Rock icons lined up to support Oasis on massive UK and Ireland tour, claim bookies – despite past rivalry
KASABIAN could be lined up to support Oasis on their massive UK and Ireland tour, despite past rivalries.
Liam, 51, and Noel Gallagher, 57, announced over the weekend they will reunite for performances next summer as part of their Live ’25 Tour.
And, according to bookies, the brothers might be joined by the rock icons on the road, who they were often compared to in their heyday.
William Hill is offering odds of 7/4 about Kasabian supporting any night of the tour.
Spokesperson Lee Phelps, said: “News of Oasis’ reunion tour has sent fans into a frenzy of speculation and there’s lots that’s still unknown about next summer’s gigs, including who will be the support acts and the finalised Oasis lineup.
“Kasabian have always had a strong relationship with Oasis and, at 7/4, we think the Leicester band are likely to support at some point during the tour.”
It comes after music sources claimed bands including Fontaines DC and Kasabian are among acts being discussed to open the shows.
One told The Sun: “Opening for Oasis is the hottest ticket in town.
“Talks are ongoing with groups like Fontaines DC and Kasabian, as well as Gene Gallagher’s band Villanelle who opened for Liam’s Definitely Maybe tour.
“As Liam would say, the chance to perform at those shows would be ‘biblical’.”
Tickets for the shows in Cardiff, Manchester, London, Edinburgh and Dublin go on sale on Saturday morning – with a presale ballot that opened on Tuesday for 24 hours until 7pm on Wednesday.
Insiders tell us that extra concerts will be announced once this run sells out.
A total of 1,066,888 tickets will be available over the 14 gigs with demand set to be four times that.
A source said: “These shows will sell out in less than three minutes. Extra dates will be added for sure.”
Music insiders revealed how excitement levels between the Gallaghers reached fever-pitch at 8am on Tuesday when an online post confirmed Monday’s Sun story that Oasis were reforming.
Last night, Wembley’s famous arches were lit up in blue and white in a nod to Noel and Liam’s devotion to Manchester City.
Noel was spotted outside a North London studio yesterday. Liam performed at Sunday night’s Reading Festival.
New photographs of the pair were also published, with insiders telling us the top-secret snaps were taken three weeks ago in London.
A second source said: “Once the deal was signed seven weeks ago, Noel and Liam confirmed they would meet in person for a shoot.
“The shoot happened around three weeks ago and the few people in the room signed non-disclosure agreements to stop it leaking.
“Noel and Liam haven’t had an easy relationship but they were very comfortable with each other.
Oasis 2025 tour dates REVEALED
OASIS brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher have revealed a 14 gig comeback tour next summer - here are the details
The Wonderwall hitmakers will delight crowds as follows:
JULY 2025
4th – Cardiff, Principality Stadium
5th – Cardiff, Principality Stadium
11th – Manchester, Heaton Park
12th – Manchester, Heaton Park
19th – Manchester, Heaton Park
20th – Manchester, Heaton Park
25th – London, Wembley Stadium
26th – London, Wembley Stadium
AUGUST 2025
2nd – London, Wembley Stadium
3rd – London, Wembley Stadium
8th – Edinburgh, Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium
9th – Edinburgh, Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium
16th – Dublin, Croke Park
17th – Dublin, Croke Park
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Tickets for the UK dates go on sale from 9am on Saturday, August 31st and will be available from www.ticketmaster.co.uk, www.gigsandtours.com and www.seetickets.com. Dublin tickets will be available from 8am that same day from www.ticketmaster.ie.
“They were messing around and having a laugh. You could feel the magic and chemistry. Being with them in that studio felt like being transported back to the 1990s.”
The band’s founder Alan McGee yesterday told Virgin Radio that the brothers’ mum Peggy, 81, was a major reason for the reunion.
He said: “I’m sure she is behind the whole thing.
“Peggy is great, she is rocking on.”
He added of the brothers: “They’re really professional. I don’t think it (falling out) will be an issue.”
Insiders also said Liam and Noel’s children were key in the shows coming together.
Noel’s daughter Anais, 24, was with Liam before he went on stage on Sunday.
She is also close to Liam’s sons Lennon, 24, and Gene, 23, who said earlier this month they had discussed their parents reforming Oasis.
Gene said of Anais: “We have jokes about it. She knows what her dad is like and I know what my dad is like. Hey, we’re a big happy family everyone.”
Tickets for the tour will go on sale on Saturday at 8am in Dublin and 9am for the UK.
The band start at 74,500-capacity Cardiff Principality Stadium on July 4 and 5.
Next will be 80,000 Heaton Park in hometown Manchester on July 11, 12, 19 and 20.
Oasis will play to 90,000 sellouts at Wembley Stadium on July 25, 26 and August 2 and 3.
Then come Edinburgh’s 67,144-capacity Murrayfield Stadium on August 8, 9, and Dublin’s 82,300-seater Croke Park on August 16, 17.
On Monday, Spotify revealed that streams of Oasis music had rocketed by 160 per cent globally in a week thanks to fans listening to songs from their eight No1 albums.