The iconic universal rock duo from Manchester, none other than Oasis, have announced their first UK and Ireland tour in 16 years which will take place in summer 2025. They are one of the most successful groups to emerge from the ‘Britpop’ era which defined the mid 90s and after a 15 year hiatus they are back performing on their wittily named ‘live 25′ tour.
After an abrupt break up in 2009 the both the whole of Great Britain and fans internationally have been perched on the edge of their sofas grasping for any sign of a reunion of the brothers. The status of the relationship between the Gallagher brothers, Liam and Noel, is a frequent talking point in the Britpop and Rock community as it has been notoriously turbulent. The buzz regarding a reunion has continued to intensified and then fizzle out time and time again like earlier this year when the official Oasis X account posted abstruse footage of a large countryside house on a riverbank which several fans believed to be a clue pointing towards an impending reunion. Unfortunately it was simply promoting limited edition versions of existing albums.
The latest speculation on the duo’s reconciliation began to boil over after Liam Gallager’s son Gene Gallagher mentioned in an interview with The Times that his father had expressed a desire for an Oasis reunion. He provided the online article with and insight into his fathers feelings on a potential reunion saying that “I get the feeling my dad wants it, too,” Gene stated in the Times interview. though he acknowledged the complexities involved, adding, “It’s easier to speak about after a couple of pints”. You can read more on that story right here on the MXDWN UK site.
However everything changed for fans on the 25th of August after Liam Gallagher posted a slightly cryptic message to his X page (formerly known as twitter) declaring ‘I never did like that word FORMER’.
I never did like that word FORMER
— Liam Gallagher (@liamgallagher) August 25, 2024
The post was met with immense fever and has been viewed over 9.6 million times by the sites users who were almost certain that the incoming news would be announcing Oasis’s return to the stage. Fans guessed correctly with both Noel and Liam making announcements on their personal social media accounts this morning at 8am as well as on the official Oasis account which you can check out below. The duo also released a slightly enigmatic poem to the page stating that ‘The guns have fallen silent. / The stars have aligned. / The great wait is over. / Come see. / It will not be televised.’
Oasis will tour the UK & Ireland in summer 2025! Tickets go on sale this Saturday 31st August. IRE 8am IST UK 9am BST Full informationhttps://t.co/EtNuE2Hx6b *These dates will be the band’s exclusive European appearances. pic.twitter.com/C5I0NVWS68 — Oasis (@oasis) August 27, 2024
Tickets are due to go on sale at 9am in the UK & 8am in Ireland on Saturday 31st August and the duo are due to play at various venues across Britain including the Cardiff Principality Stadium on the 4th and 5th of July, Manchester Heaton Park on the 11th, 12th, 19th and 20th July, London Wembley Stadium on the 25th and 26th July as well as the 2nd and 3rd of August, Edinburgh Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium on the 8th and 9th August and finally Dublin Croke Park on the 16th and 17th August. For the full information regarding where to but tickets you can visit the official Oasis website here.
