After days of speculation, it has been officially confirmed that Oasis – the Britpop band that brought Liam and Noel Gallagher to megastardom – have reunited. The news broke on Tuesday morning UK time (August 27th), with the band sharing the first 14 dates of their Live ’25 world tour. The full run of announced dates, as well as ticketing information, can be found below.
The Gallaghers released a statement in conjunction with the news, which reads in full: “The guns have fallen silent. The stars have aligned. The great wait is over. Come see. It will not be televised.” At the time of writing, only the Gallagher brothers – who oversaw every iteration of the band after Noel joined soon after their 1991 formation – have been confirmed as part of the 2025 line-up.
The announcement also notes that “plans are underway for Oasis to go to other continents outside of Europe later next year”. The band toured Australia for what was believed to be the final time in November 2005, supporting their then-most recent studio album Don’t Believe The Truth.
Oasis split acrimoniously in August 2009, less than a year after the release of their seventh album Dig Out Your Soul. Tensions between the Gallagher brothers, which had been prevalent throughout the band’s career, boiled over to seemingly the point of no return. “With some sadness and great relief, I quit Oasis tonight,” wrote Gallagher at the time on the band’s official website. “People will write and say what they like, but I simply could not go on working with Liam a day longer.”
Oasis – ‘Live Forever (Glastonbury 1994)’
Following the split, Liam and the remaining members of the final Oasis line-up – Andy Bell (also of Ride), Gem Archer and touring drummer Chris Sharrock – formed the band Beady Eye. They released two studio albums and toured Australia as part of the final Big Day Out line-up in early 2014 before splitting themselves later that year.
Liam then began a solo career, which brought him to Australia three times: The 2017/18 new-year period, December 2019 (which included headlining the final Fairgrounds Festival to date) and again in July 2022 as part of Splendour In The Grass.
Noel, meanwhile, formed a new project entitled Noel Gallagher’s High-Flying Birds. The band have released four studio albums to date, and have toured Australia three times: The 2012 Big Day Out, Bluesfest in 2016 and supporting U2 on their 2019 Joshua Tree tour.
Both brothers have repeatedly shot down and simultaneously fueled speculation of reuniting as Oasis in the ensuing decade-and-a-half – examples from the Music Feeds archives alone document them here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here and here.
Oasis Live ’25 UK/Europe Tour
- Friday, July 4th and Saturday, July 5th – Principality Stadium, Cardiff GBR
- Friday, July 11th, Saturday, July 12th, Saturday, July 19th and Sunday, July 20th – Heaton Park, Manchester GBR
- Friday, July 25th, Sunday, July 26th, Saturday, August 2nd and Sunday, August 3rd – Wembley Stadium, London GBR
- Friday, August 8th and Saturday, August 9th – Murrayfield Stadium, Glasgow GBR
- Saturday, August 16th and Sunday, August 17th – Croke Park, Dublin IRL
Tickets for all shows will go on sale on Saturday, August 31st at 9am BST/6pm AEST – except Dublin, which will go o sale at 8am BST/5pm AEST. All tickets are available via OasisNet.com.
Further Reading
Liam Gallagher: 10 Essential Interview Moments
Noel Gallagher Regrets Breaking Up Oasis Minutes Before Playing Their Final Show
‘Too Many Nose Beers’ – Music Feeds Readers Review Oasis’ ‘Be Here Now’
