Noel and Liam Gallagher have smoked the peace pipe after not speaking to each other for 15 years.
On Tuesday, British rock band Oasis announced that Noel and Liam Gallagher would reunite for a world tour after smoking a peace pipe after not speaking to each other for 15 years.
“The guns have fallen silent, the stars have aligned. The long wait is over. Come see us. It won't be televised,” Oasis announced alongside details of the tour.
Sibling rivalry
The brothers had been arguing for years, leading to the halting of several live shows throughout the mid-'90s and 2000s.
But things came to a head when the brothers got into an argument during a rock festival in Paris, leading to Noel, 57, quitting the band.
“It is with a bit of sadness but also a huge sense of relief to announce tonight that I am leaving Oasis. People can write and say what they want but I just couldn't continue working with Liam for one more day,” Liam said in a statement just hours after the fight.
Liam and the remaining members of Oasis decided to continue with the band, but under the new name Beady Eye. They released two studio albums before breaking up in 2014.
In 2019, Liam, now 51, expressed his desire to repair his relationship with his brother.
“The most important thing is that me and him are brothers,” he said. “He thinks I'm desperate to get the band back together for the money, but I didn't join the band for the money, I joined the band to have fun and to see the world,” Liam told The Associated Press.
Speaking in an interview about the struggle in Paris in 2021, Noel said: “Touring with Oasis has always been a struggle anyway. What happened in Paris was the breaking point.”
Oasis will play 14 shows across the UK in 2025, before continuing around the world, with 14 shows in Cardiff, Manchester, London, Edinburgh and Dublin.
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British Rock Reality
Oasis was formed in 1991 by original members Liam, bassist Paul McGuigan, guitarist Paul “Bonehead” Arthurs and drummer Tony McCarroll. His brother Noel joined a few months later, becoming the band's lead singer and songwriter.
They released their debut album Definitely Probably Released 30 years ago in August, the project rocketed to the top of the charts and became the UK's fastest-selling debut album at the time.
At their height in 1996, Oasis played two massive shows at Knebworth in England, playing to 125,000 fans each night.
The gig was the largest open-air concert ever held in the UK at the time, and tickets sold out within minutes. In 1999, two of Oasis' founding members, Arthurs and McGuigan, left the band and were replaced by guitarist Jem Archer and bassist Andy Bell.
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