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Oasis and adidas drop yet more new merch in the Live ’25 collection

Just shut up and take MORE of my money.

Danny Jones Danny Jones - 27th November 2025

The Oasis and adidas love affair isn’t over just yet; it isn’t going anywhere, as the legendary Manc band group and global sports apparel franchise are releasing another batch of merch as part of the smash-hit Live ’25 collection.

After shirts, shoes, jackets and bucket hats galore sold out all over the world, adidas is now toasting not only the end of the reunion world tour but “the year that was Oasis” with a second drop in the already iconic crossover.

If you passed through Manchester at all during their Heaton Park homecoming run, you will have no doubt seen countless examples of the ‘adidas Originals x Oasis’ football shirt collaboration alone, not to mention several other bits of fashion in the official Live ’25 fashion line.

Now, just in time for Christmas, there’s a whole new set being introduced into the range of casual wear.

Simply titled ‘Oasis Live ‘25 Drop 2’, the latest additions to the adidas Originals collection are releasing next month and, obviously, will be sold in stores and online.

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While the pop-up stores that opened up here in the city centre all over have now shut up shop, Greater Manchester’s adidas locations on Market Street – which turned into an Oasis fan paradise this past summer – and Pear Mill in Stockport will still be stocking the various bits of Britpop clobber.

Although the most recent items will be exclusively available domestically for now, they will be rolled out overseas in 2026.

Considering how quickly most of it sold out last time, you can guarantee most of the options to fly off the shelves just as fast here in the UK.

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Honestly, we’ve only just managed to get our hands on the standard black ‘jacquard jersey’.

As you can see, a good chunk of the second drop is that same footy shirt in different colours and other tees in different lengths/variations.

Scheduled to launch on Friday, 12 December, the ‘Oasis x adidas Originals Live ‘25 Drop 2’ will go on sale at 9am sharpish, so you’d best get ready for a scrap in that digital queue.

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You can get ready to do so right HERE.

Naturally, fans, fashionistas and collectors can expect virtually identical costs for the majority of pieces (and buying in-person will obviously help keep the cost down), though it does look like some price points have been adjusted.

As for the Live ’25 tour itself, now that the dust has settled on the ‘Oasis Mania‘ take two, Liam himself has taken to social media to express his gratitude in the most Gallagher way possible…

Liam Gallagher thanks Oasis fans with typically unserious and X-rated post on social media

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Lily Allen adds another massive Manchester arena show to West End Girl tour

Daisy Jackson Daisy Jackson Lily Allen has announced a gig at the AO Arena in Manchester. Credit: Charlie Denis

Lily Allen has just announced an extra show here in Manchester, after her previously announced dates in theatres across the UK drove phenomenal demand.

The much-loved British singer sold out some of the nation’s finest theatres in just minutes with her West End Girl tour.

Since then, the star has announced her biggest-ever headline tour, with a run of arena shows coming next summer.

Lily Allen is now set to visit the AO Arena in Manchester not just once but twice, as well as playing other big cities including Leeds, Nottingham, Birmingham and London.

West End Girl was released less than a month ago and has received critical acclaim across the board, amassing 150 million streams and sticking near the top of the UK Albums Chart.

The bear-all, scathing, deeply personal record has catapulted Lily Allen back into the spotlight, and now she’s got the arena tour she deserves.

The show – ‘Lily Allen Performs West End Girl‘ – will see the singer/songwriter play her brand-new album
in its entirety, in the order the songs appear on the record.

She had already announced two nights at Aviva Studios in Manchester next March, which sold out almost instantly.

Before this era, Lily was famed for her big hits like ‘Smile’, ‘The Fear’, and ‘F*ck You’. It’s fair to say she’s now riding one of the biggest waves of popularity in her career thus far.

Lily Allen is set to play at the AO Arena in Manchester on Friday 19 June 2026, with tickets on sale from 10am on Thursday 27 November.

You can get your tickets right HERE, but we’d be quick about it…

Lily Allen 2026 arena tour dates in full

  • 16 June – Newcastle Utilita Arena
  • 17 June – Glasgow OVO Hydro
  • 19 June – Manchester AO Arena
  • 21 June – Leeds First Direct Bank Arena
  • 23 June – Nottingham Motorpoint Arena
  • 24 June – Cardiff Utilita Arena
  • 26 June – Birmingham BP Pulse Live
  • 27 June – London The O2
  • 30 June – Dublin 3Arena

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Sankeys nightclub is returning to Manchester

Danny Jones Danny Jones Sankeys nightclub in Manchester is set to relaunch

It’s officially happening: iconic local club Sankeys is coming back to Manchester city centre almost a decade on from its gutting closure.

The iconic ‘Sankey’s Soap’ nightlife space – which started out over in Ancoats during the mid-’90s – enjoyed numerous stints during its time in the clubbing world, as well as opening multiple partnered venues in the country and even overseas.

Now, approaching nine years after the shutdown, Sankeys is returning to Manchester in the new year, and Mancs are currently losing their minds.

Whether you are one of those who ‘remember it when’, or someone who sadly missed out on the halcyon days in the old Beehive Mill, we assure you that everyone is in agreement that this is nothing short of massive news…

First teasing the comeback back in July, as our city and the world at large were gripped by ‘Britpop Mania’ 2.0, the largely dormant Instagram account posted: “This week Manchester, and the UK, has been blessed with a homecoming of our very own, Oasis.

“We think Manchester deserves another homecoming… Definitely, maybe?”

The North West corners of the internet and veteran revellers alike were understandably quick to get excited by the potential revival, but nothing else had been said for months – until now.

Confirmed on Tuesday, 25 November, the infamous and storied nightclub’s social media team began by writing, simply: “The Legend Returns” and beckoning “a new era for Sankeys”.

It is still unclear as to where exactly the new and improved club(s) will be, but we do know that the events will be in the city centre. However, we do know we’ll be getting a familiar matrix grid installation as part of the design once again.

They will also be enforcing a strict new no-phones policy, which has become increasingly popular across the scene, thanks to the likes of Amber’s right here in Manchester.

Sankeys may have remained an active promoter in the days since the building on the corner of Radium and Jersey Street (M4 6JG) closed – going on to become an unsuspecting office development – this will be the first event of the aforementioned next chapter in a flagship venue.

Promising a limited capacity of no more than 500 people, Sankeys is set to make its landmark return on

Speaking to MixMag in an exclusive interview, creative director David Vincent said: “What we’re creating is a basement-style underground club with a chill out room.

“We will only be open one night a week on Saturday. There will be no VIP or phones allowed on the dancefloor — everyone is a VIP. People need to stop taking pictures and start dancing to the beat.”

Hordes of clubbers, ravers, students and more are already signing up for early access and general admission tickets for the first two nights on Friday and Saturday, 30-31 January 2026 go on sale at 9am this Friday (28 Nov).

Get ready to grab yours HERE and party like it’s, well, 1994, 2017 – take your pick.

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