Almost a year since announcing the long-awaited Oasis reunion, brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher have played their first show together in 16 years.
The once-warring siblings kicked things off at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, on Friday (4 July) before further dates around the UK, the United States, South Korea, Japan, Australia and South America.
Thousands of fans gathered at the Cardiff venue to watch the rock band, who broke up after a backstage fight in 2009. They tore through hits including “Morning Glory”, “Supersonic”, “Half the World Away” and “Stand by Me”.
At one stage, Liam Gallagher made a taunt about the ticket pricing scandal, which occurred when the tour was announced last August. “You’re having a good time, yeah?” he said, asking: “Is it worth the £40,000 you paid for the ticket?”
On Tuesday, Noel was spotted by a young fan at Cardiff station, having apparently opted to travel by train ahead of his band’s first gig since 2009.
“It felt so surreal seeing a rock icon live in the flesh,” Oasis fan Joey, 16, told the BBC. “Their music has been such a big part in my parents’ life and also mine too. I can’t wait to see them live on Friday.”
Oasis are being supported in the UK by Verve frontman Richard Ashcroft, who declared it a “historic night”, and the Liverpool-formed band Cast.
Follow live updates below:
Our Oasis reunion show verdict is in…
As Liam and Noel Gallagher tear through two hours of uninterrupted hits, it’s tough to imagine another comeback on such a momentous scale.
Mark Beaumont reviews Oasis’ first live show in 16 years:
Jacob Stolworthy4 July 2025 22:37
10 of the sweetest things Noel and Liam Gallagher have said about each other
“I love him. He’s my brother. You know what I mean?”
It hasn’t all been bad between the siblings:
Jacob Stolworthy5 July 2025 03:00
I was with Oasis from the start – they’re a band that wouldn’t exist in 2025
James Brown was there when the Oasis story started and saw the Gallagher brothers grow from lads to dads who could still cause chaos in the Groucho Club before school pickup time. He reflects on the band who are now connecting with a new generation – and for good reason too…
Jacob Stolworthy5 July 2025 02:00
Music critics say Oasis only made two good albums. Gen Z strongly disagree
New, younger fans of the Britpop legends are discovering their much-maligned latter-day catalogue without the context of the times. It’s time the band’s older, more cynical observers follow their lead, argues Hamish MacBain.
Jacob Stolworthy5 July 2025 01:00
The official Oasis 2025 reunion setlist
After much speculation, we now know what an Oasis setlist in 2025 looks like.
Find the full rundown of everything the Gallagher brothers played here:
Jacob Stolworthy4 July 2025 23:58
Oasis’s tribute to Liverpool player Jota
Oasis paid tribute to Liverpool footballer Diogo Jota, who this week died in a car accident, at their first reunion show.
The Manchester band, led by Liam and Noel Gallagher, kicked off their tour at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium on Friday (4 July), one day after Jota was found dead with his brother, Andre Silver, in the Spanish city of Zamora.
Jacob Stolworthy reports:
Jacob Stolworthy4 July 2025 23:28
A round-up of a night music fans will remember forever
Rock ‘n’ roll stars Noel and Liam Gallagher brought the house down at the Principality Stadium, kicking off their record-breaking reunion tour in tremendous fashion.
Roisin O’Connor was at the Cardiff gig, a momentous night that support act Richard Ashcroft rather aptly described as “historic” before it started.
It certainly was – find out everything that went down during Oasis’s first live show in 16 years here:
Jacob Stolworthy4 July 2025 23:02
What a show – the Gallagher brothers are well and truly back, and will do it all over again tomorrow. You’ll be able to find our verdict here shortly as well as aa wrap of everything to know about the show.
In the meantime, here’s a photo that will make any music lover’s hairs stand on end.
Jacob Stolworthy4 July 2025 22:32
‘Nice one for putting up with us over the years’
That’s a Liam Gallagher quote right there, just before launching into the night’s final song, a pleasant rendition of “Champagne Supernova”. Followed by a Gallagher brother embrace! It was quick, but still.
Jacob Stolworthy4 July 2025 22:09
The end of the show is nigh
Noel’s solo outing on “Don’t Look Back in Anger” gets the most full-throated singalong of night so far – I have chills! Maybe I’m reading too much into his minimal facial expressions but Noel did look moved as he looked out at the audience singing back to him. And now Liam rejoins us for “Wonderwall”. We’re nearly at the end now.
Roisin O’Connor4 July 2025 22:08
