91ƵHe thinks I91Ƶm desperate to get the band back together for money. But I didn91Ƶt join the band to make money. I joined the band to have fun and to see the world.91Ƶ

91ƵI don91Ƶt know what his problem is,91Ƶ he continued. 91ƵI think he just wanted to go away and do his solo career, get all the coin and be surrounded by all the yes men you can fire and hire whenever he wants. You can91Ƶt do that with me.91Ƶ

With the announcement, the Britpop progenitors ended a few days of fan speculation. A short video on the band91Ƶs social media accounts Sunday night had revealed the date 91Ƶ27.08.24,91Ƶ and time 91Ƶ8 a.m.,91Ƶ written in the same font as the well-known Oasis logo. The brothers shared the same to their individual accounts.

Of course, fans have long theorized a reunion might be on the horizon: In the wake of the in Oasis91Ƶ hometown of Manchester, Liam Gallagher performed at a benefit concert that fueled speculation of a reunion. He criticized his brother91Ƶs absence, but a spokesperson said Noel Gallagher couldn91Ƶt attend because of a longstanding family trip. Benefit organizers said of Oasis91Ƶ music and donated royalties from 91ƵDon91Ƶt Look Back In Anger91Ƶ to the British Red Cross91Ƶ One Love Manchester fund.

Later that year, Liam Gallagher tweeted at his brother, leading some to believe they made up: 91ƵI wanna say Happy Xmas to team NG it91Ƶs been a great year thanks for everything looking forward to seeing you tomorrow AS YOU WERE LG x91Ƶ

Prior to Tuesday91Ƶs announcement, Oasis was already teed up to release a new collection, 91ƵDefinitely Maybe - Deluxe 30th Anniversary Editions,91Ƶ celebrating the anniversary of their debut album.

Rumors of a potential reunion were amplified this past weekend when Liam Gallagher responded on social media to unconfirmed reports of the band playing London91Ƶs Wembley Stadium and Manchester91Ƶs Heaton Park. When one social media user criticized Heaton Park, the Manchester native wrote, 91ƵSee you down the front,91Ƶ calling the user a vulgarity. In another stand-alone post on X, he teased, 91ƵI never did like that word FORMER.91Ƶ

91ƵYou tell me man,91Ƶ Liam Gallagher replied. He also responded to several negative tweets about the potential reunion with 91ƵYour attitude sucks91Ƶ and 91ƵSHUTUP.91Ƶ Noel Gallagher, on the other hand, remained silent other than posting the teasers.





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