A fan’s banner said it best: “The great wait is over.”
Oasis is set to make their long-awaited return to the stage in Cardiff, Wales, on Friday, launching a reunion tour that’s been met with both eager excitement and nervous anticipation.
After 16 years apart, the Britpop legends are reuniting in what promises to be a landmark moment for fans. Will it live up to the hype? As they once said — definitely maybe.
Forecasting how things will unfold is never easy with Noel and Liam Gallagher, the famously fiery brothers whose dynamic has always powered Oasis’s brilliance and unpredictability.
Formed in Manchester’s working-class neighborhoods in 1991, Oasis burst onto the scene with their 1994 debut Definitely Maybe, becoming a defining force in ’90s British music. Their catalogue includes chart-topping albums and anthems like “Wonderwall,” “Champagne Supernova,” “Roll With It,” and “Don’t Look Back in Anger.”
“They’ve always had that edge of unpredictability,” said author and music critic John Aizlewood, noting that the band’s appeal lies in “the tension and energy of the classic tale of battling brothers.”
Assuming their volatile relationship doesn’t cause another rift, Oasis will open their 19-date Live ’25 tour with two sold-out nights at Cardiff’s 70,000-seat Principality Stadium. From there, the tour will hit the U.K., Ireland, North America, South America, Asia, and Australia — before wrapping up in São Paulo, Brazil, on November 23.
