Inside Oasis' secret reunion tour photoshoot: Liam and Noel Gallagher 'were laughing' when they met up this summer and thawed 15-year feud by posing together for announcement Have YOU got a story? Email [email protected] Oasis reunion: Latest updates as Liam and Noel Gallagher reform By Connie Rusk and Geraint Llewellyn For Mailonline Published: 10:24 BST, 27 August 2024 | Updated: 10:35 BST, 27 August 2024 e-mail 2 View comments Noel and Liam Gallagher proved they had buried the hatchet on their 15-year feud as they met up this summer to pose for a photo together to mark Oasis' comeback tour. The Manchester brothers joined forces with photographer Simon Emmett to take the photo to promote their mammoth tour around the UK and Ireland.
And while some may have thought Noel, 57, and Liam, 51, would have posed separately with them later being photoshopped together due to their fractious relationship, the two joined forces to create the photo fans had been waiting for . 'I know it looks like it could be photoshopped but they were both there and they have met up,' a source told The Mirror . 'They were laughing and joking.
It was great to see after all the years apart.' Noel and Liam Gallagher proved they had buried the hatchet on their 15-year feud as they met up this summer to pose for a photo together to mark Oasis' comeback tour Simon, who is renowned for his celebrity portraits and beauty photographs, took the black and white photo of the brooding duo. The duo met in secret to plan their rumoured Oasis reunion, with staff present forced to sign non-disclosure agreements.
A source told the The Sun : 'It was a pinch me moment to have Noel and Liam together'. 'The shoot was top secret and barely anyone knew about it. For their fans to see them together again will be an amazing sight, the atmosphere in the room was fizzing, it was electric'.
Read More BREAKING NEWS 'The stars have aligned, the great wait is over': Oasis website CRASHES as band confirm reunion tour 'Once the announcement is made and their fans are rushing out to buy the tickets the hard work will start as they get ready to start performing together again'. MailOnline contacted Oasis' representatives for comment. The iconic Britpop band ended all speculation by confirming a string of gigs - which will not be televised - in Cardiff, Manchester, London, Edinburgh and Dublin for next summer.
The 14-show tour will run from July 4 to August 17, kicking off at Cardiff's Principality Stadium before the brothers pack out Heaton Park in Manchester, Wembley in London, Murrayfield in Edinburgh and Croke Park in Dublin. Despite speculation that Oasis will be on the bill at Glastonbury 2025, it's understood the band will not be performing at Worthy Farm. However, plans are underway for Oasis to go to other continents outside of Europe later next year.
Announcing the Oasis Live 25 tour, the legendary band said: 'The guns have fallen silent. The stars have aligned. The great wait is over.
Come see. It will not be televised.' Liam (R) and Noel (L) Gallagher reportedly met in secret to plan their rumoured Oasis reunion, with staff present forced to sign non-disclosure agreements (pictured 2008) Announcing the Oasis Live 25 tour alongside the brothers' first picture together in years, the legendary band said: 'The guns have fallen silent.
The stars have aligned. The great wait is over. Come see.
It will not be televised.' The Oasis website crashed immediately after the announcement as fans were sent into a frenzy. The reunion comes a day before the date the band split on August 28 2009.
During his headline slot at Reading Liam performed a number of Oasis hits from their debut album Definitely Maybe to celebrate its 30th anniversary. Introducing Half The World Away - a 1994 B-side that also featured as the theme tune to sitcom The Royle Family - he told revellers: 'I wanna dedicate this song to Noel f**king Gallagher.' Liam continued to keep fans guessing by dedicating his rendition of Cigarettes & Alcohol at the Reading Festival to people who hate Oasis.
The track, written by his older brother, was the final single on their 1994 debut album Definitely Maybe. As he closed the set, Liam suggested an announcement could be made on Tuesday at 8:00am. A short clip of a sign in the style of Oasis logo was projected on a large screen above the stage and subsequently shared to Oasis, Noel and Liam's official Instagram and X accounts.
During his headline slot at Reading Liam performed a number of Oasis hits from their debut album Definitely Maybe to celebrate its 30th anniversary Before he and his older sibling suggested an announcement could be made on Tuesday 8.00am after a cryptic and identical post was shared to their social media accounts In recent years, Liam has been keen to make amends with his brother and reform the iconic Britpop band, but his older brother poured cold water on the idea (pictured 2008) The white rectangular box which a black block in the centre had the date "27.08.
24'' written in the middle where the band's name is usually seen. It then flickered and changed to read "8am''. In recent years, Liam has been keen to make amends with his brother and reform the iconic Britpop band, but his older brother poured cold water on the idea.
But after Noel's £20m divorce from ex-wife Sara MacDonald last year, the elder Gallagher is said to have been persuaded of the financial merits of getting the band together for dates at Glastonbury and Wembley Stadium. It is expected to be the most popular tour in British concert history, with industry insiders saying the deal negotiated between the brothers will net them £50 million. It comes as Liam sent Oasis fans into frenzy, as he appeared to confirm the Don't Look Back In Anger singers would next year tour the country.
Asked on X, formerly Twitter, about the planned Oasis shows, Liam wrote: 'See you down the front'. He later told his 3.6m followers on the platform: 'I never did like that word FORMER'.
Despite the thawing in their relations, the younger Gallagher couldn't resist a dig at his brother. When asked what he would say to Noel when they return to the stage, he said: 'Keep up'. Oasis London Paris Liam Gallagher Manchester Share or comment on this article: Inside Oasis' secret reunion tour photoshoot: Liam and Noel Gallagher 'were laughing' when they met up this summer and thawed 15-year feud by posing together for announcement e-mail Add comment.
