Oasis fans are only just realising Liam Gallagher's ‘real name' after reunion tour kicks off
After chanting the Oasis frontman's name - people have been left stumped after discovering his birth name isn't Liam.
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Fans have been left surprised after noticing what Liam's real name is
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The Oasis icons have reunited finally for their world tour
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The
52-year-old rock 'n' roller was in fact born William John Paul Gallagher.
His Irish parents Thomas and Peggy shortened it to the moniker - with Liam being the Irish diminutive form of William.
The singer's middle names John and Paul could be a nod to their musical heroes The Beatles.
Baffled fans wrote on social media: "I've only just realised that Liam is short for William."
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A second added: "Oh I had no idea about that!"
A third bemused fan questioned his middle names and wrote: "Maybe it's something to do with Peggy being Irish? John and Paul are popular names due to being in the bible."
Liam and brother Noel
, 58
, reunited after 16 years for their long-awaited
in
Cardiff, wowing fans with their performance.
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Noel and Liam played a whopping 23 songs from their impressive back catalogue as well as Roll With It and Don't Look Back in Anger.
The music legends held arms as they made their emotional return to the stage and proved that the siblings have
Liam Gallagher's heartwarming tribute during Oasis gig revealed - but did you spot it?
As well as
YouTube
and a further 550,000 on
TikTok
and
.
Noel's 25-year-old daughter
as she rocked out to her uncle and dad's numerous hit tracks.
Anais' mother Meg Mathews, who was married to Noel from 1997 until 2001, was also present at the concert.
Fans were treated to performances by
from Liverpool, and The Verve frontman
before the Gallagher brothers smashed out
It's thought the superstars stayed at separate hotels after their opening reunion tour gig.
has been pivotal in keeping him focused ahead of the
Oasis played another night in Cardiff before moving on to Heaton Park in their native Manchester for five nights.
Then the band heads to Wembley Stadium for five nights from July 25 and then on to Edinburgh and Dublin, with the first part of their UK leg ending at Croke Park on August 17.
Oasis then heads over Canada and America for gigs in Toronto, Chicago, LA and Mexico City before returning to London for two more dates at Wembley at the end of September.
They then move on to Asia, Australia and South America, finally ending their tour on November 23 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
You can check out every moment from last night's first show in our Oasis
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The Gallagher brothers kicked off their tour over the weekend to adoring fans
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The music legends - seen here together in 1999 - are now back on stage at last
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Oasis 2025 tour dates
OASIS brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher have revealed a 17 gig comeback tour next summer - here are the details
The Wonderwall hitmakers will delight crowds as follows:
JULY 2025
4th - Cardiff, Principality Stadium
5th - Cardiff, Principality Stadium
11th - Manchester, Heaton Park
12th - Manchester, Heaton Park
16th - Manchester, Heaton Park
19th - Manchester, Heaton Park
20th - Manchester, Heaton Park
25th - London, Wembley Stadium
26th - London, Wembley Stadium
30th - London, Wembley Stadium
AUGUST 2025
2nd - London, Wembley Stadium
3rd - London, Wembley Stadium
8th - Edinburgh, Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium
9th - Edinburgh, Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium
12th - Edinburgh, Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium
16th - Dublin, Croke Park
17th - Dublin, Croke Park
SEPTEMBER 2025
27th - London, Wembley Stadium
28th - London, Wembley Stadium
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