The Week You’ve Been Waiting for Since 2009 (If You’re an Oasis Fan)

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Bryce Russell | Arts and Entertainment

         After 15 years of solo projects from older brother Noel and younger brother Liam Gallagher, the leaders of the legendary Britpop rock group Oasis have finally put an end to the feud (for now) and announced their reunion concerts in the UK and Ireland. The news, which was teased on both Noel and Liam’s social media profiles, was announced on August 27, almost 30 years to the day since the release of the band’s first album, Definitely Maybe.

         The Manchester band is one of the most successful bands of the 90s and the early 2000’s with hits like “Wonderwall,” “Don’t Look Back In Anger,” and “Live Forever,” but aside from their music, is well known for their rockstar lifestyle, rudeness, and above all, the Gallagher brothers’ longstanding and publicized feud.

         Dating back to 1994 (and 1978, if you believe Noel saying Liam stole his teddy bear) when Noel quit the band halfway through their first American tour, the feud has been alive for as long as the band has been. Longer than the band has been around, actually, since it finally ended the band in 2009, for what many fans thought was for good. There is a lot of crazy moments from the two brothers, from 1995 recorded argument that actually reached No. 52 on the UK Singles Chart titled “Whibbling Rivalry,” to Liam refusing to play MTV Unplugged in 1996, opting to instead heckle his older brother’s solo performance. The feud didn’t end with the band though, with more recent incidents seen in Liam only referring to Noel as “potato” on Twitter, as well as Noel calling Liam “a man with a fork in a world full of soup.”

         As entertaining as the feud has been, Matty Healy of The 1975 probably put it best in February of 2023 when he said “Imagine being in potentially – right now, still – the coolest band in the world, and not doing it because you’re in a mard with your brother?” This how a lot of Oasis fans felt, but with Noel’s response last year being “[Matty Healy] needs to go over how s*** his band is and split up,” and Liam’s being, “it’s our time to waste,” it still seemed like a reunion was still impossible.

         Whether the reunion is happening because the 57 and 51 year old brothers have really squashed the beef, or because of Noel’s divorce last year or Liam’s continued begging, fans can rejoice in the fact that in August of 2025, the band will be playing 14 shows in Ireland and the UK. Maybe if it goes well, a few U.S. shows could be in the cards the following year.

         Hopefully they don’t break up after the first show (or during).