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definitely! Almost 30 years to the day since the release of Oasis ’s debut album, the news fans have been dreaming of for 15 years has arrived. Brothers Liam and Noel confirmed that their long-standing rift had been healed, and they would reunite for a string of stadium shows in 2025. The prospect of an Oasis reunion had been bandied about so much over the years that you’d think fans were trying to speak it into existence.
Yet it could only have ever really happened now, after the once-warring brothers had proved themselves as successful artists in their own right – Liam as a solo singer (his band Beady Eye didn’t fare quite so well) and Noel with his High Flying Birds. Some growing up has taken place: marriages, kids, divorces. Liam enjoys a bike ride, a face mask and an early night.
Some of the harder liquor has been swapped out for apple cider vinegar. Early reports about a Glastonbury headliner slot might have jumped the gun a tad, but stadium shows have been confirmed for Manchester, London, Edinburgh and Dublin next year. No one is exactly crying out for a new Oasis album (although that would be interesting), but there are thousands, if not millions, of fans who would give their right arm for a ticket to see the band play Wembley Stadium in London or Heaton Park in Manchester.
Claims that they’ll surpass Taylor Swift’s record of eight Wembley shows in a single tour are off the mark – she holds the record for a solo artist, after beating Michael J.