OASIS announced its epic return yesterday with a cheeky clip of Noel and Liam Gallagher kissing.
Guitarist Bonehead can also be seen in a 90-second video of past concerts — and is confirmed to join the band’s highly anticipated 14-date tour.
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Oasis announced their epic comeback yesterdayCredit: PA
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Noel Gallagher pictured outside the studio in North London yesterdayCredit: Splash
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Guitarist Bonehead will join the band’s highly anticipated 14-date tour
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Liam Gallagher on stage at Reading Festival last weekend Credit: Splash
As the brothers reconciled after a 15-year feud, the X/Twitter video ended with them laughing, joking — and poking each other on the lips.
A note was added: “The guns have fallen silent, the stars have aligned, the great wait is over. Come see.”
Tickets for the shows in Cardiff, Manchester, London, Edinburgh and Dublin go on sale on Saturday morning.
None will be televised, the band revealed yesterday.
Insiders told The Sun that additional concerts will be announced after this series sells out.
A total of 1,066,888 tickets will be available during the 14 concerts, and the demand will be four times higher.
A source said: “These shows will sell out in less than three minutes. Additional dates will certainly be added.”
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Bonehead, real name Paul Arthurs, was part of the original 1991 lineup.
The 59-year-old is close friends with the brothers and played on Liam’s Definitely Maybe tour this summer after beating tonsil cancer in 2023.
Some of Noel’s High Flying Birds band will also be performing with Oasis next summer.
A source said: “Bonehead has been confirmed. They both wanted him in the circle and he was one of the driving forces behind the reunion. Noel also brought some members of his band.
“The Oasis family really got back together. Bonehead is ecstatic.”
HOW LONG CAN IT TAKE?
By Joanna Kavanagh
Noel and Liam’s feud has been going on for 30 years and is one of the most famous in music. Here’s the summary.
September 1994: Noel temporarily quits after Liam throws a tambourine at him.
Summer 1995: While filming (What’s The Story) Morning Glory, Noel allegedly hit Liam over the head with a cricket bat.
August 1996: Liam pulls out of an MTV Unplugged performance, berating his soloing brother from the audience.
May 2000: After Liam questions the legitimacy of Noel’s daughter Anais, he quits again. He returned but did not finish their European tour.
June 2005: At the Heineken Jammin’ Festival in Italy, Liam leaves the stage during Champagne Supernova. Noel told Spin magazine: “He’s actually scared to death of me.”
April 2009: Noel calls Liam “the angriest man you’ll ever meet” in Q mag, adding: “He’s like a man with a fork in the soup world”.
August 2009: Oasis pulls out of the ‘V’ festival at the last minute. Liam reportedly had laryngitis, but Noel claims he’s “hungover”.
Late August 2009: As the band prepares to play in Paris, an argument breaks out and, as we reported, Liam wields Noel’s guitar “like an axe”. The tour was cancelled. Noel declares: “It is with some sadness and great relief that I have to tell you that I have left Oasis.”
June 2017: After the Manchester terror attack, Liam accuses Noel of not turning up to the Old Trafford tribute. Noel’s camp says he was out of the country.
Bonehead said of the reunion last year: “I’m ready, I got my dancing shoes.”
Music insiders told The Sun that excitement levels between the Gallaghers peaked at 8am yesterday when an online post confirmed a Sun story published on Monday that Oasis were reforming.
Last night, Wembley’s famous arches were lit up in blue and white as a sign of Noel and Liam’s commitment to Manchester City.
Noel (57) was seen outside a studio in north London yesterday. Liam, 51, performed at Reading Festival on Sunday night.
New photos of the couple were also released, and insiders told The Sun that the top-secret photos were taken three weeks ago in London.
Another source said: “When the deal was signed seven weeks ago, Noel and Liam confirmed they would meet in person on set.
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A kiss from a clip from the 90s in yesterday’s promo Credits: Instagram
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Brothers getting closer Credit: Instagram
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The Gallagher brothers kiss Credit: Instagram
“The taping took place about three weeks ago and several people in the room signed non-disclosure agreements to prevent leaks.
“Noel and Liam didn’t have an easy relationship, but they were very comfortable with each other.
“They were walking and laughing. You could feel the magic and the chemistry. Being in that studio with them felt like you were back in the nineties.”
Band founder Alan McGee told Virgin Radio yesterday that the brothers’ mother Peggy, 81, was the main reason for the reunion.
Noel and Liam didn’t have an easy relationship, but they were very comfortable with each other and messing around and laughing
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He said: “I’m sure she’s behind the whole thing.
“Peggy is great, she keeps rocking.”
He added about the brothers: “They are really professional. I don’t think it (relegation) will be a problem.”
Insiders also said that Liam and Noel’s children were instrumental in bringing the series together.
Noel’s daughter Anais, 24, was with Liam before he took to the stage on Sunday.
She is also close to Liam’s sons Lennon, 24, and Gene, 23, who said earlier this month that they had discussed their parents reforming Oasis.
Gene said of Anais: “We have jokes about it. She knows what her dad is like and I know what my dad is like. Hey, we’re all one big happy family.”
Tickets for the tour go on sale Saturday at 8am in Dublin and 9am in the UK.
The band kicks off at the 74,500 capacity Cardiff Principality Stadium on July 4th and 5th.
Next up will be the 80,000 Heaton Park in his native Manchester on July 11, 12, 19 and 20.
Oasis play Wembley Stadium on July 25th, 26th and August 2nd and 3rd
Oasis will play in front of 90,000 sell-out matches at Wembley Stadium on July 25th, 26th and August 2nd and 3rd.
Then come Edinburgh’s 67,144-capacity Murrayfield Stadium on August 8 and 9 and Dublin’s 82,300-capacity Croke Park on August 16 and 17.
On Monday, Spotify revealed that Oasis music streams had jumped 160 per cent globally in a week thanks to fans listening to songs from their eight No1 albums.
Music sources told The Sun that bands including Fontaines DC and Kasabian are among the acts being discussed to open the shows.
A source said: “Opening for Oasis is the hottest ticket in town.
“Discussions are ongoing with groups such as Fontaines DC and Kasabian, as well as Gene Gallagher’s Villanelle band, who opened Liam’s Definitely Maybe tour.
“As Liam would say, the opportunity to perform at those concerts would be ‘biblical’.”
Bookmakers are offering 4/1 on the band breaking up before the concerts end.
Rock ‘N’ Roll Star are even favorites to raise the curtain on their first show in Cardiff.
Stars reunited
THE BEATLES: FOURTEEN years after John Lennon’s death in 1980, surviving members Paul, George and Ringo have reunited for The Beatles Anthology project.
SPICE GIRLS: POSH, Scary, Baby, Sporty and Ginger topped the charts in the 90s, but Geri Halliwell left in 1998. They reunited in 2007.
ABBA: The Swedish megastars rose to fame after winning the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest with Waterloo. They recorded their last album in 1981, but returned with their ninth LP Voyage in 2021.
TAKE THAT: The boy band rose to fame in the ’90s, releasing their biggest hit single Back For Good in 1995. But they broke up a year later, returning without Robbie Williams in 2005 with a new single, Patience.
Ticket against fear
FANS have been warned to be wary of ticket scams after Taylor Swift’s followers were estimated to have lost around £1 million to fraudsters.
Lloyds bank fraud prevention director Liz Ziegler warned against buying tickets on Facebook or other social media platforms and said customers risk losing their money if they pay by bank transfer.
Reported cases of concert ticket fraud rose 158 percent last summer compared to the same period last year.
Ms Ziegler said: “On the heels of Taylor Swift’s UK tour, con artists will be expecting another run of sell-out concerts next summer.
“Missing these landmark concerts would be devastating for Oasis fans who have waited so long for this reunion. But you can be sure that the criminals are getting ready to make off with their money.
“Most of these scams start on social media, where fraudsters create fake profiles to sell non-existent tickets. A simple rule of thumb for fans is to always stick to official ticketing platforms and avoid offers that look too good to be true.”
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