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Daily Mirror
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Liam Gallagher shares worrying Oasis admission as fans push for Noel answers
Liam Gallagher has given an update on the future of Oasis just days before the legendary rockers are due to hit the road for the first time since 2009 Liam Gallagher has dropped a huge hint about the future of Oasis. The legendary Manchester band are due to hit the road for the first time in 16 years next month and fans have been speculating over whether this is the last we will see of the brothers. Noel, 58, and Liam, 52, had been at loggerheads ever since the band split in 2009 and were often caught in a war of words on social media and in interviews. But years before their split, an internal war is believed to have broken out between the warring siblings. Liam, 52, is said to have questioned the paternity of Noel's eldest daughter, Anaïs, 25, in May 2000. But while many had hoped the two would put their differences aside, it was their mum Peggy Gallagher who was spearheading a possible reconciliation between the two siblings. Noel and Liam will take to the stage at Cardiff's Principality Stadium on July 4, and fans have been wondering if there will be a future for the band. When asked by a fan if they can have more dates, ideally a string of shows at Knebworth playing to 125,000 people, Liam replied: "Let's see how this tour goes and if we still love each other after it." When asked by the Mirror how rehearsals are going, Liam told us: "Dangerous." Meanwhile, videos have circulated on social media, with audio clips of the band apparently rehearsing the anthems Cigarettes & Alcohol and Fade Away. He told fans that it was his idea to have both songs on the setlist for the most anticipated tour. Earlier this week, the two brothers were seen heading to rehearsals for the first time. While the pair arrived separately, they had two very different methods of transport to the top-secret location. Liam was seen arriving in a chauffeur-driven van, surrounded by packets of Lockets and cough syrup to help his throat, while his older brother, Noel, took public transport and was seen on the District Line at Paddington station. A source told the Mirror: "It was extremely exciting having Noel and Liam in the same room. The excitement for the tour is off the charts." But Liam has since told fans that they won't be able to meet him outside the studio and get a selfie. "You won't see me. I'm not a poser. I'll be in and out," he said. Liam joined the rehearsals late, with Noel and guitarists Paul 'Bonehead' Arthurs and Gem Archer and bassist Andy Bell starting much earlier. Also joining the band are keyboard player Christian Madden and drummer Joey Waronker. But while Liam has had themes on his solo tours, there won't be any at the Oasis gigs and will instead be focused solely on the biblical music. The band announced their reunion last year, almost 15 years to the day following their split. Noel and Liam posed for several photos together, confirming the band's long-awaited reunion on Tuesday, saying: "The great wait is over." After Cardiff, the band play Manchester, London, Edinburgh and Dublin before heading off on a world tour with dates in the US, Australia, Brazil and Japan. Richard Ashcroft and Cast have been confirmed as support acts for the UK and Ireland gigs. Get Oasis updates straight to your WhatsApp! As the hotly anticipated Oasis reunion tour grows closer, the Mirror has launched its very own Oasis WhatsApp community where you'll get all the latest news on the Gallagher brothers and all the information you'll need in the run up to the gigs. We'll send you the latest breaking updates and exclusives all directly to your phone. Users must download or already have WhatsApp on their phones to join in. All you have to do to join is click on this link, select 'Join Chat' and you're in! We may also send you stories from other titles across the Reach group. We will also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. To leave our community click on the name at the top of your screen and choose Exit group. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice.
The Herald Scotland
29-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Herald Scotland
Funeral for Welsh musician Mike Peters ‘spot on perfect', long-time friend says
Fans and friends travelled from all over the world to celebrate Peters's life, with tears and laughter inside the Parish Church of St Bridget and St Cwyfan in Dyserth, north Wales, during the two-hour service. Friends and fans travelled from around the world to celebrate Mike Peters's life (Jules Peters/PA) Peters's wife, Jules, 58, and their sons Dylan, 21, and Evan, 18, were applauded by hundreds of fans as they walked into the church, with his wife clutching a single red rose and his youngest son carrying his father's ashes. Around 150 guests attended the emotional funeral service, including James Chippendale, the co-founder of Peters's charity, Love Hope Strength, which aims to raise awareness and funds for those fighting cancer. Speaking to the PA News Agency after the service, Mr Chippendale said the celebration of his life was 'very, very Mike Peters'. He said: 'A little bit grungy, a little bit long, a little bit funny, a little bit sad, great music, and it just couldn't have been a more perfect ending. I think he would have been laughing his ass off.' Paying tribute to his friend of 18 years, Chippendale, who travelled from Mexico for the funeral, said: 'Here's the thing about Mike – whether you were his great mate like me, or his fans, he's always the same. 'What you saw on stage, what you saw when he was interacting with the fans, was Mike. 'Mike never faked it. Mike was always authentic, just amazingly authentic. 'I think that's why so many people gravitate towards him, and I think that's why so many people connect with him. 'If you put yourself out there like he did and open yourself up like he did, there's no way of not loving him, honestly.' He said the musician has changed the lives of people who did not even know him through his charity work, such as his Get On The List campaigns, often publicised at rock concerts, which have seen the charity add more than 250,000 people to stem cell registers worldwide. He said: 'I think that the legacy is not how he affected the fans or his family or his friends, but how he affected the people that never even knew he existed. 'Through the charity work, there's people alive today because of the work that Mike did. And that's the real, true definition of when you know you changed the world. 'You got the songs, you got the charity, you've got his boys, you've got Jules. It'll all live on, but there are thousands and thousands of people that are also living on because of him.' Mike Peters joined Big Country, playing with the band from 2011 to 2013 (Anthony Devlin/PA) Fans who gathered outside the church with ice creams, picnics and drinks to watch the funeral on a big screen wiped away tears, applauded and sang along throughout the ceremony, which featured tributes from friends and musicians including Peters's bandmate Eddie Macdonald of The Alarm, as well as drummer Slim Jim Phantom of the Stray Cats and Billy Duffy of The Cult, who played Fade In, Fade Out, Fade Away. Bruce and Jamie Watson of Big Country, a band Peters was a member of between 2011 and 2013, also played Fragile Thing. Producer and director Alex Coletti became tearful as he shared memories of Peters sharing his vitamins with him while he was fighting cancer, as they both reached Everest base camp. He said: 'Mike was all that everyone said he was and so much more. 'Mike had to carry medicine and he had a vitamin supplement, just enough to get him through the trek, and one morning, as the climb got higher and harder, he said 'here, drink this'. And he did that every morning, even though he needed every drop. 'I thought I was there to look after him, but he was looking after me.' Slim Jim Phantom recalled meeting Peters when he was 17 under 'false pretences' after he turned up to a Stray Cats gig with his band pretending to be the opening act. He said: 'He did about seven shows until someone figured out they weren't the opening act, but by that point it was too late, Mikey boy had worked his magic on me and I loved the guy.' He added: 'We always stayed in very close touch all these years. I truly love the guy and I think about him all the time.' Mike Peters's wife, Jules, said they had '39 wonderful years' together (Jules Peters/PA) Eddie MacDonald shared memories of meeting Peters as babies on Rhyl beach and growing up together, forming their first band at 17 and their rise to success, calling him a 'catalyst who always made things happen'. He said: 'He was entrepreneurial, his energy, his drive was infectious. Whenever he set his heart on something, he would achieve it and God help anyone who got in his way. 'He was a huge inspiration to work with.' There was also a 'minute of noise' started by The Alarm's tour manager Andy Labrow, which saw those inside and outside the church cheering, clapping and whooping in Peters's memory. Peters's wife Jules said they had '39 wonderful years' together, with the last year before his death 'one of our best years ever, living life to the full'. She said: 'I want to thank you all for coming from far and wide and everyone outside – it was the most incredible thing to arrive and walk down to that, it set the tears off but it was happy tears. 'Mike would be so proud.' She added: 'Let's be happy today and concentrate on all that we have had with our beloved Michael Leslie Peters. He will live on in our hearts and live on in his music.' Mike Peters was made an MBE for voluntary services to cancer care in north Wales and abroad (Steve Parsons/PA) Peters, who supported U2 and Status Quo on tour and played with Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen, underwent numerous drug treatments and rounds of chemotherapy, and had tried experimental therapy to keep his cancer at bay. Last year, five days before he was due to fly to Chicago for a 50-date US tour, he noticed that a lump in his neck had appeared overnight and doctors quickly realised the star had developed Richter's syndrome, where CLL changes into a much more aggressive lymphoma. He had been undergoing treatment at the Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester before his death. The artist first rose to prominence in the early 1980s with The Alarm, with hits including 68 Guns and Strength. He was made an MBE in 2019 for voluntary services to cancer care in north Wales and abroad.
Evening Standard
29-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Evening Standard
Funeral for Welsh musician Mike Peters ‘spot on perfect', long-time friend says
Fans who gathered outside the church with ice creams, picnics and drinks to watch the funeral on a big screen wiped away tears, applauded and sang along throughout the ceremony, which featured tributes from friends and musicians including Peters's bandmate Eddie Macdonald of The Alarm, as well as drummer Slim Jim Phantom of the Stray Cats and Billy Duffy of The Cult, who played Fade In, Fade Out, Fade Away.
Evening Standard
29-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Evening Standard
Funeral for Welsh musician Mike Peters ‘spot on perfect', longtime friend says
Fans who gathered outside the church with ice creams, picnics and drinks to watch the funeral on a big screen wiped away tears, applauded and sang along throughout the ceremony, which featured tributes from friends and musicians including Peters's bandmate Eddie Macdonald of The Alarm, as well as drummer Slim Jim Phantom of the Stray Cats and Billy Duffy of The Cult, who played Fade In, Fade Out, Fade Away.
