Amidst his current run of Definitely Maybe anniversary shows, Liam Gallagher has hinted at the possibility of doing a similar tour for when (What’s the Story) Morning Glory? turns 30 next year.
The younger Gallagher brother is currently playing Oasis’ iconic debut album in full along with some cult favourite B-sides across the UK as we speak, and is set to return to Manchester this weekend for two massive shows at the Co-op Live Arena.
So far, the current anniversary tour has gone down an absolute storm and given that their similarly acclaimed sophomore album reaches the same landmark birthday in 2025, fans are now wondering whether the 51-year-old will see fit to do another back-to-back anniversary tour.
As it happens, while Noel Gallagher continues to play down any hopes of a fully-fledged reunion between the two, Liam is more than happy to keep rolling out the Oasis hits on his own terms and could very well be repeating a winning formula with (What’s the Story) Morning Glory? next year.
As you can see, LG quipped that he hasn’t got much else on next year so far and while we can never tell how seriously to take the legendary Manc singer ramblings online, you never know…
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In fact, the whole Definitely Maybe anniversary tour was announced via nothing more than an out-of-the-blue tweet (when it was still called Twitter) from the man himself back in October 2023 and here we are a few months later preparing for four sold-out nights at Manchester’s newest and biggest arena.
The thing is with Liam: he often says and does whatever he wants, so if he does genuinely desire to do another anniversary tour not only for their follow-up album but everything the band ever released, we wouldn’t be surprised one bit if he gets his way.
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That being said, Noel does regain the rights to all the music Oasis ever released next year, so who knows how that might affect any plans for more greatest hits-type tours. On the other hand, you get tribute bands doing exactly that all over the globe so what’s stopping the former frontman himself?
We’re sure we speak for most fans when we say we’d much rather the two just kiss and make up already but, in the meantime, we’ll absolutely keep buying tickets to see Liam representing both Gallaghers and decades of the biggest and best music this country ever produced.
As he put it in another post earlier this week: “There’s only 1 way forward and it f***ing backwards. Definitely Maybe”.
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In fact, hopeful whispers have once again been picking up after fans spotted seats reserved for Noel at his little brother’s shows at London’s O2 Arena.
As for those of you heading to any of the four Definitely Maybe anniversary shows this month, you can find out all the important information you need down below.
Who's ready for arguably the biggest gigs of the year so far? 🙋♀️
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Catfish and the Bottlemen stun fans with surprise Heaton Park gig
Danny Jones
Whilst most of their followers have been fretting that they were getting ready to break up again, Catfish and the Bottlemen have just stunned everyone by announcing a surprise gig at Heaton Park in Manchester.
Out of nowhere.
The Welsh rockers have been back touring together this year after a three-year hiatus, playing multiple festival sets and headline dates at the likes of Cardiff Castle and released their first new music back in February – much to the delight of fans all over the country – and now they’re coming back to 0161.
Set to play the biggest stage in Manchester next summer, just less than a month before Heaton Park erupts into bedlam for the Oasis 2025 shows, Catfish and the Bottlemen will make their Manc return on Friday 15 June.
Now, don’t get us wrong, this is wonderful news if it all goes ahead as planned, but it has to be said that there is some hesitation coming from interested gig-goers – ourselves included.
Catfish have caught a lot of flack recently for cancelling their Australian tour on the day it was meant to start along with the entire run of US shows “due to artist illness”, with little detail given to fans other than how to sort their refunds. But it gets worse…
They also cancelled their Dublin gig at the RDS Simmonscourt just 15 minutes before doors were set to open and with fans already waiting outside the venue. Again, not the best look.
Perhaps more concerningly, even at some of the shows that have gone ahead this year, there have been concerns raised around the nature and quality of their performances, as well as the wellbeing of charismatic if albeit a bit chaotic frontman Van McCann.
The Oasis reunion shows have also put a bit of a spanner in the works when it comes to their upcoming London shows next year too, as both bands are set to play the capital on the same day. It remains to be seen how many of those tickets will now be put up for resale.
We’re reserving judgment for now but you can understand some of the reticence.
Nevertheless, we’re not going to pretend that we’re not absolutely buzzing to hear this news and we’re hoping that this massive Manchester show goes ahead and off without a hitch.
They last came to town in 2019 when they played the AO Arena and played one of their final shows before the split just down the road at Neighbourhood Weekender back in 2021, so it’s fair to say it’s been a while. Keep everything crossed, Catfish fans.
General admission goes live next Friday, 4 October at 10am but you can access pre-sale, which starts at the same time on Wednesday, 2 October, by signing up via the mailing list.
You can grab tickets for Catfish and the Bottlemen at Heaton Park, Manchester HERE and good luck to us all.
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Fontaines D.C. announce massive Manchester gig at Wythenshawe Park
Danny Jones
Undoubtedly one of the most exciting bands on the planet right now, Fontaines D.C. have just announced one their biggest headline dates yet as they are the latest act set to take Manchester’s Wythenshawe Park stage.
Fontaines already have a sell-out Manchester show coming up at Aviva Studios (arguably the biggest acts that have played the new arts venue yet) but now they’re set to level up to one of the biggest stages in the region next summer.
That’s right, following in the footsteps of legends such as Noel Gallagher, New Order, Johnny Marr and the likes of Blossoms earlier this year, the Dubliners are the first artist to be named as part of Live From Wythenshawe Park 2025.
Not even remotely exaggerating, this is going to be utterly enormous.
Landing in Manchester for the massive outdoor gig on Friday, 15 August – 2025 being just the third year of the now must-not-miss annual event – the young post-punk and alternative rockers are effectively skipping several steps on the gig venue ladder to play the huge summer festival.
The announcement comes fresh off the back of the release of Romance, the band’s biggest record to date. Produced by James Ford and met with incredible responses from fans and reviewers alike, it’s categorically one of the albums of the year.
Elton John recently declared that they are “the best band out there at the moment” and with NME dubbing them as “the defining band of their generation”, not to mention massive sets at Glastonbury’s Park Stage and Reading and Leeds, this date shouldn’t really come as that as much of a surprise.
That being said, what we couldn’t have predicted was how amazing the support acts were going to be, as warming the all-day festival crowd up will be none other than critically-acclaimed Belfast rap trio, Kneecap, and Leeds’ Mercury Prize-winning indie outfit, English Teacher.
Fontaines will be smashing an already seismic gig at London’s Finsbury Park next July, but then they’ll be bringing their unreal live atmosphere to Wythenshawe Park just a month later, and with Kneecap in tow too, you can guarantee a big Irish delegation will be turning up for this one.
General admission for Fontaines D.C. Live From Wythenshawe Park goes live next Friday, October 4 at 9am but you can access pre-sale, available from the same time on Wednesday, 2 October,by signing up for the mailing list.
You can get ready to grab your tickets HERE and, as always, good luck with securing these ones!