Rumours of an Oasis reunion have picked up steam once again, with reports claiming the Gallagher brothers are going to unite next year for a series of gigs. Formed in Manchester in 1991, the rock band was led by lead guitarist Noel Gallagher and his brother and lead vocalist Liam Gallagher during their 18 years together. They went on to become one of the most successful groups to emerge during the Britpop era of the mid-1990s before their acrimonious split in 2009, prompted by a backstage brawl at the Rock en Seine festival in Paris.
The band signed to independent record label Creation Records in 1993 and released their debut album Definitely Maybe on August 29 1994. Featuring tracks including Supersonic, Rock ‘n’ Roll Star and Cigarettes & Alcohol, it became a great critical and commercial success, and propelled the Manchester band to stardom. The group started living up to the rocker stereotype and made headlines when they missed their first international gig in Amsterdam in 1994 because they got deported back to the UK after getting caught up in a drunken brawl on the outbound ferry.
In 1995, the delivered their second studio album – (What’s the Story) Morning Glory? – which became the fifth biggest selling album of all time in Britain. The album contained some of their biggest hits including Wonderwall, Don’t Look Back in Anger and Champagne Supernova – songs which have gone on to become globally known. The band released a further five studio albums, four of.