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With a matter of months to go before Oasis launch their long-awaited reunion tour, reports of the band’s line-up have seemingly begun to leak, and Liam Gallagher is having fun with it as always.
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Since the announcement that Oasis would be performing their first live shows since 2009, speculation has swirled in regard to who would be joining Liam and Noel Gallagher on stage.
At the time of their split, the band officially featured Gem Archer on guitar, with Andy Bell taking on bass, guitar, and keyboards. A series of touring drummers had sat behind the kit since the 2004 departure of Alan “Whitey” White, with Chris Sharrock holding the beat at their final shows.
Just a week ago, Liam took to X to share a jovial confirmation as to who would actually be on stage this summer. “Here we have it Peppa pig on drums Bert n Ernie on lead guitar n bass finger bobs on keyboard,” Gallagher tweeted, including beloved 1970s U.K. children’s program Fingerbobs in the mix. He added, “obv me n Rkid [his nickname for Noel] hope that clears everything up can’t wait to see you all who’s says RnR is dead.”
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However, a new report from NME has since put forth a more believable version of Oasis’ line-up, with “sources working closely with the band and tour” apparently providing the info. This version of the band features the Gallaghers joined by Archer and Bell, along with Oasis co-founder Paul “Bonehead” Arthurs, and Joey Waronker, who has previously performed with R.E.M., Beck, Roger Waters, and more.
“NME tell me who your source pots are that keep giving you info about OASIS and I’ll give you an exclusive interview about up n coming OASIS tour,” Gallagher wrote in response to the report. “You can have it all but how much do you want it.”
“It’s not the lineup reveal I’m bothered about I’ll reveal that to you in a minute I’m more bothered about the line where it says a source close to the band and tour that really causes me a great deal of concern,” he added an hour later.
Gallagher soon offered another message apparently confirming who would be appearing on stage, claiming the line-up would be “Tony Mc drums Alan white bass guitar Zak lead guitar Chris Sharrock keys.”
However, eagle-eyed fans would note that founding drummer Tony McCarroll, his successor White, and touring members Zak Starkey and Sharrock are all in fact previous percussionists in the band. “That’s a BANGING line up,” Gallagher added.
He further added humor into the mix by claiming that Bonehead and founding drummer Paul “Guigsy” McGuigan would be serving as “pole dancers either side of stage there idea not mine bfore you all start on the faministik nonsense.” When pressed about the identity of the vocalist, Gallagher swiftly replied by noting, “ME you lunatic.”
To date, Oasis have lined up more than 40 dates for their Live ’25 outing, which will hit stadiums in the U.K., North America, Asia, Australia and South America from July through November. So far, the only confirmed participants are the Gallaghers — who have not shared a stage since August 2009.
Oasis aren’t planning on making their upcoming reunion tour a voltaile affair.
One of the biggest reunions in recent musical history is set to take place next year, with Britpop veterans Oasis announcing they’ll be getting back together for the first time since 2009.
Given the the famously-contentious relationship between brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher, many fans assumed that such a reunion would likely never happen, or could be derailed due to the pair slipping into their old warring ways, which occasionally resulted in onstage physical altercations.
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Famous incidents included a performance at Los Angeles’ Whisky a Go-Go in 1994 which saw Noel quitting the band after his brother hit him with a tambourine. Another incident occurred during the band’s MTV Unplugged recording at London’s Royal Festival Hall in 1996. After Liam pulled out due to a purported case of laryngitis, Noel took on vocal duties – only to be heckled by a well-sounding Liam from the balcony above.
However, while speaking at London’s National Portrait Gallery for the launch of Zoe Law’s Legends exhibition, Noel Gallagher has asserted that the upcoming dates will be far more reserved than history suggests.
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“No, it won’t be as raucous as back in the day, because we’re on the wrong side of 50 now, so we’re too old,” he said, as per The Sun. “We’re too old to give a s**t now, so there won’t be any fallouts, there won’t be any fighting. It’s a lap of honour for the band.”
Despite the siblings’ infamous reputation in the public eye, Noel Gallagher also took the chance to note that the pair’s mother “couldn’t give a s**t” about their reunion. “My mum never gave a s**t, never,” he added. “You know what Irish mums are like?”
Oasis’ upcoming Live ’25 Tour reunion tour is set to launch in July next year, with dates scheduled for the U.K., North America, Asia, Australia, and South America.
Despite the level of international excitement the reunion has inspired, Oasis’ upcoming tour dates have also made headlines for the wrong reasons, namely due to the usage of the controversial dynamic pricing practice.
Backlash from U.K fans was so intense that upon the announcement of their U.S tour dates, Oasis issued a statement noting the practice would not be used for their North American dates.
“It is widely accepted that dynamic pricing remains a useful tool to combat ticket touting and keep prices for a significant proportion of fans lower than the market rate and thus more affordable,” they said in a statement.
“But, when unprecedented ticket demand (where the entire tour could be sold many times over at the moment tickets go on sale) is combined with technology that cannot cope with that demand, it becomes less effective and can lead to an unacceptable experience for fans.”
It’s already famous as one of English rock veterans Oasis’ longest songs, but now founding member Noel Gallagher has far exceeded that record with the creation of a six-hour version of “Champagne Supernova”.
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According to The Independent, Gallagher has created the new version of the enduring song as an ambient mixed track for a new exhibition at London’s National Portrait Gallery.
The Legends exhibition will open on Nov. 29 and run until Mar. 2, featuring more than 100 portraits of figures from the worlds of art, fashion, business, and entertainment taken by photographer Zoë Law.
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Alongside images of England World Cup winner Sir Bobby Charlton, the exhibition will also feature images of actress Kim Cattrall, actor Orlando Bloon, and Gallagher himself. It also features a portrait of Sienna Miller who is seen holding the 1967 Epiphone guitar which Gallgher used during the writing of “Champagne Supernova”.
Originally released in 1995 as the closing track to Oasis‘ (What’s the Story) Morning Glory? album, “Champagne Supernova” was issued as the record’s sixth and final single, ultimately spending five weeks atop the Alternative Airplay chart in April and May 1996.
News of the extended ambient version of the track is the latest in a year filled with Oasis headlines, largely thanks to the British group’s unexpected reunion earlier this year.
Announcing a series of 2025 shows across the U.K. which sold out instantly, the band revealed five tour dates across North America on Sept. 30, with shows planned for Chicago, New Jersey, and California in August and September 2025. “America. Oasis is coming,” the band said at the time. “You have one last chance to prove that you loved us all along.”
Despite the level of international excitement the reunion has inspired, Oasis’ upcoming tour dates have also made headlines for the wrong reasons, namely due to the usage of the controversial dynamic pricing practice.
Backlash from U.K fans was so intense that upon the announcement of their U.S tour dates, Oasis issued a statement noting the practice would not be used for their North American dates.
“It is widely accepted that dynamic pricing remains a useful tool to combat ticket touting and keep prices for a significant proportion of fans lower than the market rate and thus more affordable,” they said in a statement.
“But, when unprecedented ticket demand (where the entire tour could be sold many times over at the moment tickets go on sale) is combined with technology that cannot cope with that demand, it becomes less effective and can lead to an unacceptable experience for fans.”
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