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Oasis fans are only just realising Liam Gallagher's ‘real name' after reunion tour kicks off

FANS are going wild after only just clocking what Liam Gallagher's actual name is. After chanting the Oasis frontman's name - people have been left stumped after discovering his birth name isn't Liam. 4 Fans have been left surprised after noticing what Liam's real name is Credit: Getty 4 The Oasis icons have reunited finally for their world tour Credit: Instagram 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." Read more 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. Most read in Celebrity 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 Instagram . 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 4 The Gallagher brothers kicked off their tour over the weekend to adoring fans Credit: Getty 4 The music legends - seen here together in 1999 - are now back on stage at last Credit: PA:Press Association 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