Oasis (band)
Oasis, the rock band from Manchester, once drew applications for 2.5 million tickets to a pair of shows at Knebworth. Only 250,000 tickets were actually sold, which meant the band could in theory have filled twenty nights. Instead they played two, on the 10th and the 11th of August 1996, to 125,000 people each time. At that point they were the largest outdoor concerts in UK history. At the centre of it stood two brothers from working-class backgrounds. One wrote the songs, the other sang them, and they rarely agreed on anything in public. How did a group that began as a noisy rehearsal-room band become the sound of a decade? Why did its members keep leaving, returning and arguing in the newspapers? And what happened when a band that had abruptly split announced it was coming back?
In 1990, a Manchester band called the Rain had a bassist, a guitarist, a drummer and a singer nobody was happy with. Paul McGuigan, Paul Arthurs and Tony McCarroll were dissatisfied with the singer, Chris Hutton. Arthurs auditioned an acquaintance named Liam Gallagher as a possible replacement.
Liam wanted a new name, and he found it on a wall. As children, he and his older brother Noel had shared a bedroom with an Inspiral Carpets tour poster in it. The poster listed the Oasis Leisure Centre in Swindon as a venue, and the name stuck.
The renamed band played its first gig on the 14th of August 1991 at the Boardwalk club in Manchester. They sat at the bottom of the bill, below the Catchmen and Sweet Jesus. Noel was working as a roadie for Inspiral Carpets at the time, and he went along to watch his brother's group. He liked what he heard.
Noel did not simply join. He set two conditions: he would be the sole songwriter and leader, and the band would commit to a serious pursuit of commercial success. Arthurs remembered the moment this way: "He had loads of stuff written. When he walked in, we were a band making a racket with four tunes. All of a sudden, there were loads of ideas."
Under Noel, the band chose simplicity on purpose. Arthurs and McGuigan were limited to barre chords and root bass notes, and McCarroll kept his rhythms basic. The amplifiers were turned up until the sound distorted. One description of the result called it "so devoid of finesse and complexity that it came out sounding pretty much unstoppable".
The influences were openly British. The Beatles loomed largest, and the press often called the devotion an obsession. The Kinks, the Rolling Stones and the Who mattered too, as did 1970s punk, especially the Sex Pistols and the Damned. Liam's sneering, deadpan presence set against Noel's reverent but confident songwriting gave the band its character. The brothers' rebellious manner and constant sibling rivalry drew media interest from the very beginning.
In May 1993, after more than a year of gigs and rehearsals, Oasis recorded a demo tape called Live Demonstration. That summer a gig in Glasgow changed their fortunes. Sister Lovers, a band who shared their rehearsal rooms, invited them to play at King Tut's Wah Wah Hut.
The band and a group of friends hired a van and made the trip. At the door they were turned away, because they were not on that night's bill. They and the Creation Records co-owner Alan McGee have since given contradicting accounts of how they got inside. What is agreed is that they received the opening slot and impressed McGee, who had come to see 18 Wheeler. Sister Lovers also mattered, since their member Debbie Turner was a close friend of McGee from his days at The Haçienda in Manchester.
McGee offered a recording contract, but the band did not sign for several months. Trouble securing an American deal changed the shape of it. Oasis ended up with a worldwide contract with Sony, which in turn licensed them to Creation in the UK.
A limited white label release of the demo of "Columbia" came first. A UK tour followed to promote the first single, "Supersonic", and one stop was the Tunbridge Wells Forum, a converted public toilet. "Supersonic" came out in April 1994 and reached number 31. The third single, "Live Forever", was the first to enter the UK top ten.
The recording and mixing of the debut album, Definitely Maybe, was troubled. It was released on the 29th of August 1994 and entered the UK Albums Chart at number one within a week. At the time it was the fastest-selling debut album in the country.
The pace nearly broke the band. After nearly a year of constant touring and a hedonistic lifestyle, things boiled over at a Los Angeles gig in September 1994. Liam gave an inept performance, made offensive remarks about American audiences and hit Noel with a tambourine. Noel quit and flew to San Francisco, and the song "Talk Tonight" came out of that episode. Tim Abbot of Creation tracked him down, and the two travelled to Las Vegas, where Noel was persuaded to return. The tour resumed in Minneapolis, and the Christmas single "Whatever" entered the British charts at number three in December 1994.
On the 14th of August 1995, Blur and Oasis released singles on the same day, and the British press treated it like a war. Oasis had never associated themselves with the Britpop movement. They had not even been invited to the BBC's Britpop Now programme, which was introduced by Blur's singer, Damon Albarn.
The contest was settled by the numbers. Blur's "Country House" outsold Oasis's "Roll with It" by 274,000 copies to 216,000 in one week. Oasis's management blamed the price, £1.99 against £3.99, and pointed out that two versions of the Blur single forced fans to buy twice. Creation said a barcode problem on the Oasis single case meant some sales were not recorded.
The real answer arrived with their second album, (What's the Story) Morning Glory?. Its softer sound first earned mixed reviews, but it sold over four million copies in the UK and spent ten weeks at number one. By 2008 it had sold up to 22 million copies worldwide. It was also the UK's best-selling album of the 1990s.
It carried "Wonderwall" and "Don't Look Back in Anger", which reached numbers two and one in the UK. "Champagne Supernova" featured guitar and backing vocals from Paul Weller. It reached number one on the US Modern Rock Tracks chart. In November 1995, Oasis played two back-to-back nights at Earls Court in London, then the biggest indoor gigs in Europe.
The line-up shifted around the album. In April 1995, McCarroll was ousted, and he later said he was unlawfully expelled over a personality clash with the brothers. Noel said of him, "I like Tony as a geezer but he wouldn't have been able to drum the new songs." Paul Weller recommended Alan White, who made his debut on Top of the Pops. In September 1995, McGuigan briefly left, citing nervous exhaustion. Scott McLeod replaced him, but he left abruptly in the US and then regretted it. Noel told him, "I think you have, too. Good luck signing on." McGuigan was convinced to return.
In 1996, the band moved outdoors. On the 27th and the 28th of April they played Maine Road, home of Manchester City, the club the brothers had supported since childhood. In early August they drew 80,000 people over two nights at Balloch Country Park at Loch Lomond.
The autumn brought chaos. Liam pulled out of an MTV Unplugged show at the Royal Festival Hall, citing a sore throat, then watched from a balcony with beer and cigarettes, heckling Noel. He refused to join the American arena tour, so Noel sang instead. At the MTV Video Music Awards on the 4th of September 1996, Liam gestured at Noel during his guitar solo and spat beer across the stage. Noel then flew home without the band, which fuelled speculation of a split. The brothers reconciled and finished the tour.
Footage of excited fans clutching copies of Be Here Now made the ITV News at Ten in August 1997. The anchorman, Trevor McDonald, even repeated the band's phrase "mad for it". The album had sold 424,000 units by the end of its first day and 696,000 in its first week. It was the fastest-selling album in British history until Adele's 25 arrived in 2015. In the US, first-week sales of 152,000 fell well short of the 400,000 expected.
The recording at Abbey Road Studios and Ridge Farm Studios had been plagued by quarrels between the brothers. Noel wrote most of it on a holiday with Kate Moss, Johnny Depp and Mick Jagger. He later said the album did not stand up and that he had not put that much effort into it. Before release he had warned NME that it would not surprise many people. But nobody around him shared his doubts. Former press officer Johnny Hopkins said there were more hangers-on telling the band they were the greatest, and that blocked out critical voices.
After the Be Here Now tour ended in early 1998, the band kept a low profile amid media criticism. Later that year they released The Masterplan, a compilation of fourteen B-sides. Noel said in 2008 that there was more inspired music on the B-sides than on Be Here Now itself.
Work on the fourth album began in early 1999, with Mark Stent as co-producer, and it went badly. In August the shock departure of Arthurs was announced. At the time it was reported as amicable, with Noel saying Arthurs wanted time with his family. Noel later offered a different version. He said repeated breaches of his no drink or drugs policy, meant to let Liam sing properly, led to a confrontation. Two weeks later McGuigan also left. At a press conference the brothers insisted that "the future of Oasis is secure. The story and the glory will go on."
Gem Archer of Heavy Stereo was approached by Noel just days after Arthurs left. The bass slot took longer. David Potts rehearsed with them but quickly resigned, and Andy Bell of Ride and Hurricane #1 stepped in. Bell had never played bass and had to learn it, plus a handful of Oasis songs, for a US tour in December 1999.
With Creation Records folding, Oasis started their own label, Big Brother. Standing on the Shoulder of Giants came out in February 2000 and reached number one, though it peaked at number 24 in the US. It carried the first song written by Liam, "Little James", and a new logo designed by Archer. Reviews were lukewarm. The tour was eventful. After a gig in Barcelona was cancelled because tendinitis seized up White's arm, a row followed, and Noel announced he was quitting overseas touring. He came back for the Irish and British legs, including two shows at Wembley Stadium that produced the live album Familiar to Millions.
A car accident in Indianapolis in August 2002 left Noel, Andy Bell and touring keyboardist Jay Darlington shaken but without major injuries. It was part of the tour for Heathen Chemistry, released that July. It was the first album with Bell and Archer, and it reached number 1 in the UK and number 23 in the US. Nearly everyone except White wrote songs for it, and "Songbird" was the first single not written by Noel. Johnny Marr added guitar and backing vocals to a couple of tracks.
December 2002 brought a worse night in Munich. Liam, White and three members of the entourage were arrested after a violent nightclub brawl. Liam lost two front teeth and kicked a police officer in the ribs, and tests showed he had used cocaine. White was hit with an ashtray. The German dates were postponed, and two years later Liam was fined around £40,000.
In 2004, White was asked to leave. His brother Steve said the spirit of being in a band had been kicked out of him. Zak Starkey, the Who's drummer and son of Ringo Starr, took over, though he was never an official member. Their Glastonbury headline set that year was called a disaster by NME. The sixth album was recorded in Los Angeles, at Capitol Studios, with Dave Sardy taking the lead producer role after Noel stepped back from a decade of doing it.
Don't Believe the Truth came out in May 2005 after three years and as many scrapped sessions. It fulfilled their contract with Sony BMG. Fans and critics hailed it as their best since Morning Glory. "Lyla" and "The Importance of Being Idle" both reached number one, and by 2013 the album had sold more than six million copies. The tour that followed ran from the 10th of May 2005 at the London Astoria to the 31st of March 2006 in Mexico City. It covered 26 countries and 113 headline shows for over 3.2 million people, including Madison Square Garden and the Hollywood Bowl, and passed without major incident.
The band collected the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music in February 2007. In 2006 they had released the double compilation Stop the Clocks, built from songs they considered definitive.
Dig Out Your Soul followed in October 2008 and reached number one in the UK and number five on the Billboard 200. Starkey left in May 2008, and Chris Sharrock covered the tour. On the 7th of September 2008, at the Virgin Festival in Toronto, a fan ran on stage and attacked Noel, breaking three ribs. The following summer, a generator failure at Manchester's Heaton Park forced them off stage twice. They returned the third time and declared the gig a free concert.
Oasis played the last show of their first run on the 22nd of August 2009 at the V Festival at Weston Park in Staffordshire. The next day's Chelmsford gig was cancelled, and the cause became a dispute. Liam said he had laryngitis diagnosed by a doctor. Noel claimed in 2011 that Liam had a hangover. Liam sued, demanded an apology and dropped the lawsuit when Noel apologised.
The end came at the Rock en Seine festival near Paris on the 28th of August 2009. Mid-way through Bloc Party's set, their frontman Kele Okereke announced that Oasis would not be performing. He joked, "I guess by default, we are headlining." Two hours later, Noel posted a statement on the band's website: "I quit Oasis tonight. People will write and say what they like, but I simply could not go on working with Liam a day longer." Only two tour dates remained. Noel told Esquire in 2015 that a fight in Paris was the last straw, with "no hidden darkness".
Liam and the rest continued as Beady Eye, which released two studio albums before breaking up in 2014. Liam started a solo career and made three albums. Noel formed Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds and made four. Bell reunited with Ride.
In February 2010, Liam accepted the Brit Award for Best British Album of the Last 30 Years, for Morning Glory, alone. He thanked Bonehead, McGuigan and White but not Noel, then threw the microphone and the award into the crowd. A demo called "Don't Stop..." resurfaced during the COVID-19 pandemic. Released on the 3rd of May 2020, it passed 1 million YouTube views that morning.
By early 2023 both brothers said they would consider reuniting on the right terms. On his 2024 anniversary tour for Definitely Maybe, Liam reserved a seat for Noel at every gig. On the 27th of August 2024, almost fifteen years after the split, Oasis announced their return with the words, "The guns have fallen silent. The stars have aligned. The great wait is over. Come see. It will not be televised." Only the Gallaghers appeared in the announcement photos. Arthurs, Archer and Bell were revealed as rejoining soon after.
The effect on the charts was immediate. A 30th anniversary edition of Definitely Maybe went to number 1 in the UK a week after release. "Live Forever" reached number 8, two places higher than in 1994.
The Oasis Live '25 Tour opened on the 4th of July 2025 at Principality Stadium in Cardiff, their first show in 16 years. It ended on the 23rd of November at Estádio do Morumbi in São Paulo. In October 2025, Arthurs withdrew from the Asian and Australian legs for treatment after a prostate cancer diagnosis, and Mike Moore filled in. Management said the reunion was the last time around, and Liam disputed this online. In 2026 the band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, with a ceremony planned for the 14th of November in Los Angeles.
Neil Innes, once of the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band and the Rutles, sued over "Whatever", arguing it borrowed from his song "How Sweet to Be an Idiot". He was awarded royalties and a co-writer credit. Noel said in 2010 that the borrowing was unintentional and that he learned of the similarity only through the case.
The second case involved the New Seekers' "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing", which Oasis were alleged to have lifted words and melody from for "Shakermaker". Coca-Cola was involved in the action, and Oasis paid $500,000 in damages. Noel joked, "Now we all drink Pepsi." A third song, "Step Out", appeared on early promotional copies of Morning Glory. The disc was withdrawn after it was thought to resemble a Stevie Wonder song. Official releases later credited "Wonder, et al." as co-writers. In 2003, a Girls Aloud song resembled "Wonderwall", and Noel was later credited as co-writer.
The honours that built up are long. Oasis have sold over 100 million records worldwide, with eight UK number-one singles and eight UK number-one albums. They have won 17 NME Awards, nine Q Awards and seven Brit Awards, and were nominated for three Grammy Awards.
Critics and academics have tried to explain the pull. In 2025, the Telegraph's Neil McCormick called them "the greatest rock band of the modern age". Music sociologist Andy Bennett called them "the sonic voice of Northern pride in a time of cultural centralisation". Historian Keith Gildart argued they embodied the voice of post-industrial, working-class youth in Britain. Their parkas, trainers and mod haircuts fed a subcultural identity later studied in fashion sociology.
The influence reached shopfloors too. Pete Caban, who owned Bandwagon Music Supplies in Perth, Scotland, called the mid-1990s to early 2000s the Oasis period, when everyone wanted a guitar. He said, "I was shovelling guitars out the door at the point."
The newest echo came in 2023. A band called Breezer wrote original Oasis-style songs and used AI vocals based on Liam's voice for an album called AISIS. It drew more than half a million views within six weeks. Liam approved, saying he "sounded mega".
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When and where were Oasis formed?
Oasis formed in Manchester in 1991. The band grew out of an earlier group called the Rain, and its first gig was on the 14th of August 1991 at the Boardwalk club in Manchester.
How did Oasis get their name?
Liam Gallagher suggested the name Oasis after an Inspiral Carpets tour poster in the bedroom he shared with his brother Noel. The poster listed the Oasis Leisure Centre in Swindon as a venue.
How did Oasis get signed to Creation Records?
Creation Records co-owner Alan McGee saw Oasis play an opening slot at King Tut's Wah Wah Hut in Glasgow in 1993. He offered a contract, and the band signed months later through a worldwide Sony deal licensed to Creation in the UK.
What was the Battle of Britpop between Oasis and Blur?
The Battle of Britpop was a chart contest on the 14th of August 1995, when Blur and Oasis released singles on the same day. Blur's Country House outsold Oasis's Roll with It by 274,000 copies to 216,000.
Why did Oasis split up in 2009?
Oasis split on the 28th of August 2009 when Noel Gallagher quit after a fight with Liam in Paris, before the Rock en Seine festival. He said he could not go on working with Liam a day longer.
When did Oasis reform and tour again?
Oasis announced their reunion on the 27th of August 2024. The Oasis Live '25 Tour began on the 4th of July 2025 in Cardiff and ended on the 23rd of November 2025 in São Paulo.
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