Oasis’ rumoured reunion will reportedly see the once feuding Gallagher brothers perform four huge gigs at Wembley before touring the UK next summer.
Liam teased the iconic Britpop band’s reunion during his headline set at Reading Festival on Sunday, before he and his older sibling, 57, suggested an announcement could be made on Tuesday 8.00am after a cryptic and identical post was shared to their social media accounts.
According to The Sun the plans are well and truly in motion, with the pair already having reunited for a ‘top secret’ photoshoot to promote the comeback shows .
A source told the publication: ‘They will announce four shows at Wembley Stadium today, along with a load more dates across the whole of the UK, including in Manchester which will be incredibly poignant for them’.
‘Once the announcement is made and their fans are rushing out to buy the tickets, the hard work will start as they get ready to start performing together again.
Oasis’ rumoured reunion will reportledy see the once feuding Gallagher brothers perform four huge gigs at Wembley before touring the UK next summer (L-R Noel and Liam pictured 2008)
According to reports the plans are well and truly in motion, with the pair already having reunited for a ‘top secret’ photoshoot to promote the comeback shows (Wembley Stadium pictured)
‘It is something so many people never thought would happen. But now the brakes have been taken off and it’s going to be mad.’
MailOnline have contacted Noel and Liam’s reps for comment.
Elsewhere, it was also reported that Noel and Liam secretly met up and even posed for a photoshoot for posters to publicise the gigs, with four show tipped tipped for Wembley, admitting it had ‘taken a lot’ to get both men back together.
A source told the publication: ‘It was a pinch me moment to have Noel and Liam together’.
‘The shoot was top secret and barely anyone knew about it. For their fans to see them together again will be an amazing sight, the atmosphere in the room was fizzing, it was electric’.
‘Once the announcement is made and their fans are rushing out to buy the tickets the hard work will start as they get ready to start performing together again’.
During his headline slot at Reading, Liam performed a number of Oasis hits from their debut album Definitely Maybe to celebrate its 30th anniversary.
Introducing Half The World Away – a 1994 B-side that also featured as the theme tune to sitcom The Royle Family – he told revellers: ‘I wanna dedicate this song to Noel f**king Gallagher.’
A source told the publication: ‘They will announce four shows at Wembley Stadium today, along with a load more dates across the whole of the UK, including in Manchester which will be incredibly poignant for them’ (pictured 2001)
Liam continued to keep fans guessing by dedicating his rendition of Cigarettes & Alcohol at the Reading Festival to people who hate Oasis.
The track, written by his older brother, was the final single on their 1994 debut album Definitely Maybe.
As he closed the set, Liam suggested an announcement could be made on Tuesday at 8:00am. A short clip of a sign in the style of Oasis logo was projected on a large screen above the stage and subsequently shared to Oasis, Noel and Liam’s official Instagram and X accounts.
The white rectangular box which a black block in the centre had the date “27.08.24” written in the middle where the band’s name is usually seen. It then flickered and changed to read “8am”.
During his headline slot at Reading Liam performed a number of Oasis hits from their debut album Definitely Maybe to celebrate its 30th anniversary
before he and his older sibling suggested an announcement could be made on Tuesday 8.00am after a cryptic and identical post was shared to their social media accounts
Oasis has been promised a payday of £50 million to reform and embark on a global tour, with Liam appearing to confirm the reunion.
The eye-watering sum is said to have convinced warring brothers Noel, 57, and Liam to bury the hatchet 15 years after they last appeared on stage together.
A music industry source previously said that the band’s reported ten nights at Wembley Stadium next summer, surpassing the eight-gig record recently set by Taylor Swift, would be a ‘tough ask’ at this stage of the year with bookings at the iconic London venue already at a near maximum.
‘There will be a run of dates at Wembley if the Oasis tour goes ahead, but it’s a bit late to confirm a run of 10 dates now,’ said a music industry source.
‘Instead the tour is likely to take in other big stadiums in London, and in Manchester. Heaton Park is another possibility up there, as is a repeat of Liam Gallagher’s more recent gigs at Knebworth.’
10 gigs at Wembley in 2025 would break Taylor Swift‘s recent record at the venue.
The Cruel Summer songstress, 34, played eight shows at the north London venue to delighted crowds in June and August – making her the first solo artist to play the stadium that many times.
She told the screaming audience: ‘You have made me the first solo artist to play Wembley eight times on a single tour!’
Their fractious relationship came to a head in 2009, after a backstage fight in Paris led to Noel leaving the band.
In recent years, Liam has been keen to make amends with his brother and reform the iconic Britpop band, but his older brother poured cold water on the idea.
Oasis has been promised a payday of £50 million to reform and embark on a global tour, with Liam appearing to confirm the reunion (pictured together 2008)
The Cruel Summer songstress, 34, played eight shows at Wembley to delighted crowds in June and August
But after Noel’s £20m divorce from ex-wife Sara MacDonald last year, the elder Gallagher is said to have been persuaded of the financial merits of getting the band together for dates at Glastonbury and Wembley Stadium.
It is expected to be the most popular tour in British concert history, with industry insiders saying the deal negotiated between the brothers will net them £50 million.
It comes as Liam sent Oasis fans into frenzy, as he appeared to confirm the Don’t Look Back In Anger singers would next year tour the country.
Asked on X, formerly Twitter, about the planned Oasis shows, Liam wrote: ‘See you down the front’.
He later told his 3.6m followers on the platform: ‘I never did like that word FORMER’.
Despite the thawing in their relations, the younger Gallagher couldn’t resist a dig at his brother. When asked what he would say to Noel when they return to the stage, he said: ‘Keep up’.
The reunion announcement will come before tracks from the first recording session for Oasis’s debut album Definitely Maybe are released on Friday, marking its 30-year anniversary.
Unheard versions of songs including Live Forever, Cigarettes & Alcohol and Rock ‘N’ Roll Star were taken from their first recording session as a signed band, at Monnow Valley Studio in Rockfield, Monmouthshire.
The recordings were scrapped before the band re-recorded the album at Sawmills Studios in Cornwall.
Fans of the Manchester rock band have pleaded with the brothers to regroup since they disbanded in 2009, prompted by a backstage brawl at the Rock en Seine festival in Paris.
Their last concert together was at V Festival at Weston Park, Staffordshire, in August 2009. Days later, they cancelled a headline gig at the Rock en Seine festival following the argument.
Noel explained at the time: ‘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.’
It comes after a report in The Sunday Times cited industry insiders who claimed the brothers were set to perform a string of gigs next year, including shows at London’s Wembley Stadium and Manchester’s Heaton Park.
There is also speculation that a Glastonbury headline slot could be in the works.
Hours before the announcement, posters began circulating online which featured potential Oasis tour dates with special guests including LCD Soundsystem, Blossoms, Fontaines DC and Kasabian.
It is not known if the poster has been leaked or fabricated, but speculation continued to grow regarding a reunion.
Liam fuelled the rumours by offering some tongue-in-check responses to fans who flooded him with messages on social media asking for confirmation.
After The Times posted the article on X, formerly Twitter, a fan said Heaton Park is a ‘terrible venue for concerts’, with Liam responding: ‘See you down the front.’
When another asked when the reunion dates will be announced, he replied: ‘Next Friday.’
The rocker also tweeted on Sunday morning that he ‘never did like that word FORMER’.
Liam has been touring the UK this summer on his Definitely Maybe tour to celebrate the 30 years since its release in 1994.
Noel has been absent from the concerts but during a show in Cardiff, Liam made a point of dedicating Half The World Away to his ‘little brother’, saying he is ‘still playing hard to get’.
Liam also played Oasis hits during his headline performance at Leeds Festival on Friday night.
Fans were also surprised to hear Noel pay Liam a string of compliments in an interview released last week with music journalist John Robb at Manchester’s Sifters Records in honour of the album’s 30th anniversary.
Reflecting on Liam’s performance on a number of their hits, Noel said: ‘It’s the delivery or the tone of his voice and the attitude.
‘I don’t have the same attitude as him.’
He also jokingly compared Liam’s voice to ’10 shots of tequila on a Friday night’ and his own as ‘half a Guinness on a Tuesday’.
Formed in 1991, the Britpop group rose to fame with hits like Wonderwall, Don’t Look Back In Anger and Stop Crying Your Heart Out.
They went on to become one of the biggest bands in British music history before their break-up in 2009.
The brothers went on to have successful separate careers, with Noel fronting the group Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds.
However, despite the feuding brothers seemingly putting their issues aside, it appears that fans of the duo can’t do the same.
But, as conversation surrounding the suspected reunion shows circulates on social media, a heated debate has erupted between Gen Z and Gen X.
Some middle-aged fans believe younger listeners shouldn’t be allowed to go if they ‘didn’t live through’ the band’s prime in the nineties and 2000s.
Taking to X (formerly Twitter) Brits of all ages quipped their thoughts, with some insisting that tickets should to ‘over 40s only’ and others arguing that you can’t ‘gatekeep’ Oasis.
Taking to X (formerly Twitter) Brits of all ages quipped their thoughts, with some insisting that tickets should to ‘over 40s only’ and others arguing that you can’t ‘gatekeep’ Oasis
Fans wrote: ‘Wincing at all the under 25’s jumping on the Oasis bandwagon. If you didn’t live through it the first time you’ve got to sit this one out for the dads and the aging indie kids. Sorry I don’t make the rules.’
‘Imagine waiting 15 years for Oasis to reform only to lose out on tickets to Chloe, 21 from Stockport who just wants to hear Wonderwall live #oasisreunion.’
‘Why are you gatekeeping Oasis LMAO.’
‘First dibs at Oasis tickets should go to the over 40s only. What do you reckon?’
‘There needs to be a solid selling structure on these #Oasis tickets & by that I mean Gen Z are banned from buying them.’
‘Can’t wait to not get tickets to #oasisreunion after two decades of waiting. Looking forward to seeing it second hand via some gen z’s TikTok who thought Oasis was a drink until yesterday.’
‘If Oasis get back together I hope tickets are bought by people who want to be there, and love their music. Not teenagers who only know Wonderwall!’
‘Who are you to decide who should go or not. Who cares if they only know one song but absolutely love it Give ya head a wobble.’
‘Gen Z acting like they know oasis. Have a day of will ya #Oasis.’
