Oasis confirms 2025 worldwide reunion tour after 15-years of brotherly war
"The guns have fallen silent. The stars have aligned. The great wait is over. Come see. It will not be televised," Oasis said.
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LONDON - British rock legends Oasis announced today they will reunite for a worldwide tour, as brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher ended an infamous 15-year feud.
The band behind hit songs including "Wonderwall", "Don't Look Back In Anger" and "Champagne Supernova", will play an initial 14 gigs next year in Cardiff, Manchester, London, Edinburgh and the Irish capital, Dublin, starting in July.
The band also plans to play in "continents outside of Europe later next year," according to a statement posted on their website.
Formed in Manchester, northwest England, in 1991 and instrumental in shaping the Britpop movement of the 1990s, they will be performing their first Oasis gigs since 2009, following a rift between the Gallagher brothers.
"The guns have fallen silent. The stars have aligned. The great wait is over. Come see. It will not be televised," Oasis said, as it announced the reunion alongside the first details of the tour.
The announcement concluded days of rumors and intense speculation about the band's return. However, there was no mention of new music being released, and despite widespread speculation, Oasis is not expected to perform at next year's Glastonbury festival.
"Oasis today end years of feverish speculation with the confirmation of a long-awaited run of UK and Ireland shows forming the domestic leg of their Oasis Live '25 world tour," the statement added.
The tour will begin over two nights at the Principality Stadium in the Welsh capital Cardiff from July 4, 2025, followed a week later by four gigs at Heaton Park in their hometown, Manchester.
Oasis will then play London's Wembley Stadium on July 25 and 26 as well as Aug 2 and 3 before taking to the stage over two nights at Murrayfield Stadium in the Scottish capital Edinburgh.
The UK and Ireland gigs will conclude with two performances at Dublin's Croke Park in mid-August.
The statement also said there had been "no great revelatory moment that has ignited the reunion -- just the gradual realisation that the time is right".
It promised "a set full of wall-to-wall classics".
Tickets for the UK dates will go on sale from 9am (0800 GMT) on Saturday, with Dublin tickets available from 8am the same day.
Oasis has been closely associated with '90s Britpop, a period when it enjoyed an intense rivalry with Blur, the London band co-founded by Damon Albarn.
The Manchester band was also infamous for the public feuds between Liam and Noel. Their conflicts reached a peak during a 2009 Paris festival when Liam broke one of Noel's guitars.
Since then, the brothers have not performed together, although they have both continued to play Oasis hits to sold-out crowds. Previously, their interactions were largely limited to jabs at each other on social media. Last year, Noel hinted at a possible reconciliation by saying "never say never," and more recently, the anticipation grew as social media accounts for both the brothers and Oasis teased Tuesday's highly awaited announcement.
The now-confirmed reunion will take place 30 years after Oasis's 1995 album "(What's the Story) Morning Glory?", which received international critical and commercial acclaim.
Meanwhile, tracks from the first recording session for its debut album "Definitely Maybe", released a year earlier, will be put out Friday - a day after its 30th birthday - according to Britain's Press Association news agency. This includes never-before-heard versions of songs including "Live Forever", "Cigarettes & Alcohol" and "Rock 'N' Roll Star" recorded then will be among them.
This announcement has reignited the Britpop spirit that had been overshadowed by global economic shifts and responsibilities, sparking a wave of excitement and anticipation!
