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Metro
03-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Metro
Oasis might have reunited but this major sign 'reveals feud isn't over'
Britpop icons Noel and Liam Gallagher may have put aside their differences long enough to reunite Oasis, but it seems as though there's still trouble in paradise. The band broke up back in 2009, with Noel, 57, abruptly quitting just before they were scheduled to perform at a Paris festival. Their split came as a result of a lengthy rift between the two brothers and, while Liam, 52, continued to perform with the remaining band members under the name Beady Little Eye, the Gallaghers wouldn't see… well, eye to eye, until last year, when Oasis announced their reunion. Since then, Noel and Liam seem to have been making great strides in rekindling their relationship, and were pictured laughing and smiling together recently as they shot promotional material for their upcoming tour. However, rumours have emerged that the pair are still keeping their distance behind the scenes. According to one insider, the brothers are holding separate concert after-parties in their own private green rooms, far away from each other. The Sun reported: 'You might be seeing Oasis on stage but you will not be seeing Liam and Noel together afterwards. 'Each of them had a VIP list where their friends and famous fans could buy their tickets. 'But depending on which brother you got your ticket off, it's their green room and after-party you're invited to.' The publication's source continued: 'So if you're on Noel's list but fancy going across to say hello to Liam, it's going to be a case of trying to blag entry. It seems like they are totally separate events. 'It's gutting for people who want to hang out with both of them, but it seems they're keeping it all at a distance.' After shooting to fame in 1994, Oasis were responsible for some of the UK music scene's most definitive tunes, from Wonderwall to Stop Crying Your Heart Out. However, fame and fortune came at the cost of the brothers' relationship, and a breakdown soon occurred amid tales of spiralling drug abuse and an 'unforgivable' comment in which Liam reportedly questioned the paternity of Noel's daughter. The years of sniping and bickering came to a head in 2009, when an altercation at Paris' Rock en Seine Festival drove the final nail into the coffin. In a statement released at the time, Noel wrote: 'It's with some sadness and great relief to tell you that I quit Oasis tonight. People will write and say what they like, but I simply could not go on working with Liam a day longer.' He finished with one final parting shot at his brother: 'He's like a man with a fork in a world of soup.' For years, fans feared that a reunion would never come to pass. Thankfully, the feuding brothers managed to settle their differences last year, announcing that they would return for an Oasis world tour in 2025. More Trending With the first of those dates looming, the siblings have continued to repair their fractured relationship, even holding a 'biblical' family reunion last month in which Liam got to meet nephews Donovan, 18, and Sonny, 14, for the first time. 'So we had a BIBLICAL Easter Sunday Noel Donavan and Sonny popped over to ours for a cup of tea it was absolutely incredible to meet the young guvs,' Liam said. 'Obviously blew there minds coz im cool as f**k you heard it here 1st LG x.' Other publications have reached out to Oasis for comment on this story. Got a story? If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@ calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we'd love to hear from you. MORE: David Hyde Pierce gives blunt verdict on possible return for Frasier reboot MORE: Iconic Sega composer retires after 41 years, is immediately rehired MORE: Nostalgic 80s and 90s primary school tradition 'going extinct' as kids ditch the recorder
The Guardian
12-02-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Anatomy of a Tifo: City's Madrid jibe makes confused super club look small
It can be a fun exercise during Manchester City games to imagine the contents of Pep Guardiola's inner monologue, the stream of consciousness inside that whirring cranium as he strides his touchline, arms revolving, dressed these days in flowing Jedi robes, skater trainers and guru scarf, like a bald indie-Gandalf. Most of the time Guardiola seems to be worrying about tiny details, correctively raging at shape, positioning and pressing patterns, muttering things like Jack, Jack, NO JACK, NO JACK. YES JACK. Who knows? Maybe he's just wondering if he should have worn the quilted over-gown after all. But it wasn't hard to take a best guess at Guardiola's thoughts on Tuesday night as he caught a first glimpse of the petty, harmless but also oddly revealing tifo banner draped across the south stand before kick-off. This was a really big night for City's manager. There has been talk of Guardiola feeling 'invigorated' by the trip to Orient at the weekend, revived by the source-energy of the FA Cup, the entire trip a kind of Rocky Balboa training regime, Pep out there pulling a sledge full of rocks down Leyton high street, high-fiving passers-by. But Real Madrid in a knockout tie: this is home, clarity, first principles, a chance to refocus every drop of mental energy at the level that defines his professional existence. Except, suddenly someone is waving a massive pre-match internet-bantz flag mocking the opposition over a bullshit individual award via the use of Oasis lyrics (Stop Crying Your Heart Out; release date 2002; peak chart position in Spain, six). And mocking specifically Madrid's most dangerous player, who will in a few minutes be sprinting directly into the arc of a full-back Pep knows is held together with glue and string. Pep is obsessed with details, and this is at the very least one of those, and a strange one too. As City's season continues to narrow before the second leg in Madrid next Wednesday, welcome to Anatomy of a Tifo, and what it tells us about this most confused and confusing of super-clubs. To be clear, it really doesn't matter in itself. This is not a big deal. It's a big piece of material. With some words on it. No lines have been crossed. Fans can say stuff. Yes, Rodri may have been surprised to find himself up there gloating at his Spanish friends and colleagues over an award received at the time with winning humility. Hmm. About those image rights. Also yes, it makes the champions of England look small and overly fixated on someone else's reaction to your own nice moment. Even if Real Madrid started this by behaving like deranged toddlers when Rodri received the gong ahead of Vinícius Júnior. And yes it looks bad on the newly founded Stay Humble Scale when you end up collapsing like a damp sheet of newspaper and losing 3-2 at home. But it is also just some words. Football has always been a place to shout and mock and taunt people. Pep probably didn't even notice. The Madrid players, who have six of these golden balls in the past 12 years, won't have cared at the time. It took Vinícius an hour to find the right angles and begin the process of torturing City's replacement right-back. He wasn't running on banner energy. On the other hand if the Titanic has taught us anything it is to beware of constructing powerful self-propelling metaphors of doom. The tifo is significant solely because it seems to capture a moment. And to capture also the scene of an organisation slightly losing the run of itself, and in areas that actually matter. Who authorised this banner? Generally these things are created by supporters. It is unclear at the time of writing whether the club has a sign-off on content. Either City did know and thought this was a good message, which is a bit weird. Or they just let their fans decide what message to present to the watching world, which is also odd. Even this wouldn't really matter if City were currently a happy, functioning club, redolent with good choices from top to bottom. But in a place defined, suddenly, by defeat, bad decisions and a strain of trapped internal rage, it becomes a thing. If only because City's problems on the pitch are a product of other bad decisions, a rare and surprising loss of focus on the detail. It might be tempting to present recent on-field collapses as a product of existential angst, era decay, systems rot. But the panic spending of the January window points to a more prosaic truth, a simple failure of recruitment over the past two years. The failure to strengthen when it was clear the squad was growing thin has left Guardiola reliant on a few very good players. The Rodri tifo could equally have been a message to City's hierarchy. Cry now. This is what you're missing. This is what happens when you fail to buy a back-up. City have never really let the playing culture drift. It seems like a significant oversight. Sign up to Football Daily Kick off your evenings with the Guardian's take on the world of football after newsletter promotion The tifo also speaks to a wider energy and culture, an institution stuck fighting wider corporate wars, that has become, in the process, a little unhappy. What image of a champion club does that banner project? Paranoid, angry, obsessed with trivia? Are these good things? Defiance has been part of the character of the club in its old and new eras. For decades City were blue-collar underdogs. To present yourself, still, as outsiders, when you have spent close to £2bn in the past 10 years and reshaped the ecosystem of English football, when you're owned by an autocratic monarchy using the club and English football as a propaganda tool; this requires a genuine degree of cognitive dissonance. Is it good for the soul to live out this illusion for too long? Victimhood and conspiracy theory have stalked some parts of the fanbase for the past few years. The atmosphere inside the stadium is in danger of reflecting it. And that strangeness, the rage, the sense of aggressive victimhood flows right from the top. There is something paradoxical about the way City and Madrid perceive themselves. Here they come, rebel emperors, railing against the injustice of commercial rules (also known as: sport) or imagined notions of bias, kings of a world they still want to tear down. Digesting the defiant club statements, the talk of bondage within a rigged system, feels a bit like hearing Prince Andrew has got himself a smash the state tattoo and is out there moaning about nepo babies. These are the two richest clubs in the world, at a time when football has never been so rich. What is it for, this angry acquisitiveness? What is it serving when you no longer win, or play beautiful football, or create an exemplary structure? City have always been a cold project to the outsider. That sense of galvanising rage is in danger of becoming their defining energy. There is also an opportunity here for some of the club's fans to question, just a little, the aggression of their owners; the need to take destructive legal action against your own structure; the corporate line of victory at all costs, more lawyers, total commitment to the 'freedom' of very rich people to control a sport. Will it be taken up? At least the flag doesn't matter. Flags are flags. It is in the end just noise. The most worrying sign on Tuesday was the wider, amplified sense of distraction, of a place that feels for the first time as if it is slightly losing its own strict and hugely impressive sense of order.
The Independent
12-02-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Oasis and Mariah Carey among Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees
Britpop band Oasis and US singer Mariah Carey are among the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees for 2025. The Manchester rockers, made up of brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher, are returning for a UK tour later this year after splitting in 2009. Oasis, known for hits including Wonderwall, Don't Look Back In Anger and Stop Crying Your Heart Out, were previously nominated in 2024, but did not become inductees. Instead, Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne and rock musician Peter Frampton were entered into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame alongside others including US singer Cher. More than half of the 2025 nominated artists are on the ballot for the first time, including British rockers Bad Company, whose members included Paul Rodgers, Simon Kirke, Mick Ralphs and the late Raymond 'Boz' Burrell, British punk musician Billy Idol, US singer Chubby Checker, and hip hop duo OutKast. Also featured are Manchester-formed Joy Division/New Order, US rock duo The White Stripes and American singer Cyndi Lauper, who played Glastonbury last year and is currently on her Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Farewell Tour. John Sykes, chairman of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation, said: 'These remarkable nominees have each created their own musical style and attitude, impacting generations of music lovers and contributing to the ever-evolving sounds and continued growth of rock and roll.' The inductees are decided after a ballot of 'over 1,200 artists, historians, and music industry professionals', with the criteria of the 'artist's impact on music culture, influence on other musicians that have followed, as well as the scope and longevity of their career and body of work'.
Yahoo
12-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Real Madrid forward fires back at Manchester City fans over Ballon d'Or banner – ‘Gives me more strength'
Vinicius Jr. played a crucial role in Real Madrid's victory over Manchester City, earning the Man of the Match award for his outstanding performance. However, the night was not without controversy, as the Brazilian forward found himself at the centre of a clash with the home fans at the Etihad Stadium. City supporters made sure to remind him that he had missed out on the Ballon d'Or, using a banner to mock him. During the match, Manchester City fans displayed a banner featuring Rodri kissing the Ballon d'Or trophy. Alongside the image was a phrase referencing the Oasis song Stop Crying Your Heart Out, with an additional dig at Real Madrid labelling them as 'crybabies.' The gesture was clearly aimed at Vinicius, as Rodri had been placed ahead of him in the final Ballon d'Or rankings. Despite the attempt to rattle him, Vinicius remained unfazed. He later spoke about the incident, acknowledging that rival fans often attempt to provoke opposition players. However, rather than being affected by such actions, he insisted that they only fuel his determination to perform even better. Our visitors have arrived 📍#ManCity | #UCL — Manchester City (@ManCity) February 11, 2025 'I see the banner, but whenever the opposing fans do things, it gives me more strength to play a great game,' said the Real Madrid forward as quoted by Mundo Deportivo. The forward also addressed his own reaction towards the City supporters, stating that he preferred not to engage too much but was aware of the competitive history between the two clubs in the Champions League. 'I try not to do anything, but they know our history and everything we can do in this competition,' he added. Adding to the tension, Manchester City's official social media account posted an image shortly after the game that many interpreted as a subtle jab at Vinicius. The picture showed him holding a camera and appearing to take a photo of Rodri with the Ballon d'Or trophy. Whether this was an intentional dig or just a coincidence remains unclear, but it certainly added another layer to the rivalry between the two clubs. Ultimately, Vinicius had the last laugh on the night, helping Real Madrid secure an important win at the Etihad.
Yahoo
12-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Ballon d'Or banner gave me strength
Vinicius Junior claimed he was fired up by Manchester City's fans' banner after playing a starring role in Real Madrid's dramatic Champions League victory at the Etihad Stadium. The visiting side were greeted by a huge flag prior to Tuesday's play-off first leg at the Etihad Stadium poking fun at the Brazilian's runners-up finish to City midfielder Rodri in the voting for last year's Ballon d'Or award and Real's boycott of the ceremony. Yet it was Real who had the last laugh as the banner backfired badly, with Vinicius enjoying a superb game as the Spaniards twice came from behind to win 3-2. Vinicius told Movistar: 'I saw it, I saw the banner. Whenever the opposing fans do things like that they give me more strength to have a great game and here I have done it.' The banner displayed a huge picture of Rodri kissing his trophy alongside the message 'Stop Crying Your Heart Out' – a song title by City-supporting band Oasis. City manager Pep Guardiola claimed he had not seen the banner and instead lamented his side's latest failure to hold onto a lead in what has been a frustrating campaign. The hosts twice led with Erling Haaland strikes but they were cancelled out by Kylian Mbappe and former City youngster Brahim Diaz before Jude Bellingham grabbed a stoppage-time winner. Real will now be heavy favourites to progress to the last 16 when the sides meet at the Bernabeu Stadium for the return clash next week. Guardiola said: 'After (it went) 2-1 what happened was a resume a little bit of this season. In so many games it has happened – against Feyenoord, against Sporting Lisbon, against Brentford in Premier League and Man Utd. 'Many games we have given away at the end. Unfortunately it has happened many times and at this level (that makes it) so difficult.' After sweeping almost all before them in recent years, this season has been a big comedown for City and Guardiola admits he is currently not able to restore the intensity that previously made them formidable. He said: 'We have been an extraordinary team, an incredible machine every three days in these years. 'But if the opponent is better the opponent is better and at the moment I'm not able to give the composure to the team, to manage this kind of situation. 'I don't have a problem to accept that it doesn't work like it worked in the past and it's down to all of us – me first and the players as well.' Despite the defeat, Guardiola is not writing off the tie. 'We'll try,' he said. 'You have to continue. We'll learn and, with fresh minds, fresh legs, go for them.'
