Liam and Noel Gallagher are the brothers behind Oasis. After a bitter 2009 split, they reunited for a 41-date world tour in 2025. The Liam and Noel Gallagher story is one of rock’s most famous feuds and its most unexpected reconciliation. Noel was the chief songwriter and lead guitarist. Liam was the frontman and voice. Their rivalry defined Oasis as much as their music did.
The band formed in Manchester in 1991 and became the face of Britpop. Their 1994 debut Definitely Maybe and 1995 follow-up (What’s the Story) Morning Glory? made them global stars. But the Gallagher brothers’ relationship was always volatile. Tours fell apart. Insults flew in interviews and on social media. Neither brother officially quit until 2009.
The end came at the Rock en Seine festival near Paris on August 28, 2009. A backstage altercation broke out shortly before Oasis was due on stage. A guitar belonging to Noel was smashed. Organizers told the 30,000-strong crowd the band “no longer exists”. Noel released a statement saying he quit “with some sadness and great relief.” He added: “I simply could not go on working with Liam a day longer”.
That was the last time they shared a stage for 16 years. Both pursued solo careers. Noel formed Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds. Liam launched Beady Eye and later a solo career. They traded barbs in the press for years. A 2022 auction saw the broken Gibson guitar from that night in Paris sell for €385,500. It became a symbol of the split.
The reunion announcement came in 2024. Oasis confirmed a run of UK and European dates that grew into a 41-date world tour. The “Oasis Live ’25” tour opened at Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, on July 4, 2025. It concluded at Estádio do Morumbi in São Paulo, Brazil, on November 23, 2025. The tour spanned five continents, including stops in the US, Canada, Mexico, Australia, South Korea, and Japan.Quick Bio: Liam and Noel Gallagher
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Seven of those shows were at Wembley Stadium in London. Six were at Heaton Park in Manchester, a hometown return. The band kept the same 23-song setlist for all 41 dates. The scale stunned even Noel. Steven Knight, creator of Peaky Blinders and producer of the reunion documentary, said Noel assumed they would be playing arenas. “He had no idea there would be this tidal wave of interest,” Knight told The Times.
Noel’s attitude toward Liam shifted dramatically during the tour. In his first interview after the UK leg, he told talkSPORT he was proud of his brother. “Liam’s smashing it. I’m proud of him,” Noel said. “I couldn’t do the stadium thing like he does it, it’s not in my nature. He’s been amazing”. By September 2026, at the Venice Film Festival, Noel used a word he never expected to apply to Liam: “delightful”.
The reunion was documented in Oasis: Don’t Look Back in Anger. The film premiered at the Venice Film Festival on September 5, 2026. It was produced and written by Steven Knight and directed by Dylan Southern and Will Lovelace. It includes the first joint interview with the brothers in over 20 years. The documentary shows the frosty first rehearsal, where Liam arrived, objected to acoustic shields on the drums, and left without saying a word.
Knight attributed the thaw to age and shared history. “In your twenties you’re so full of it, angry and easily offended,” he told The Times. “Then you get older and realise: all that’s left is who you really are”. He noted the brothers are actually similar people. “They’re both very funny and they speak the truth”. Their children also played a role. They met during the reunion and became friends. Knight called them “the cement”.
Noel described the change simply. “All the little things that used to annoy us about each other have gone away,” he said. “We have come out of it now as equals. We text like normal people. The music brought us together”. Liam put it even more plainly in the documentary. “The music brought us back together,” he said. “Oasis man. Oasis saves”.
Oasis has announced plans for Oasis Live ’27, with dates across the UK, Europe, and the USA. The question of whether the peace will hold remains open. But for now, the Gallagher brothers have done what seemed impossible. They found their way back to each other through the songs they built together.Q: What caused the breakup of Oasis in 2009?
The band split on August 28, 2009, after a backstage fight at the Rock en Seine festival in Paris. Liam damaged Noel’s Gibson guitar during the altercation. Noel quit that night, stating he “simply could not go on working with Liam a day longer”.
Q: When and where did the Oasis Live ’25 reunion tour take place?
The 41-date tour ran from July 4, 2025, in Cardiff, Wales, to November 23, 2025, in São Paulo, Brazil. It covered five continents and included seven nights at Wembley Stadium and five homecoming shows at Manchester’s Heaton Park.
Q: How much money did the reunion tour generate?
The tour grossed $443 million** in ticket sales, with each Gallagher brother earning roughly **$125 million. It sold 2.23 million tickets, making it the second-highest-grossing tour of 2025.
Q: What was on the Oasis Live ’25 setlist?
The band played the same 23-song setlist at every show. It opened with “Hello” and closed with “Champagne Supernova,” featuring classics like “Wonderwall,” “Don’t Look Back in Anger,” and “Live Forever”.
Q: Are Liam and Noel Gallagher still feuding?
Their relationship has improved significantly. Noel said by 2026 that “all the little things that used to annoy us about each other have gone away”. Oasis has also announced an Oasis Live ’27 tour with 42 scheduled shows.
