Oasis axe ‘inappropriate' song from their reunion tour concerts because it uses lyrics from disgraced paedo
OASIS have axed a song from their reunion tour this summer — as it quotes lyrics written by disgraced pop star Gary Glitter.
Brothers Noel, 57, and Liam Gallagher, 52, will not play 'Hello' as it references the paedo's 1973 hit 'Hello, Hello, I'm Back Again'.
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The song was the opening track on Oasis's 1995 album (What's The Story) Morning Glory?.
In the outro, Liam repeats the line 'Hello, hello, it's good to be back, it's good to be back' while the melody of the original also plays underneath.
As such, Glitter and his record producer Mike Leander get a writing credit on the Oasis album alongside Noel, who penned all the other tracks.
A source said: 'The lyrics of the song would obviously have been a good fit for the reunion tour but the band have decided to leave it in the past.
'It would be inappropriate to play it given its connotations to Glitter and his convictions.'
Glitter, 80, real name Paul Gadd, was jailed for 16 years in 2015 for abusing three girls between 1975 and 1980.
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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He has also served time in Vietnam for abusing two girls.
In 2019, Snapper Music, which owns the rights to Glitter's back catalogue insisted he would not get any royalties after his track Rock and Roll Part 2 was used in the Joker film.
Representatives for Oasis — whose Live '25 Tour starts in Cardiff on July 4 following the Gallaghers' 16-year feud — were asked to comment.
A source said the 'spirit is really high in the Oasis camp' with the tour just weeks away.
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