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Almost a year since announcing the long-awaited Oasis reunion, brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher have played their first show together in 16 years.
The once-warring siblings kicked things off at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, on Friday (4 July) before further dates around the UK, the United States, South Korea, Japan, Australia and South America.
Thousands of fans gathered at the Cardiff venue to watch the rock band, who broke up after a backstage fight in 2009. They tore through hits including “Morning Glory”, “Supersonic”, “Half the World Away” and “Stand by Me”.
At one stage, Liam Gallagher made a taunt about the ticket pricing scandal, which occurred when the tour was announced last August. “You’re having a good time, yeah?” he said, asking: “Is it worth the £40,000 you paid for the ticket?”
On Tuesday, Noel was spotted by a young fan at Cardiff station, having apparently opted to travel by train ahead of his band’s first gig since 2009.
“It felt so surreal seeing a rock icon live in the flesh,” Oasis fan Joey, 16, told the BBC. “Their music has been such a big part in my parents’ life and also mine too. I can’t wait to see them live on Friday.”
Oasis are being supported in the UK by Verve frontman Richard Ashcroft, who declared it a “historic night”, and the Liverpool-formed band Cast.
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Our Oasis reunion show verdict is in…
As Liam and Noel Gallagher tear through two hours of uninterrupted hits, it’s tough to imagine another comeback on such a momentous scale.
Mark Beaumont reviews Oasis’ first live show in 16 years:
Jacob Stolworthy4 July 2025 22:37
Oasis’ first live show in 16 years was a night to remember
Rock ‘n’ roll stars Noel and Liam Gallagher brought the house down at the Principality Stadium, kicking off their record-breaking reunion tour in tremendous fashion.
Roisin O’Connor was at the Cardiff gig – find out everything that went down during Oasis’s first live show in 16 years here:
Jacob Stolworthy5 July 2025 08:00
Oasis reunion show review
“After much fan frenzy and media frothing, finally begins the rock reunion to end them all. And that’s no overstatement. It’s tough to imagine another non-pop comeback on such a momentous scale that might keep the reunion industry ticking over in years to come.”
Read our review of Oasis’s first reunion show here:
Jacob Stolworthy5 July 2025 07:00
Chinese takeaway, a flatulent rottweiler, and a hammer to the head: The unlikely story behind Oasis’s Supersonic
Three decades ago, the Britpop band piled into a studio to record their debut single ‘Bring It on Down’ but instead they wrote ‘Supersonic’ in a last-minute U-turn that has gone down in music history. Hamish MacBain tells the story.
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‘We were all cabbaged beyond belief’: 30 years of Oasis’s masterpiece debut Definitely Maybe
Hell has frozen over as the famously feuding Gallagher brothers set aside their differences and reunite onstage. To mark the occasion, Mark Beaumont revisits the album that started it all.
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The 20 best Oasis songs, ranked
As the Gallagher brothers finally prepare to reunite onstage for the first time since 2009 we pick our personal favourites from the Oasis back catalogue…
Jacob Stolworthy5 July 2025 04:00
10 of the sweetest things Noel and Liam Gallagher have said about each other
“I love him. He’s my brother. You know what I mean?”
It hasn’t all been bad between the siblings:
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I was with Oasis from the start – they’re a band that wouldn’t exist in 2025
James Brown was there when the Oasis story started and saw the Gallagher brothers grow from lads to dads who could still cause chaos in the Groucho Club before school pickup time. He reflects on the band who are now connecting with a new generation – and for good reason too…
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Music critics say Oasis only made two good albums. Gen Z strongly disagree
New, younger fans of the Britpop legends are discovering their much-maligned latter-day catalogue without the context of the times. It’s time the band’s older, more cynical observers follow their lead, argues Hamish MacBain.
Jacob Stolworthy5 July 2025 01:00
