"Was it worth the £40000 you paid for a ticket?" Oasis just played their first show since 2009
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Credit: Samir Hussein/WireImageOasis kicked off their world tour tonight, July 4, in front of 74,500 fans at Cardiff's Principality Stadium.
The opening night of the Manchester band's 41-date Live 25 world tour was the group's first gig since August 22, 2009 when they headlined the opening night of V Festival at Weston Park in Staffordshire. Six days later, ahead of a scheduled show at Rock en Seine festival in Paris, Liam and Noel Gallagher had a heated backstage argument, which led Noel Gallagher to quit the band that same night."It's with some sadness and great relief to tell you that I quit Oasis tonight," the guitarist said at the time. "People will write and say what they like, but I simply could not go on working with Liam a day longer."
AdvertisementAdvertisement#«R15ekkr8lb2m7nfddbH1» iframe AdvertisementAdvertisement#«R25ekkr8lb2m7nfddbH1» iframeBut after years of speculation and rumours, and the trading of hundreds of savage insults between the two brothers, the reunited band - featuring returning members Gem Archer, Andy Bell and Paul 'Bonehead' Arthurs, plus recently recruited American drummer Joey Waronker - walked onstage at 8:15pm local time, opening the year's most eagerly-anticipated tour with Hello, the opening song on their 22-million-selling (What's the Story) Morning Glory? album, released in 1995.
The group followed-up their Gary Glitter-sampling opener with Acquiesce, originally released as a B-side on their first UK number one single, Some Might Say, then Morning Glory, once described by songwriter Noel Gallagher as a "cynical" song about cocaine, the group's drug of choice in the '90s. Song four on the setlist was Some Might Say itself, followed by Bring It On Down from the band's debut album, Definitely Maybe, and now-classic early single Cigarettes & Alcohol. This was followed by the second B-side to make the setlist, Fade Away, which featured on the Cigarettes & Alcohol single, and Supersonic, the quintet's debut single, released by Creation on April 11, 1994.
Following Roll With It, Liam walked offstage to let his older brother take lead vocals on Talk Tonight, another B-side, written by Noel Gallagher after he disappeared to San Francisco on his own following a particularly messy gig at LA's legendary Whisky A Go Go club, during which he was hit by a tambourine thrown by his little brother. Song 11 on the setlist was another B-side, Half The World Away, famously used as the theme tune to BBC TV comedy The Royle Family, with Little By Little closing out the first hour of the show.
Next, the band took a dip into 1997's Be Here Now, for its epic first single and opening track D'You Know What I Mean, and stadium-singalong ballad Stand By Me. Then a rewind to 1995, for Cast No Shadow, a song Noel Gallagher wrote as a salute to his friend, former Verve frontman Richard Ashcroft, one of tonight's support acts, alongside Cast.
AdvertisementAdvertisement#«R1cekkr8lb2m7nfddbH1» iframe AdvertisementAdvertisement#«R2cekkr8lb2m7nfddbH1» iframeA fourth selection from Definitely Maybe made the setlist next, in the shape of Slide Away. From the same era, but not included on the album,Whatever was performed next. Released in December 1994, the song originally served as a bridge between Oasis albums one and two, and peaked at number 3 on the UK singles' chart.
As the gig entered it's closing stretch, Oasis served up fan favourites Live Forever, touchingly dedicated to the late Diogo Jota, and concluded the main set with the cocky Rock 'n Roll Star, once described by Liam Gallagher as “the most arrogant song ever”.
The night's first encore was another B-side, The Masterplan - "This one is for all the people in their 20s who have never seen us before who have kept us shit hot for the last 20 years", Liam Gallagher said - followed by arguably the Manchester band's best known anthems, Don't Look Back In Anger and Wonderwall, before the most anticipated gig of the year closed with an epic Champagne Supernova."Was it worth the £4000 you paid for a ticket?" Liam Gallagher asked cheekily at one point. There appeared to be very few dissenting voices.
The tour continues tomorrow, July 5, with a second night at the Principality Stadium.
Credit: Samir Hussein/WireImageOasis setlist, Principality Stadium, Cardiff July 4, 2025
1. Hello2. Acquiesce3. Morning Glory4. Some Might Say5. Bring It On Down6. Cigarettes & Alcohol7. Fade Away8. Supersonic9. Roll With It10. Talk Tonight11. Half The World Away12. Little By Little13. D'You Know What I Mean14. Stand By Me15. Cast No Shadow16. Slide Away17. Whatever18. Live Forever19. Rock n' Roll Star20. The Masterplan21. Don't Look Back In Anger22. Wonderwall23. Champagne Supernova
Oasis Live 25 tour dates
Jul 05: Cardiff Principality Stadium, UKJul 11: Manchester Heaton Park, UKJul 12: Manchester Heaton Park, UKJul 16: Manchester Heaton Park, UKJul 19: Manchester Heaton Park, UKJul 20: Manchester Heaton Park, UKJul 25: London Wembley Stadium, UKJul 26: London Wembley Stadium, UKJul 30: London Wembley Stadium, UKAug 02: London Wembley Stadium, UKAug 03: London Wembley Stadium, UKAug 08: Edinburgh Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium, UKAug 09: Edinburgh Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium, UKAug 12: Edinburgh Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium, UKAug 16: Dublin Croke Park, IrelandAug 17: Dublin Croke Park, Ireland
AdvertisementAdvertisement#«R1nekkr8lb2m7nfddbH1» iframe AdvertisementAdvertisement#«R2nekkr8lb2m7nfddbH1» iframeAug 24: Toronto Rogers Stadium, ONAug 25: Toronto Rogers Stadium, ONAug 28: Chicago Soldier Field, ILAug 31: East Rutherford MetLife Stadium, NJSep 01: East Rutherford MetLife Stadium, NJSep 06: Los Angeles Rose Bowl Stadium, NJSep 07: Los Angeles Rose Bowl Stadium, NJSep 12: Mexico City Estadio GNP Seguros, MexicoSep 13: Mexico City Estadio GNP Seguros, Mexico
Sep 27: London Wembley Stadium, UKSep 28: London Wembley Stadium, UK
Oct 21: Goyang Stadium, South KoreaOct 25: Tokyo Dome, JapanOct 26: Tokyo Dome, Japan
Oct 31: Melbourne Marvel Stadium, AustraliaNov 01: Melbourne Marvel Stadium, AustraliaNov 04: Melbourne Marvel Stadium, AustraliaNov 07: Sydney Accor Stadium, AustraliaNov 08: Sydney Accor Stadium, Australia
Nov 15: Buenos Aires Estadio River Plate, Argentina Nov 16: Buenos Aires Estadio River Plate, Argentina Nov 19: Santiago Estadio Nacional, Chile Nov 22: São Paulo Estadio MorumBIS, Brazil Nov 23: São Paulo Estadio MorumBIS, Brazil
The sellout crowd at Oasis' long-awaited 2019 concert would say, 'Yes indeed! The Figures of £456m and sold out stadiums feel it was priceless for a chance to listen again.'
The electric return of Oasis with their unmissable first show since 209 left fans breathless, wondering if the £45 ticket price was indeed a costly investment in pure nostalgia and live音乐的 magic--a testament to Noel Gallagher's timeless tunes that 'it certainly felt worth every penny.'
