The great wait is over. After 16 years away, Oasis are back together onstage.
“The stars have aligned,” they wrote in their announcement back in August 2024, which sent the U.K. — and the world — into a frenzy. “Come see,” they added, for this miracle “will not be televised.”
It was Cardiff, Wales, that emerged as the city lucky to be chosen for opening night, their first live concert since August 2009. The last time Noel and Liam Gallagher were in a stadium together, a fight erupted and the former called time on the band. On Friday night (July 4), they strode onstage together united, again. They walked in hand-in-hand as “F-kin’ in the Bushes” blared over the speakers; it was like old times.
The build-up has been dominated by silence. Aside from one press photo, the brothers had not been seen together in public. They’ve given no interviews, released no new music, and only communicated with fans through terse statements released by their management. Rumors about the lineups and setlists have swirled, and still… nothing. So much of this Live ‘25 tour – 41 shows in total, 19 in the U.K. and Ireland – was a mystery. It’s a hark back to when, back in 1993, the band skulked onstage at Glasgow’s King Wah-Wah Hut as complete unknowns, a moment etched into folklore as their star was about to go supernova.
But as they said, a new dawn is here. These were the biggest moments from Oasis’ comeback show in Cardiff, Wales.
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The Boys Are Back in Town
How else could they start but with “F—in’ in the Bushes”? The 2000 track was their walk-on music for the final decade of their career, a bolshy two-fingers up rock ‘n’ roller that riled up the crowds. Their use of it was obvious, sure, but immensely satisfying. The boys walked on, hand-in-hand, and pumped their fists as press cuttings about their reunion played…
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