Blur star finally puts Oasis rivalry to bed after one-word comment ahead of tour
Dave Rowntree has heaped praise on Oasis despite their rivalry with Blur. The Britpop legends had been at loggerheads for years and often engaged in a tense war of words. But ahead of Liam and Noel Gallagher finally taking to the stage this week, their ongoing feud has now come to an end.
The two siblings, who are no strangers to a tense war of words, left fans heartbroken when the band split in 2009 and since then, hadn't spoken until they finally announced last year that Oasis would be reforming. Noel and Liam often took aim at one another in various media interviews and social media digs.
But almost 15 years to the day since their split, fans were left in a state of shock when a post emerged on social media confirming their reunion, with a tour kicking off this Friday. But now, their feud with Blur has ended, with Dave offering an olive branch to the Manchester legends.
"It's going to be fantastic," Dave said of the upcoming Oasis Live'25 tour. But while he's excited at the thought, he wasn't best pleased about the cost of some tickets, with sales site Ticketmaster going into "surge pricing" due to the extraordinary demand from those hoping to purchase tickets.
Speaking to AFP, Dave added: "It's a two-edged sword, isn't it? On the one hand, I'm really glad that they're out on tour. Think of all the economic benefits… On the other hand, it's a shame that good tickets are now so expensive." And confirming the end of the feud, he revealed he had purchased a ticket but is now unable to go.
"I had to give it to a friend of mine," he said. The news comes after Liam took to social media to respond to speculation that he and Noel are currently rehearsing at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff ahead of their first show on Friday night.
Social media went into meltdown on Monday night as the sound of Cigarettes and Alcohol was heard blasting out of the waterfront stadium. Liam responded to a video of the apparent sound checks on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Monday.
He wrote: "Mmm I'm not sure about the vocals there too aggressive he really needs to take a chill pill man he's just so angry all the time I don't know who he thinks he is as far as I'm concerned he's just a bigmouth from up north."
When asked by a fan to seemingly "confirm or deny" if it was him rehearsing, Liam replied on the platform: "I've been in my pool all day doing under water farts so it's defo a recording from rehearsals unless there's 2 of me which I'm absolutely 1 million per cent here for well there for as well."
Ahead of the biblical gig on Friday, the Mirror revealed just days ago that the band, which includes Liam, Noel, new drummer Joey Waronker and guitarists Andy Bell, Gem Archer and Paul 'Bonehead' Arthurs, are gearing up to ensure they sound their best on the tour.
A source told us: "With a new lineup and it being such a huge first show, the boys will do some songs inside the venue too. Some tours would start with a smaller show or take a week or two to get into the groove again."
They went on to say that the brothers want each show to be "massive". The source continued by saying: "But there is no time for that and also Liam and Noel want every night to be massive." Our insider went on to add: "This is such a huge comeback show and they are taking it very seriously. It all points to it being an incredible comeback tour."
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