Backbeat, the word is on the street that Oasis is finally coming to Canada. After much speculation the Britpop behemoth would be performing in the country, the English rock band confirmed Monday it would play the new-announced Rogers Stadium in Toronto on Aug. 24, 2025. Oasis was one of the dominant British acts of the … Read more
On Friday, Sept. 13 — auspicious, I know — Jane’s Addiction was 11 songs deep into their set at the Leader Bank Pavilion in Boston when singer Perry Farrell apparently snapped. He began screaming at guitarist Dave Navarro, getting right into his face before giving him a forearm shot to the chest. Roadies and security … Read more
In 1995, Britpop fans had to choose between Oasis and Blur as the two bands’ new singles Country House and Roll With It hit the charts on the same day. The Southern middle class Blur may have won that particular battle but the Northern working class Oasis lads managed to win the war with the … Read more
Oasis have confirmed they will send out invites for a private invite-only ballot for their “final” Wembley Stadium dates overnight. The band – which announced their shock reunion in late August – said they would be sending the invites out to “eligible fans we have been able to identify”. In a statement, the Gallagher brothers … Read more
LONDON (AP) — The U.K.’s competition watchdog has launched an investigation into the way more than one million tickets were sold for next year’s reunion concerts from iconic 1990s Britpop band Oasis. In a statement Thursday, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said its investigation into Live Nation Entertainment’s unit Ticketmaster will look specifically at … Read more
For die-hard fans like the Guardian’s North of England editor, Josh Halliday, the news that Oasis was reforming for a series of gigs had them racing to their laptops to buy tickets. But with a handful of dates announced and a fever pitch of excitement for the concerts, when the tickets were finally released many … Read more
Oasis stopped the presses last week when it was announced they would be getting back together for a reunion tour. The Oasis Live ’25 tour will kick off next summer with 17 shows up and down the UK. During these shows they’ll be playing some of the country’s biggest venues, including Wembley Stadium, Cardiff’s Utilita … Read more
Oasis fans erupted with fury as they learnt that the two extra 2025 tour dates announced by the Gallagher brothers this afternoon will be at London’s Wembley Arena, where they are already playing multiple shows. Fans of the 1990s Britpop icons are also angry that they splashed out on expensive tickets in the first sale, … Read more
This eBay listing for Oasis “tickets” serves as a caution to always scrutinise the fine detail. After tickets for Oasis’s highly anticipated 2025 reunion tour were snapped up in a flash on Saturday (31st August), scores of fans who didn’t strike lucky were left gutted. However, there’s a glimmer of hope with the release of … Read more
Liam Gallagher at Rockfield Studios in Monmouthshire, 2022 (Image: Simon Ridgway/Sky UK Ltd) In a quaint Welsh town, there’s a pub that holds a slice of Britpop history. It was here where Liam Gallagher would while away the nights in the 1990s, as his brother Noel worked tirelessly at a nearby studio to perfect what … Read more
