Oasis’s Reunion Tour

Credit: Big Brother Recordings

On August 27th, 2024, after 15 years apart, Oasis finally reunited and announced that they were going on tour in the summer of 2025. Oasis is a British rock band that was formed in Manchester in 1991. The two main members of the band are lead singer Liam Gallagher and his older brother Noel Gallagher, who is the lead guitarist. It would be the first time the Gallagher brothers performed together live since 2009. Tickets went on sale at 9 a.m. BST on Saturday, August 31st. Since I was in the UK at the time, my cousins and I tried to get tickets, and by the time we got through the queue, they cost 600 pounds (which was out of my budget); however, people still paid that much and more to go see them. 

So how did we get here? Why was the entire music world going mad for two brothers deciding to set aside their differences and get back together? Well, the story of their superstardom started in 1993, when they signed to indie record label Creation Records, and in 1994 they released their first studio album, Definitely Maybe, topping the UK album charts and becoming the fastest-selling debut album in British history at the time. That record included the following hits: “Supersonic”, “Live Forever”, and “Slide Away”, just to name a few. The following year, in 1995, Oasis released their sophomore album, (What’s the Story) Morning Glory? It was also a major chart success and became the 3rd best-selling album in British history. This album included hits like “Wonderwall,” “Don’t Look Back in Anger,” and “Champagne Supernova.” The Gallagher brothers often appeared in tabloids for their wild antics and disputes. Most notably for their rivalry with other major band Blur, which was dubbed by the British Media as “The Battle of Britpop.” In 1996, Oasis performed two nights at the Knebworth Festival for an audience of 125,000 on both nights, making them the largest outdoor concerts in UK history. In 1997, they released their highly anticipated third album, Be Here Now, which was seen as a critical disappointment. The songs were seen as too long, and they just weren’t as good as the two previous albums.

Oasis released four albums afterwards: Standing on the Shoulders of Giants (2000), Heathen Chemistry (2002), Don’t Believe the Truth (2005), and lastly Dig Out Your Soul (2008). A year later, the group abruptly disbanded after Noel and Liam had an off-stage fight. Both brothers refused to speak to each other and went on to have successful solo careers; however, it was never the same. 

The summer of 2025 in the UK was most definitely the summer of Oasis. The buzz was real. The whole world was ready to see these two brothers perform together again; they were inescapable. The tour kicked off on July 4 in Cardiff, Wales, and every show from there on out reduced grown men to tears. Every stop on tour was sold out, including the legendary Wembley Stadium in London, where they played seven shows. My grandpa lives in the neighborhood of Wembley, and when I visited, you could feel the excitement with Oasis coming back. They played in Cardiff, Manchester, London, Edinburgh, and Dublin before going to North America, where they sold out football stadiums. The band played shows in Toronto, Chicago, New Jersey, Los Angeles, and Mexico City. By the end of November, they would have gone to Asia and then South America to round out the tour.

As someone who loves Oasis, I loved that they got back together; however, I am still angry I wasn’t able to get tickets. Hopefully the rumors are true and they play at Knebworth next year to celebrate 30 years since their famous concert. I recommend that if you read this far, you go home and play both Definitely Maybe and (What’s the Story) Morning Glory? They are two of my favorite albums of all time, and two of the greatest to ever come out of Britain, period. Hope you learned something, and happy listening!