One of the best Summers ever has been had by Oasis, who have played 19 dates in the UK and Ireland, giving millions of fans.
The Summer of 2025 has belonged to Oasis in the UK and Ireland – it is hard to overstate the impact and outpouring of emotion from their 19 shows.
We’ve just had the final weekend of gigs in London at Wembley Stadium coming after Noel and Liam Gallagher went and conquered America too. And David Beckham has just called Oasis the “The Greatest” on instagram after going to Sunday night’s show. He’s not wrong.
I attended Sunday’s performance as well, which was a wonderful evening with Liam’s vocals singing beautifully despite his decision to skip the party and focus on the audience’s reaction.
Bonehead, Andy Bell, and Gem Archer are among the musicians who are cheering their way onto the stage, and Joey Waronker, a new drummer, is on the rise.
Noel is definitely a more relaxed and jokey performer now that the comeback tour has begun in Cardiff on July 4. He has already spoken of his nerves.
The band sound tight, loud, and in top form song after song, and being relaxed is no bad thing. No one is phoning it in or taking anything for granted.
Little by little, rumors about tour dates in 2026 have been spreading. Everyone is persuaded that the band’s August 1996 shows will be held at Manchester City’s Etihad stadium and Knebworth.
What people in the band’s vicinity have consistently told me that Liam (and in some cases Noel) will need rest after this tour. When they finish their tour, which includes dates in Australia, Japan, South Korea, and South America in October and November, some people have told me that they will take 18 months off.
I have no doubt that the original plan for this tour was to take a lengthy break.
With the band’s unprecedented response and five-star reviews, it would be difficult to say “no” to more shows this Summer. Noel chose to change the subject rather than answer a question about Knebworth when he called into TalkSport and was quizzed.
Liam said, “See you next year,” to fans over the weekend at Wembley. Lam was aware of his actions.
Noel and Liam are still having fun there, perhaps more than they had anticipated. Why wouldn’t they continue to play together?
So my money would be on the young men taking a nice break after this tour, which they could do for up to six months, and then playing more. They can wait to see how this tour’s final months turn out, so there is no need to make an announcement in a rush.
But whatever they do, wherever they book and what they want to play, will sell out.
