After days of speculation, the Gallagher brothers have finally confirmed Oasis will be reuniting. Noel and Liam will – hopefully – put their differences aside to play a series of dates across the UK and Ireland, in a tour named Oasis Live ’25.
Eager fans will be trying to give themselves the best chance of attending one of the shows. Registration for the pre-sale ticket ballot has already opened and will close at 19:00 BST on Wednesday.
So far, only UK and Ireland dates for Oasis’ world tour have been announced. They will be playing four dates at Manchester’s Heaton Park, and four at London’s Wembley Stadium. They’ll also be playing two nights at Edinburgh’s Murrayfield Stadium, and another two at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium. The last gigs will be in Ireland, at Dublin’s Croke Park.
The band said these dates would be their only dates in Europe next year. It’s possible more could be added if the initial dates sell out. However, Oasis Live ’25 has been described as a “world tour”, suggesting more dates will be announced soon.
There will be a pre-sale ballot of tickets – ahead of the general sale – that will take place on Friday 30 August 2024. Registration for the ballot is now open and will close at 19:00 BST on Wednesday 28 August. Success in the ballot will not necessarily guarantee tickets, with tickets to be allocated on a first come, first served basis.
Tickets for the UK shows will then go on general sale at 09:00 BST on Saturday 31 August 2024. Dublin general sale tickets will be available an hour earlier, on the same day.
This is the all-important question, but it has not been confirmed how much tickets will cost yet. All ticket prices, including Platinum and VIP, will be announced on Thursday, 29 August, two days before going on sale. Fans will be able to buy four tickets each.
Ahead of Tuesday’s reunion announcement, rumours swirled that Oasis could headline Glastonbury’s Pyramid Stage for a third time as part of their return next summer, having previously done so in 1995 and 2004. However, the band have described the stadium dates as their “only European shows”, effectively ruling out Glastonbury.
Oasis were formed in Manchester in 1991 – their original line-up comprised of Liam and Noel, guitarist Paul “Bonehead” Arthurs, bassist Paul “Guigsy” McGuigan and drummer Tony McCarroll. But the line-up changed over the years, before their last performance at V Festival in 2009. Currently, it isn’t entirely clear exactly who fans will be seeing perform on tour, beyond the Gallagher brothers.
The band officially split in 2009 after an altercation backstage at the Rock en Seine festival in Paris. Noel explained two years later that during an argument, Liam had tried to attack him with his guitar. Many fans will be intrigued to see how relations between the brothers will play out 15 years on from their split.
The group began with five members when they formed in 1991. This included Paul Arthurs on guitar, Paul McGuigan on bass guitar and Tony McCarroll on drums – with Liam Gallagher on lead vocals and Noel on lead guitar and vocals. The remaining members of the band continued with Liam Gallagher and formed the new band Beady Eye, which disbanded in 2014. It’s not known who, if any, of the former band members will join Liam and Noel on tour next year.
A statement from the band said: “The guns have fallen silent. The stars have aligned. The great wait is over. Come see. It will not be televised.” Only those who were in the room with Noel and Liam – aged 57 and 51 respectively – when they decided to reunite will know the real reason for their reconciliation. Many wrote them off, saying it was implausible that they’d ever play together again – especially after Noel declined to appear onstage with Liam at One Love Manchester after the city was rocked by the Ariana Grande concert bombing.
