Liam and Noel Gallagher are heading back on tour as Oasis reunite in 2025. Fans have been rushing to get a pre-sale code for the summer tour, with the Gallagher brothers doing their first live dates together in several years. As part of the pre-sale element, fans have been asked to prove their support of the group.
In one of the questions, fans have been asked who the original drummer is in the band to prove their loyalty. Known as Tony, drummer Anthony McCarroll was actually part of a band when it was known as The Rain , with the Gallagher brothers nowhere to be seen. Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs on the guitar, Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan on bass and Chris Hutton on vocals and keys formed the band.
It was in 1991 that they invited Liam to join as the lead vocalist when he suggested they change the group's name to Oasis, later bringing in his brother Noel after he attended their first ever performance at the Boardwalk Club in Manchester on August 14, 1991. Who is the original Oasis drummer Anthony McCarroll? Born in Levenshulme, Manchester on June 4, 1971, Tony was one of the original band members when it was renamed from The Rain to Oasis after Gallaghers joined. He worked on the band's debut album Definitely Maybe, which was released in 1994.
He featured on Whatever, Supersonic and Shakermaker, but his time in Oasis didn't come without criticism. Hardcore fans didn't like his "sloppy" drumming and he subsequently left the group after the release of Definitely Maybe back in 1995. Tony.