Dublin museum offers deep dive into Oasis' Irish roots
EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum is presenting Definitely Irish: The Oasis Tour, an exploration of Noel and Liam Gallagher's connections to Mayo and Meath.
All the original line-up of Oasis have Irish roots, with the brothers' parents, Peggy and Tommy, hailing from Mayo and Meath respectively.
Liam and Noel spent many childhood summers in their ancestral home and both claim their trips to Ireland had a huge impact on their music and lyrics.
Noel Gallagher has previously described the band's celebrated debut 1994 album, Definitely Maybe, as "the sound of five second-generation Irish Catholics coming out of a council estate."
Guitarist Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs, who has rejoined Oasis for their reunion tour. has said that the Celtic blood of cities like Liverpool and Manchester that explains Ireland's outsized impact on Oasis' music.
Speaking about Definitely Irish: The Oasis Tour, a spokesperson for EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum said, "It's impossible to overstate the significance of Noel and Liam Gallagher reuniting for a world tour.
"The Definitely Irish Oasis Tour shines a spotlight on just how deeply rooted that heritage is, from the cultural backdrop that shaped their music to the emotional pull of home that still echoes through their lyrics."
Oasis are due to play to 160,000 fans this Saturday and Sunday night in Croke Park in what will be their first Irish shows since they played Slane Castle in summer 2009.
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