Oasis is nearly as well known for their years of intense rivalry as they are for their music . The band, made up of siblings Noel and Liam Gallagher, recently announced plans for a reunion tour. This comes after decades of the bad blood that broke up the band in the first place.
The first public signs of trouble between the brothers surfaced years before their split . Oasis began showing signs of their rivalry in 1994 In 1991, Oasis was formed in England. Three years later, in 1994, they released their debut album to enthusiastic reception.
They became one of the biggest bands in the United Kingdom and quickly found international success . Their achievements did little to quell the disagreements between Liam and Noel, though. As early as 1994, they publicly showed signs of tension.
That year, the band traveled to the United States for the first time. Ahead of a show at the Whisky A Go Go in Los Angeles, they unknowingly took meth. “I don’t know who f***ing got it but it was there and we all thought it was coke,” Liam said in the documentary Oasis: Supersonic (via Louder ).
“We’re doing big f***ing lines of it and it just kept us up for f***ing days. The band were not in the right place.” Throughout the performance, the band took the setlist in several different directions at once and yelled at the audience.
At one point, Liam shouted at his brother before hitting him on the head with a tambourine. After the show, Noel quit the band for two weeks. Oasis’ rivalry .