As if Oasis fans weren’t already overjoyed with last year’s announcement of a reunion tour that will see the feuding Gallagher brothers back up on stage together again, we recently found out it’s not just a crazy dream as both Liam and Noel performed as Oasis in a secret show at a working men’s club in North London - their first show in 16 years.
Apparently the gig was a short set of songs that were shot to be part of a promotional film to come this summer. We don’t know what they performed, all we know was that they received noise disturbance complaints from a local building, which is wonderfully on-brand for a group who were known for mixing their songs as loud as they could possibly go. It’s not like Liam and Noel are suddenly spending every second of every day together - they arrived to the venue separately, filmed for about an hour and left pretty quickly afterwards - but as someone who’s spent years wanting them to bury the hatchet, this is a sight for sore eyes. Noel apparently brought his teenage sons round to Liam’s and spent Easter together, confirming that they’re finally talking again.
When this tour was originally announced, I was really worried that this was entirely a money-move, as Noel was in a lot of debt after a recent divorce. However it seems like, as the tour gets closer, that Liam and Noel are actually enjoying the experience of being in a band again and aren’t wanting to tear each other’s throats out, which is a really good thing to see.
I’m not going to any of the concerts (I wouldn’t last five minutes in that environment, no chance), but I’m looking forward to seeing the band hopefully in a healthy state again, and I’m interested in seeing what the setlist is like. Hopefully they don’t just play all the 90s stuff though, as there’s some really underrated gems in their 2000s output such as 'Roll It Over', 'Let’s All Make Believe', 'Falling Down', 'Part of the Queue' and a good few others. Still, as long as Liam and Noel share vocals on 'Acquiesce' again, there’ll be no point moaning.