The secret Oasis reunion photoshoot where Noel and Liam had ‘electric’ chemistry
Fans have waited 15 years for the Gallagher brothers to be in the same room together. Photo / Getty Images
Gallagher brothers met behind closed doors earlier this summer for promotional photos to be taken ahead of tour announcement.
Liam and Noel Gallagher announced the return of Oasis with a secret black and white photoshoot by the British portrait photographer Simon Emmett.
Fans have waited 15 years for the brothers to be in the same room together – and while they may appear brooding in the newly-released pictures, their chemistry is reportedly “electric”.
Liam, 51, and Noel, 57, will bury the hatchet for a string of shows in Cardiff, Manchester, London, Edinburgh and Dublin next year.
Confirming the dates on X, formerly Twitter, the band wrote: “This is it, this is happening.” Tickets for the gigs will go on sale at 9am on Saturday Aug 31.
“This is it, this is happening”
— Oasis (@oasis) August 27, 2024
Tickets on sale this Saturday 31st August (🇮🇪8AM IST / 🇬🇧9AM BST)
Dates:
Cardiff Principality Stadium - 4th/5th July
Manchester Heaton Park - 11th/12th/19th/20th July
London Wembley Stadium - 25th/26th July & 2nd/3rd August
Edinburgh Scottish Gas… pic.twitter.com/5hRQ3sJihb
The Gallaghers have traded blows since their spectacular backstage bust-up in Paris in 2009 but met in secret earlier this summer for the promotional photos to be taken ahead of the announcement, an Oasis spokesman told The Telegraph.
The black and white shots were taken by Emmett, who worked with Liam in 2019 for El Pais Icon magazine and with Noel for the cover of Esquire in 2015.
In the new photos, Liam sports a short haircut and a hooded black waxy jacket zipped to the top, while Noel wears his signature short trade jacket. Both are seen scowling down the lens, with hands in their jean pockets.
An unnamed source on set told The Sun: “The shoot was top secret and barely anyone knew about it.
“For their fans to see them together again will be an amazing sight. The atmosphere in the room was fizzing, it was electric”.
The guns have fallen silent.
— Oasis (@oasis) August 27, 2024
The stars have aligned.
The great wait is over.
Come see.
It will not be televised. pic.twitter.com/FaELtNlVMh
Staff were made to sign non-disclosure agreements when working on the summer shoot, according to The Sun.
Confirming the Oasis Live 25 tour, the Gallagher brothers said: “The guns have fallen silent. The stars have aligned. The great wait is over. Come see. It will not be televised”.
Rumours had been swirling that Noel and Liam had reconciled for some time. Liam was forced to hit back at claims that Oasis were reuniting because they are “broke” following his brother Noel’s £20 million ($42.46m) divorce last year.
Speculation reached a fever pitch on Sunday after Liam teased the announcement at Reading Festival as he projected “27.08.24″ and “8am” on stage during his performance.
The dates are as follows: Principality Stadium, Cardiff, July 4 and 5; Heaton Park, Manchester, July 11, 12, 19, 20, 25 and 26; Wembley Stadium, Aug 2 and 3; Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Aug 8 and 9; and Croke Park, Dublin, Aug 16 and 17.