Oasis frontmen Noel and Liam Gallagher appear to have taken steps towards taking control over what is thought to be an upcoming documentary film about their eagerly anticipated 2025 reunion tour. Documents on the Companies House website reveal that the brothers have incorporated a new holding company, Uprise North Ltd. Both Noel and Liam are listed as the sole shareholders, each owning a single share, and the nature of the business is listed as “motion picture production activities.”
The move is reportedly an attempt to control the film’s direction, as they also did with 2021’s ‘Oasis Knebworth 1996’. That previous documentary was released under their still-existing company, Kosmic Kyte Ltd, which also lists co-manager Kyle McKinley as a person officer. Uprise North Ltd lists only the two brothers as officers, suggesting more control, or a change behind the scenes.
The Sun secured exclusive quotes from a source close to the situation, who claimed that streaming giants had expressed an interest in acquiring the rights to produce a documentary on the same subject. “They had endless offers from companies wanting to make and distribute their comeback film but by opening this new company, they appear to be taking total control”.
Neither Gallagher has addressed the speculation head-on, however Liam has responded to fans on X. Responding to a question about an upcoming documentary ending up on Netflix, the singer said, “We’re not doing one.” Some took this as a cryptic message, hinting at more than one film or documentary in the works.
The Oasis Live ‘25 tour was announced last year, and will see the band perform 41 confirmed shows worldwide. Among the tour dates are seven nights at Wembley Arena, and five more at Manchester’s Heaton Park. Even with multiple dates in the US, Australia, and more around the globe, the tour is dwarfed in scale by their previous tours supporting the albums ‘Definitely Maybe’ and ‘(What’s the Story) Morning Glory?’, which saw them perform 142 and 101 shows, respectively. Despite this, the 2025 shows will have an unprecedented cultural significance considering fans had been crying out for a reunion for 15 years.
The tour announcement hasn’t been without its issues, however. From the infamous dynamic pricing debacle, which led to accusations of price gouging, and more recently, an automated system mistakenly labelling genuine fans as bots, and refunding them their hard-earned tickets.
As fans on the r/Oasis subreddit pointed out, reunion documentaries are nothing new, and live albums often follow. Blur’s 2023 reunion saw them perform two shows at Wembley, with footage used in a documentary, and a live album released a year later.
Though nothing is confirmed, the Companies House website records clearly show that something is happening. As The Sun’s source put it, “Noel and Liam set the narrative from the start on their comeback, and they want to be in control of whatever happens during and after the shows. It has been a very long time coming, and they do not want to disappoint.”
