Oasis will reportedly announce extra dates for their 2025 UK and Eire reunion tour, with Paul ‘Bonehead’ Arthurs anticipated to hitch the band’s line-up.
Yesterday (August 27) it was revealed that Liam and Noel Gallagher had lastly buried the hatchet and can embark on an enormous comeback tour with Oasis subsequent summer time, dubbed ‘OASIS LIVE 25’.
The upcoming run of gigs at present consists of a number of dates at Manchester’s Heaton Park, London’s Wembley Stadium, Cardiff’s Principality Stadium, Dublin’s Croke Park, and Edinburgh’s Murrayfield Stadium.
Tickets go on normal sale at 9am BST this Saturday (August 31) – you’ll have the ability to purchase yours right here (UK), and right here (Eire). Followers may join a poll to entry a pre-sale on Friday (30) earlier than 7pm BST at present (28).
Ticketmaster has outlined its strict guidelines for buying tickets forward of the gross sales – confirming that prospects will solely have the ability to order 4 tickets per family and card.
A supply has now advised The Solar (by way of The Normal) that “these exhibits will promote out in lower than three minutes”, including: “Additional dates might be added for certain.”
It was beforehand reported that the reunited Oasis might play a record-breaking 10 nights at Wembley Stadium – which might surpass Taylor Swift‘s current eight-night run on the venue on her ‘Eras Tour’.
Because it stands, the Gallaghers are scheduled to carry out 4 concert events on the stadium in late July and early August.
When reacting to the reunion information, many followers expressed their considerations over how tough it could possibly be to safe tickets for Oasis’ first reside exhibits in 16 years.
Moreover, there was quite a lot of discuss who could possibly be becoming a member of Liam and Noel within the line-up. Earlier experiences claimed “no different authentic Oasis member is predicted to hitch the reunion”, and that “the members of Noel Gallagher’s Excessive Flying Birds will step in”.
The Solar has now reported that Paul ‘Bonehead’ Arthurs is about to take part within the reside comeback. The multi-instrumentalist was a co-founding member of Oasis – showing within the preliminary line-up alongside Liam, Noel, bassist Paul ‘Guigsy’ McGuigan and drummer Tony McCarroll.
A supply advised the newspaper: “Bonehead is confirmed. They each wished him within the fold and he was one of many drivers of the reunion. Noel has introduced in a few of his band too.
“The Oasis household has actually come again collectively. Bonehead is ecstatic.”
Bonehead 🥹 pic.twitter.com/eFyX3jsFIJ
— Liam Gallagher Followers Membership (@liamgfansclub) August 27, 2024
Arthurs left the group in 1999 to spend extra time together with his household, and he was changed by Gem Archer.
A quick archive clip of Bonehead seems within the announcement video for Oasis’ 2025 reunion tour. He additionally left a touch upon one of many band’s posts in regards to the gigs on Instagram yesterday, sharing two love coronary heart emojis (see above).
Arthurs, who’s a daily fixture in Liam’s solo backing band, was requested final 12 months whether or not he could be up for participating in an Oasis reunion. “I’m prepared, obtained me dancing footwear,” he responded.
He defined on the time {that a} comeback for the Britpop giants could be “price it” for the youthful followers who by no means obtained to see them reside within the ’90s and ’00s.
“I have a look at that first 10 rows after I’m taking part in an area with Liam, they usually’re like 16 or 17 years of age,” Arthurs mentioned. “These individuals weren’t even born till nicely into Oasis’ profession. So if there was a reunion, wouldn’t it’s price it for them?… You hear that Liam? You hear that Noel?”
Bonehead quickly stepped again from touring with Liam in 2022 after being recognized with tonsil most cancers. He accomplished his therapy for the situation that 12 months, and later confirmed that he was cancer-free.
The guitarist has since joined Liam on his current ‘Positively Possibly’ thirtieth anniversary solo tour, and at his Studying & Leeds 2024 headline exhibits final weekend.
In the meantime, followers have been speculating over a possible Oasis headline set at Glastonbury – the place the Gallaghers final topped the invoice in 2004. Plans are additionally at present “underway” for additional reunion dates exterior of Europe.
‘OASIS LIVE 25’ is reportedly set to make an eye-watering £400million, and can comply with the launch of the expanded ‘Positively Possibly’ thirtieth anniversary reissue this Friday (August 30).
Rumours are actually circulating about who might assist Oasis subsequent summer time – with the likes of Kasabian and Blossoms being among the many acts talked about. Moreover, followers have been revisiting the band’s ultimate 2009 setlist to get an thought of what they could play in 2025.
In different information, particulars have emerged about Liam and Noel’s reunion photoshoot – the place a brand new press shot of the previously estranged brothers was captured.
“For his or her followers to see them collectively once more might be a tremendous sight,” a supply mentioned. “The environment within the room was fizzing, it was electrical.”
Not too long ago, there was a surge in streams of Oasis’ music on Spotify as hypothesis heightened over the 2025 reunion announcement.
Oasis’ 2025 UK and Eire tour dates are:
JULY
04 – Cardiff, Principality Stadium
05 – Cardiff, Principality Stadium
11 – Manchester, Heaton Park
12 – Manchester, Heaton Park
19 – Manchester, Heaton Park
20 – Manchester, Heaton Park
25 – London, Wembley Stadium
26 – London, Wembley Stadium
AUGUST
02 – London, Wembley Stadium
03 – London, Wembley Stadium
08 – Edinburgh, Scottish Gasoline Murrayfield Stadium
09 – Edinburgh, Scottish Gasoline Murrayfield Stadium
16 – Dublin, Croke Park
17 – Dublin, Croke Park
