Oasis 'set to reunite for 2025 gigs' as Liam Gallagher responds to reports
Will the comeback actually happen? We'd say definitely, maybe.
Given the high profile bad blood between Noel and Liam Gallagher, talk of an Oasis reunion has often seemed increasingly fanciful in recent years – but it looks like the iconic Britpop band could be getting back together after all.
According to a report in The Times, the Wonderwall group might be set to play huge gigs in both Manchester and London next summer in what would be their first shows together in well over a decade. Their last performance as a band came all the way back in 2009, at V Festival in Stafford.
Heaton Park and Wembley Stadium have both been earmarked as potential venues for their comeback, the report states, with as many as 10 nights being booked at the National Stadium.
While there has been no confirmation of the report as yet, it has been given added credence by Liam's recent activity on X (formerly Twitter) – with the younger Gallagher brother adding fuel to the speculation in the most Liam Gallagher way possible.
Responding to one fan who described Manchester's Heaton Park as a "terrible venue for concerts" he wrote, "See you down the front you big fa**y", while when another social media user predicted that the reunion would "last about five seconds" he shot back: "You got a crystal ball c**ty bo****ks."
Most cryptically, he also posted: "I never did like that word FORMER."
Meanwhile the comments come after Liam appeared to suggest there might be something in the rumours during his set at Leeds Festival on Friday (23rd August), when he introduced the hit Half the World Away – crucially written and sung by Noel – by saying: "It is a very interesting situation we’ve found ourselves in."
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For his part, Noel also appears to have mellowed in his views about his brother during recent interviews.
In a conversation with journalist John Robb uploaded to the official Oasis YouTube channel this week, he was full of praise for Liam, saying: "I can’t sing Slide Away and Cigarettes & Alcohol and Rock ‘N’ Roll Star and Columbia and all that.
"I mean I can do it but it’s not the same. It’s the delivery or the tone of his voice and the attitude. I don’t have the same attitude as him."
Despite their regular public feuding, at various points in the last 15 years the brothers have hinted that a reunion could be on the cards at some point, but this does seem to be the closest we've got to concrete confirmation.
As for whether it will actually happen? We'd say definitely, maybe.
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Patrick Cremona is the Senior Film Writer at Radio Times, and looks after all the latest film releases both in cinemas and on streaming. He has been with the website since October 2019, and in that time has interviewed a host of big name stars and reviewed a diverse range of movies.
