It’s all love between the Gallagher brothers, as Oasis frontman Liam shared an outpouring of admiration and affection for his older brother Noel.
Taking to X (formerly Twitter) the rebellious rocker responded to several fans asking about Noel dubbing him ‘cute’, ‘gorgeous’, and even going as far as to say he was ‘jealous’ of his ‘incredible’ looks.
It comes as the kings of Britpop announced two extra dates at Wembley – on September 27 and 28 – of their highly-anticipated reunion tour, set to kick off next year.
Droves of fans lost out on tickets when they first went on sale, as sites booted them to the back of the queue believing they were bots.
Hoards of touts also managed to nab tickets reselling them for thousands, as well as some ‘dynamic pricing’ on ticketing doubling ticket prices form around £148 to £355.
Liam Gallagher (left) and Noel Gallagher (right) haven’t always had the smoothest of sibling relationships
Liam shared an outpouring of love for his older brother, showering him with praise when answering fan questions on X (formerly Twitter)
However, Liam hasn’t allowed Ticketmaster agony to prevent him from showing some brotherly love.
When one fan asked the singer his thought on a picture of a young Noel, he responded: ‘BIBLICAL.’
Another Oasis supporter asked the crooner how it felt to complete his most recent photoshoot with song writing older brother, to which he quipped: ‘Cute.’
A third user asked the musician his opinions on Noel’s portrait being hung in the National Gallery – giving Liam the perfect opportunity to praise his brother further.
‘I seen it,’ he penned: ‘He looks absolutely incredible. I’m very jealous.’
Referring to Noel, fans begged Liam not to ‘wrap his tambourine’ around his brother until after the tour.
However, Liam was adamant the only thing he wanted to wrap around his older sibling was his arms adding: ‘Love is surreal.’
Despite his recent declarations for Noel, there has been bad blood between the pair prior to their most recent reconciliation.
Noel and Liam Gallagher on the ‘Che Tempo Che FA’ TV Programme in Italy in November 2008
The official Oasis account on X, formerly Twitter, announced on the evening of August 31 that all the reunion concerts had sold out – but two new ones have since been announced
In the years following their split, Liam has sent a couple of jabs in his brother’s direction including an insult where he would commonly refer to him as a ‘potato’.
When queried more recently if he still felt Noel was in fact a ‘potato’, he quickly came to his sibling’s defence.
‘No, he is bloody well not,’ he said: ‘I won’t have a bad word said about that gorgeous talented young man.’
This comes shortly after Oasis announced details of how fans who missed out on tickets in the first ticketing farce could get a second chance at securing a spot at one of their reunion gigs.
The rock outfit revealed that true fans who had been sitting in the queue on Ticketmaster as the scramble for briefs began may receive an invite to buy tickets for the extra Wembley dates announced earlier this week.
Posting on their official account on X, formerly Twitter, the band said in a statement that registered Ticketmaster account holders who had been waiting to snap up spots at a specific show could receive a follow-up email inviting them to join the ballot.
However, entry to the ballot will not guarantee fans a chance to buy tickets – with the band warning that entry into the box office will be ‘strictly limited’.
Many wannabe ticket buyers either failed to secure tickets amid 11-hour queues on August 31 or were faced with ‘dynamic pricing’ doubling fees.
Oasis announced on Wednesday evening two extra dates after what they called ‘unprecedented demand’.
And the Britpop group, which split in 2009, blamed their managers for the dynamic pricing fiasco – saying they were ‘not aware’ the system would be used.
An estimated 14million people attempted to buy tickets when they went on sale on August 21
This meme was widely shared during fans’ frustrating attempts to buy tickets on August 31
A graph showing the reported outages on TicketMaster show a massive spike on Saturday morning
Ticketmaster was the main provider selling the hotly-anticipated tickets but users are reported constant crashes as thousands of fans were unable to access the queue on August 31
Fans across the country have been reported issues with the website on August 31
Oasis said the approach was chosen during meetings between Ticketmaster, promoters and their management.
A meme widely shared during fans’ attempts to buy tickets last Saturday had a mock-up image of the Ticketmaster website saying: ‘Unfortunately, Oasis have split up while you were in the queue.’
Both brothers have accounts on X, formerly Twitter, although Liam – who has 3.8million followers to Noel’s 1.4million – has tended to be more prolific in responding to people online.
Ahead of the confirmation of the comeback, he hit back at critics who claimed they were only getting back together because they were broke by posting: ‘Your attitude stinks.’
Yet his last contribution on the social media site came last Thursday, sharing details of three gigs next year at Heaton Park in Manchester on July 16, Wembley Stadium in London on July 30 and Edinburgh’s Murrayfield Stadium on August 12.
The Sun has now quoted a source close to the band as saying: ‘Liam is getting the brunt of the backlash and is being called out by fans.
‘Noel and Liam have discussed what’s happened and have asked their teams to see if they can change the Ticketmaster policy. They want to look after their fans and get as many to their concerts as they can, for the price they marketed the tickets at.’
Liam suffered particular criticism last week when an old tweet of his mocking Noel for solo gig prices resurfaced and was widely shared online.
The younger brother had slammed Noel in for charging $350 (£266) for a gig in the US, writing in September 2017: ‘350 dollars to go and see rkid in USA what a c*** when will it all stop as you were LG x.’
Liam suffered criticism last week when an old tweet of his mocking Noel for solo gig prices resurfaced – he is seen here at London’s O2 Forum Kentish Town in March this year
A tweet posted by Liam Gallagher in September 2017, criticising his brother Noel for ticket prices, has resurfaced and been widely shared online after Oasis’s reunion announcement
Fans were quick to criticise Liam after the recent controversy caused by Ticketmaster’s pricing policy
Oasis fans accused Liam of ‘hypocrisy’ for the post as he has now sold tickets that matched the price of Noel’s 2017 American gig
Fans who struggled through hours-long queues for tickets for the 2025 tour were shocked at the cost of general standing tickets
The post was shared with comments such as ‘This hasn’t aged well’ and ‘Well this is evergreen’.
And a new backlash targeting Liam from fans online has included one poster writing: ‘Gone very quiet @liamgallagher since the dynamic pricing stuff.’
Another directly asked him: ‘Was it Ticketmaster or the band who agreed to dynamic pricing? Hope it wasn’t you guys.’
Oasis said on Wednesday of the chaotic ticket sale on August 31: ‘As for the well reported complaints many buyers had over the operation of dynamic ticketing: it needs to be made clear that Oasis leave decisions on ticketing and pricing entirely to their promoters and management, and at no time had any awareness that dynamic pricing was going to be used.
‘While prior meetings between promoters, Ticketmaster and the band’s management resulted in a positive ticket sale strategy, which would be a fair experience for fans, including dynamic ticketing to help keep general ticket prices down as well as reduce touting, the execution of the plan failed to meet expectations.
‘All parties involved did their utmost to deliver the best possible fan experience, but due to the unprecedented demand this became impossible to achieve.’
Some waited for up to eight hours to get to the front of the queue on Saturday only to be presented with standing tickets costing more than £350 – far above the expected £150.
Liam and Noel Gallagher, pictured here at the V Festival in Chelmsford in Essex in August 2005, have not played together after Oasis broke up in 2009
Oasis are seen here in February 2006 at a news conference in Hong Kong – pictured, left to right: Gem Archer, Noel Gallagher, Andy Bell and Liam Gallagher
Others were kicked off Ticketmaster before they were even able to make a purchase and were accused of ‘being a bot’.
And an Oasis fan who paid more than £350 for a single ticket today told how she was left ‘fuming’ after extra dates were announced, saying: ‘I regret doing it.’
NHS worker Diane Green, 60, from Middlesbrough, was close to buying a ticket costing £158, but said she was kicked out of the queue and waited a total of four hours to pay £357.95 for one ticket.
She wanted to buy a total of four tickets to take herself, her son and two friends to see the band on July 19 2025 at Heaton Park in Manchester, but told the PA news agency: ‘There’s just no way I could have got more.
‘I would never have done it – if I had known they were putting more dates on, I would have just thought ‘no, I’ll chance it again’, but it was really frustrating.
‘I paid double. I could have got two tickets when I paid and now only one person can go. In our household, it’s like, who goes?’
Ms Green bought the ticket on Saturday believing it was her only chance to see the band live, but was ‘fuming’ after Oasis announced they were adding more tour dates.
‘I could not believe when I heard they were bringing out more dates. It was sort of like having you over a barrel because everyone is desperate to go,’ she added.
Oasis fan Diane Green, who paid more than £350 for a single ticket, today told how she was left ‘fuming’ after extra dates were announced, saying: ‘I regret doing it’
Ticketmaster will face an investigation into whether it has engaged in ‘unfair commercial practices’, the CMA said
‘Absolutely fuming. It’s disgraceful. For me to purchase a ticket for £358, it’s a lot of money.’
She said the experience of purchasing on Ticketmaster has put her off trying for tickets a second time, adding: ‘There’s no way I would pay £358 again.’
On Thursday, the Competition and Markets Authority launched an investigation into Ticketmaster, including how so-called ‘dynamic pricing’ may have been used.
Ticketmaster maintains it does not set concert prices and its website states this is down to the ‘event organiser’ who ‘has priced these tickets according to their market value’.
A spokesman for the ticket sales company said: ‘We are committed to co-operating with the CMA and look forward to sharing more facts about the ticket sale with them.’
