
British rock band Oasis kick off comeback tour in Wales
The band, whose hits Live Forever and Wonderwall helped define Britpop, announced the shows nearly a year ago, setting off a frenzy for tickets.
Guitarist, main songwriter and vocalist Noel Gallagher, 58, told talkSPORT radio last week the band was "sounding huge" in rehearsals.
"This is it, there's no going back," he said.
The group, whose debut album Definitely Maybe was released 31 years ago, split in 2009 when Noel said he could no longer work with his younger brother Liam.
The barbs continued, but fans still hoped the band would re-form.
"The thing that makes the Oasis reunion special is the thing that makes any reunion special: it has to be something that people really want and something that people thought they'd never see. And Oasis ticks both those boxes," music journalist Mark Sutherland told Reuters.
Many fans waited for hours in online queues to buy tickets in 2024, only to find prices had jumped when they eventually had a chance to get them.
Britain's competition watchdog launched an investigation into Ticketmaster over the sale, including the use of "dynamic pricing" to hike the cost to fans at the last minute.
But the focus now is on the performance, which will see the Gallaghers joined by original member Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs, as well as Gem Archer and Andy Bell.
Joey Waronker, who has played with Beck and REM, will be on drums.
Definitely Maybe, released in 1994, was a milestone in Britpop, a bright, guitar-led reaction to US grunge music.
Its follow-up (What's the Story) Morning Glory?, featuring anthems Wonderwall and Don't Look Back in Anger, was the best-selling album of the 1990s in Britain and the band's breakthrough in the United States.
After playing two shows in Cardiff on Friday, the Oasis Live '25 tour will continue in the Gallaghers' home city of Manchester.
It continues in Britain and Ireland, followed by shows across North and South America, Asia and Australia.
Oasis, the biggest British rock band of the 1990s, kick off their reunion tour in Cardiff, bringing the warring Gallagher brothers back together on stage for the first time in nearly 16 years.
The band, whose hits Live Forever and Wonderwall helped define Britpop, announced the shows nearly a year ago, setting off a frenzy for tickets.
Guitarist, main songwriter and vocalist Noel Gallagher, 58, told talkSPORT radio last week the band was "sounding huge" in rehearsals.
"This is it, there's no going back," he said.
The group, whose debut album Definitely Maybe was released 31 years ago, split in 2009 when Noel said he could no longer work with his younger brother Liam.
The barbs continued, but fans still hoped the band would re-form.
"The thing that makes the Oasis reunion special is the thing that makes any reunion special: it has to be something that people really want and something that people thought they'd never see. And Oasis ticks both those boxes," music journalist Mark Sutherland told Reuters.
Many fans waited for hours in online queues to buy tickets in 2024, only to find prices had jumped when they eventually had a chance to get them.
Britain's competition watchdog launched an investigation into Ticketmaster over the sale, including the use of "dynamic pricing" to hike the cost to fans at the last minute.
But the focus now is on the performance, which will see the Gallaghers joined by original member Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs, as well as Gem Archer and Andy Bell.
Joey Waronker, who has played with Beck and REM, will be on drums.
Definitely Maybe, released in 1994, was a milestone in Britpop, a bright, guitar-led reaction to US grunge music.
Its follow-up (What's the Story) Morning Glory?, featuring anthems Wonderwall and Don't Look Back in Anger, was the best-selling album of the 1990s in Britain and the band's breakthrough in the United States.
After playing two shows in Cardiff on Friday, the Oasis Live '25 tour will continue in the Gallaghers' home city of Manchester.
It continues in Britain and Ireland, followed by shows across North and South America, Asia and Australia.
Oasis, the biggest British rock band of the 1990s, kick off their reunion tour in Cardiff, bringing the warring Gallagher brothers back together on stage for the first time in nearly 16 years.
The band, whose hits Live Forever and Wonderwall helped define Britpop, announced the shows nearly a year ago, setting off a frenzy for tickets.
Guitarist, main songwriter and vocalist Noel Gallagher, 58, told talkSPORT radio last week the band was "sounding huge" in rehearsals.
"This is it, there's no going back," he said.
The group, whose debut album Definitely Maybe was released 31 years ago, split in 2009 when Noel said he could no longer work with his younger brother Liam.
The barbs continued, but fans still hoped the band would re-form.
"The thing that makes the Oasis reunion special is the thing that makes any reunion special: it has to be something that people really want and something that people thought they'd never see. And Oasis ticks both those boxes," music journalist Mark Sutherland told Reuters.
Many fans waited for hours in online queues to buy tickets in 2024, only to find prices had jumped when they eventually had a chance to get them.
Britain's competition watchdog launched an investigation into Ticketmaster over the sale, including the use of "dynamic pricing" to hike the cost to fans at the last minute.
But the focus now is on the performance, which will see the Gallaghers joined by original member Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs, as well as Gem Archer and Andy Bell.
Joey Waronker, who has played with Beck and REM, will be on drums.
Definitely Maybe, released in 1994, was a milestone in Britpop, a bright, guitar-led reaction to US grunge music.
Its follow-up (What's the Story) Morning Glory?, featuring anthems Wonderwall and Don't Look Back in Anger, was the best-selling album of the 1990s in Britain and the band's breakthrough in the United States.
After playing two shows in Cardiff on Friday, the Oasis Live '25 tour will continue in the Gallaghers' home city of Manchester.
It continues in Britain and Ireland, followed by shows across North and South America, Asia and Australia.
Oasis, the biggest British rock band of the 1990s, kick off their reunion tour in Cardiff, bringing the warring Gallagher brothers back together on stage for the first time in nearly 16 years.
The band, whose hits Live Forever and Wonderwall helped define Britpop, announced the shows nearly a year ago, setting off a frenzy for tickets.
Guitarist, main songwriter and vocalist Noel Gallagher, 58, told talkSPORT radio last week the band was "sounding huge" in rehearsals.
"This is it, there's no going back," he said.
The group, whose debut album Definitely Maybe was released 31 years ago, split in 2009 when Noel said he could no longer work with his younger brother Liam.
The barbs continued, but fans still hoped the band would re-form.
"The thing that makes the Oasis reunion special is the thing that makes any reunion special: it has to be something that people really want and something that people thought they'd never see. And Oasis ticks both those boxes," music journalist Mark Sutherland told Reuters.
Many fans waited for hours in online queues to buy tickets in 2024, only to find prices had jumped when they eventually had a chance to get them.
Britain's competition watchdog launched an investigation into Ticketmaster over the sale, including the use of "dynamic pricing" to hike the cost to fans at the last minute.
But the focus now is on the performance, which will see the Gallaghers joined by original member Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs, as well as Gem Archer and Andy Bell.
Joey Waronker, who has played with Beck and REM, will be on drums.
Definitely Maybe, released in 1994, was a milestone in Britpop, a bright, guitar-led reaction to US grunge music.
Its follow-up (What's the Story) Morning Glory?, featuring anthems Wonderwall and Don't Look Back in Anger, was the best-selling album of the 1990s in Britain and the band's breakthrough in the United States.
After playing two shows in Cardiff on Friday, the Oasis Live '25 tour will continue in the Gallaghers' home city of Manchester.
It continues in Britain and Ireland, followed by shows across North and South America, Asia and Australia.
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Noel Gallagher's daughter Anais, also 25, will be photographing the band's tour and she's admitted she barely remembers their performances when she was a child as she was more interested in the sweet treats they kept backstage. She added to the publication: "I have memories of being super young at shows and falling asleep with ear defenders on ... The only thing I cared about was how many packets of Milky Way chocolate stars were in the dressing room." Lennon's younger brother Gene, 23, has followed dad Liam into the music industry and fronts and band called Villanelle and he's thrilled that rock music seems to be making a comeback along with Oasis. He added to W: "People have been deprived of guitar music. But now it's coming back, and everyone's getting excited about it." Liam is dad to Lennon with first wife Patsy Kensit, and Gene with his second wife Nicole Appleton. 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