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Noel Gallagher teased his potential setlist for the 2025 reunion tour and opened up for the first time about the Oasis ticket sale craze.

Noel Gallagher has spoken for the first time about his shock at the pandemonium over the Oasis ticket sales – and also hinted at some songs which will definitely (maybe) be played this Summer alongside brother Liam.

For his newest book, Oasis: The Masterplan, the guitarist gave photographer Kevin Cummins an interview.

Asked about the Oasis Live 25 ticket sales, Noel said: “I thought it’d be a big deal, but I was a bit taken aback by just how much of a big deal it was.”

He is also quizzed by Cummins to name his favourite Oasis song but replied: “Can I have more than one? Supersonic, Some might say, Live forever and Rock’n’Roll Star.” All these songs are from early in the band’s career and are now expected to be played when the tour kicks off in Cardiff in July.

Noel responded, “The best doesn’t exist,” when asked to name his own best live performance he had seen. U2, Paul Weller, Neil Young Goldie, Ennio Morricone, The Strokes, Young Fathers, and a plethora of other artists have all been things that have stayed with me throughout the years.

Twelve months of seismic change that anchored the identity of Oasis from early 1994 are documented in Cummins’ 256-page book of photographs, many of which are never seen before.

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These images show the masterplan beginning, from the just-bought-at-Affleck’s Palace attainability of their look to the Brother-sponsored Man City Shirts, the changing backgrounds from Maine Road, the Peveril of the Peak pub, and the Arndale Centre to riotous early gigs, the Virgin Megastore, and the red buses of London. Two brothers are positioned in the center, hinting at a sound that will almost be audible in the images and how it will appear everywhere.

Noel is questioned if Oasis could have existed anywhere else in the book, besides in Manchester. He replies, “Absolutely not,” saying. We are Mancuinians, y’know. There is something we have. That is the thing that the rest of the world adores. Why? F**k knows”.

He resisted catching himself singing an Oasis song while driving or doing something else, in contrast to Oasis fans. He continued, “Actually, I occasionally go for a walk if I’m stuck in my head and try to work through something in my head.”

When Cummins first took a picture of the band, he claimed Liam had “an angelic face back then.” He continued, “It was the perfect look for the British music magazine market, and so it was proven to be.”

On July 4 at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium, Noel and Liam will join forces for the first time since their band split in 2009. The band’s lineup is now believed to have been completed, and rehearsals are also scheduled to begin soon.

Joey Waronker and other well-known former Oasis band members are joining Liam and Noel Gallagher on drums. Liam Gallagher, Noel Gallagher, Paul “Bonehead” Arthurs, Gem Archer, Andy Bell, and Joey Waronker are reportedly the full lineup that NME has reported.

Richard Ashcroft and Cast, who are close friends with the band, will also be performing in the shows. Gene will instead be watching from the sidelines with Lennon because it is not believed that Villanelle will currently be playing in a support role.

Ollie Williams, a contestant for the controversial Love Island, has revealed that he is considering becoming a Reform UK councillor in a strange new profession.

A scandal hit Love Island star has made the surprise announcement he is running to be a councillor for Reform UK. Ollie Williams, 29, appeared on the sixth season on the hit ITV dating show back in 2020, where he racked up thousands of Ofcom complaints.

He has since removed any unfavorable remarks and has announced that he is running for a position on Cornwall Council. The TV personality claimed as he announced his party affiliation, that “freedom of speech has been eroded for far too long.”

Ollie congratulated me on announcing that the Reform Party will run for mayor of Los Angeles and Lanreath in May. It’s time to act because our freedom of speech and society have been severely compromised.

I’m making my first political leap by putting my first foot forward because I’m not ready to stand by and wait for someone else to solve the situation while it all burns.

If you’ve followed me so far, the ex-TV star continued, “I hope you’ll trust my judgment when I say I believe this is the best course of action for the protection of your free way of life.”

“If you support Reform and our beliefs, please ensure you cast your ballots or apply for a postal or proxy vote, and … Vote for the UK Reform movement.

At the May 1 local election, Ollie hopes to win a seat in the rural areas of Lostwithiel and Lanreath. This year, all 87 of Cornwall Council’s seats will be up for election.

Ollie describes himself as a “countryside steward and farmer” who will “focus on community led projects,” and his campaign poster was unveiled alongside the announcement.

He sat on a muddy track wearing a pair of wellies as he claims the “mission to fix broken Britain starts local”. Ollie had a very short stint on Love Island five years ago as he left after just three days.

He decided to quit the show after admitted he still had feelings for someone else. Ollie was coupled up with Paige Turley at the time, who later went on to win the series with Finn Tapp.

It is not the first time Ollie has sparked controversy, as he was heavily criticised for posing with animals he had killed. Ofcom received 231 complaints after the pictures began being spotted online.

More than 38, 000 people signed a petition to have him leave the show when it was announced.

Amid the backlash, Ollie insisted he left the show due to personal issues instead. In his first statement since quitting, Ollie said: “I have to be honest with myself, and everyone, that I do still love someone else… I have to follow my heart in this scenario and it would be wrong for me to ignore these feelings.

This is Love Island, and it’s all about finding love, the saying goes. It wouldn’t be fair to them if I carried anything on with Paige or any other girl who might enter the villa.

Ollie, who is the son and heir of Andrew Williams, Viscount Clifden, the Lord of the Manor of the Lanhydrock Estate, in Cornwall, brushed off any criticism as he posed with dead animals again.

Ollie continued to hunt after the scandal, posting a photo of himself killing deer while visiting Cornwall on Instagram. He defended his actions in the caption, “Huntering is Conservation.”

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The “office sirens” are being attacked for their lack of professionalism, but are they really pushing the limits too far, or are there economic and political reasons for the trend toward more modest corporate attire?

Leather miniskirts, tube tops and corseted shirts and push-up bras are all the rave at the moment, but do they have a place in today’s corporate world? According to the ‘office siren’ trend on TikTok, the answer is: “duh”. But the internet is divided on whether ‘office sirens’ have lost the plot, especially considering their risqué outfits might cost them their jobs.

One TikTok comment detailing how an woman lost a lucrative job over her ‘office siren’ work attire has sparked a heated response online. The original comment reads: “We have a college credit paid 25 per hour intern position that goes straight to a six-figure job at graduation. This girl wore an ‘office siren’ outfit day two and was immediately fired for it. And yes, we can fire for that. It’s in the contract she signed when taking the job. Literally lost a guaranteed £20k comfy job over a leather miniskirt and tube top combo.”

Dozens of response videos have popped up agreeing that the risqué outfit has no place in the workplace and that no outfit is worth losing your job over (especially one so high paying). But some commenters argued that it’s the ‘office sirens’ of TikTok and Instagram that are to blame for misleading young women who are entering the corporate world for the first time. One TikToker said: “Stop letting these influencers who don’t work pollute your mind with this trending b——t.”

Over the past few years, the “office siren” trend has grown in popularity on social media. Also known as “corpcore” or “corporate fetish,” it is also known as “corpcore.” After the pandemic returned to work, the trend, which was characterized by skin-tight skirts, bayonetta glasses, push-up bras, and revealing button-downs, resurfaced in the wider fashion community.

The ‘office siren’ trend began appearing on runways as a call-back to power dressing movements of the ‘80s and on-screen references like Gisele Bündchen’s assistant character in The Devil Wears Prada and Jennifer Anniston’s style from Friends. Model Bella Hadid became a poster-child for the trend last year, rocking slim glasses, a sleek bun, and belly-button revealing button-downs.

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Following the Covid-induced global lockdowns, the ultra-feminine-style attire became popular with business resumption. It was dubbed a rebellion against masculine-dominated, stuffy office attire. However, recent TikTok discourse has made it clear that rebellion and personal expression may need to take a backseat to corporate demands in some cases.

There are a few social and political factors that may be at play here. One is a notable shift to more conservative dressing that we often see during times of economic difficulty. The best example of the shift to more modest dressing was the recent Pretty Little Thing’s rebrand.

The fast-fashion brand long-known for being the go-to retailer for budget-friendly promiscuous party outfits shocked loyal customers by relaunching their website and clothing line with slightly more expensive, muted and minimalist styles. The “boring” rebrand draws parallels to the recession-core trend of the 2010s.

Recession-core is a trend that rose as a result of the 2008 recession, where understated, practical outfits took precedence over embellished and flashy styles. In this era, going-out attire looked oddly similar to corporate wear.

Even girls who were too young to work started wearing fitted blazers, silky button-downs, high buns, and peplum tops. Every magazine had a day-to-night look, with women dressing for both work and play and putting their weight on multi-use, transitional pieces for convenience and cost-effectiveness rather than fashion for fashion purposes.

The “boring” rebranding of Pretty Little Things and the recession-core trend both highlight the importance of “lilac economics.” In order to maintain a sense of normalcy and project a higher status appearance, consumers, especially women, are more willing to spend money on small, affordable luxuries (like lipstick and conventional, practical clothing items) during times of uncertainty.

One of the potential causes of “office sirens” feeling less inclined to push the boundaries of office style and invest in more traditional, practical staples is the current economic situation. The notable shift to more “traditional” and “manifest” workplaces is another plausible cause of the “office siren’s death.”

Social progress that empowered women to express their personal style in the workplace is becoming increasingly tenuous. The mass rollback of DEI initiatives in the US is bleeding into the UK as companies like BT, Goldman-Sachs and Co-op deprioritise programs to boost racial and gender equity in the workplace.

Women are disproportionately affected by these rollbacks, which affect mentoring programs and fair hiring practices. What, however, is related to style in this context? The “office siren” may be stifling their boundary-pushing and rebellious attitude as a result of worries that they will lose their foothold at work.

Shifting cultures toward male-driven workplaces and reduced protections and programmes for women might also mean that younger women simply do not feel safe to show skin and dress in form-fitting attire in the workplace. According to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request submitted to the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS), there is a rise in the number of sexual harassment disputes in the workplace. ACAS, an independent UK public body that works to improve workplace relationships and resolve disputes, recorded 7,245 cases of sexual discrimination disputes in 2024 – an increase of 6.2 per cent from 2023.

Similarly, a 2023 Trade Unions Congress poll revealed more than half of women (58 per cent) have experienced sexual harassment, bullying, or verbal abuse in the workplace. That figure rises to almost two-thirds (62 per cent) for women aged between 25 and 34.