Liam Gallagher says that he’s going to perform Oasis’ iconic debut album, Definitely Maybe, in full to celebrate its 30th anniversary next year. Oh hell yeah.
2024 will mark three whole decades since one of the greatest and most influential albums of all time was released, sending Oasis into the stratosphere and making them not only the biggest acts to come out of Manchester but one of the most well-known bands in the world.
Packed with some of the most legendary tunes — ‘Supersonic’, ‘Cigarettes & Alcohol’, ‘Slide Away’, ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll Star’, ‘Live Forever’ and ‘Shakermaker’, just to name a few — it still remains a seminal piece of Manc and modern rock music heritage, so it’s only right it be properly celebrated.
With that in mind, Gallagher tweeted on Thursday, 11 May that he intends to put on a number of shows where he’ll be “playing the album from start to finish”. This just has to happen now, please.
As it’s 30 years since DM was released nxt year I’m gonna be playing the album from start to finish in it’s original order at a few BIBLICAL venues LG x
Responding to a commenter who said, “you can’t do this without Noel“, the younger Gallagher brother simply said, “watch me”.
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Liam has never shied away from playing Oasis songs on tour but given the majority of the iconic Britpop band’s discography was written by Noel, the older sibling kind of has dibs on a lot of the tunes and also mixes in a lot of his old songs into his current High Flying Birds sets.
Nevertheless, Liam has always defended his decision to play their hits and deep cuts down the years, arguing that “anyone who’s got a problem with [him] singing Oasis tunes ain’t real Oasis fans, there just massive C***Z” and that regardless of their 14-year-long spat, he’s “Oasis till I die”.
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Speaking of the lesser-played album tracks, Liam went on to say that even intends B-sides like ‘Cloudburst’, ‘Sad Song’ and ‘Whatever’. Even after this time, his love for that time in his life is still plain for all to see.
Liam said that these prospective shows will only be played at a few “BIBLICAL venues” and while that could mean anything from Knebworth to Wembley, we’re hoping we see more than one Manchester date on there.
Heaton Park, the Arena, the Etihad? To be honest, we’re not really fussed, just make it happen.
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As for whether it’s the kind of thing Noel would go in for given the momentous nature of the occasion, we’re going to go ahead and assume no.
Nevertheless, one Gallagher is still keeping the hope of an Oasis reunion alive as even besides Definitely Maybe‘s 30th anniversary, Liam say he’s more than up for getting the band back together in his football team finally do the business in Europe this season.
New data estimates that 7.3m Oasis fans are set to miss out on 2027 tour tickets
Emily Sergeant
New data has revealed that as many as 7.3 million Oasis fans could be set to miss out on tickets to the band’s 2027 tour.
In case you need bringing up to speed a little, it was announced earlier this week that, following the unprecedented success of the reunion tour, Oasis Live ’25, last year, including five nostalgia-drenched gigs at Manchester’s Heaton Park, Oasis would be hitting the road once again in 2027, and this time around, they’re going BIG.
We’re talking 11 nights at the Etihad Stadium and a return to the iconic grounds of Knebworth for four special shows there too, kind of ‘big’.
The iconic Manchester band will also be taking to a range of other world-famous stages across the globe, including five nights at Glasgow’s Celtic Park, and major cities like Barcelona, Amsterdam, Paris, Rome, and Las Vegas.
But despite the elevated number of dates the Gallaghers and co will be performing, some new data has unfortunately revealed that millions of fans may still not be lucky enough to snag a ticket.
The ticketing system for Oasis Live ’27 is not what it was for the last tour, nor will it be similar to many other tours of a similar scale in the past either, as this time, the band and their promotors are taking necessary measures to ensure ‘genuine fans’ get their hands on the tickets and that dynamic pricing doesn’t creep in.
Instead of going into detail on that now though, you can read our full guide on how to get tickets for the Manchester and Knebworth shows here.
Experts at online ticketing platform TicketSource have analysed the scale of demand for Oasis tickets by comparing the 10 million fans worldwide who queued for the initial release of 1.4 million tickets for their 2025 tour, with the newly announced 2027 tour dates and stadium capacities.
With an estimated 2.67 million tickets available across 38 dates and 11 locations between 21 May and 19 September 2027, Oasis could still face huge demand from fans hoping to see them live.
But research reveals the band would need to play 112 Wembley-sized shows to accommodate everyone who tried to get a ticket in 2025.
The 2027 tour would accommodate just 26.7% of those who tried to get tickets last time, meaning almost three-quarters (73%) of them could miss out, leaving a shortfall of more than 7.3 million fans.
Fingers crossed you’re among the lucky lot that secure tickets, though.
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Iconic Manc movie 24 Hour Party People is set to return to cinemas for its anniversary
Emily Sergeant
One of Manchester’s most iconic movies is set to return to the big screen next month.
Remastered in 4K and returning to UK cinemas to mark 24 years since its original release, Michael Winterbottom’s 2002 biographical comedy drama film, 24 Hour Party People, tells the story of Manchester‘s popular music community from 1976 to 1992 – specifically about Factory Records‘ founder Tony Wilson.
The film begins with the punk rock era of the late 1970s, before moving through the 1980s into the rave and DJ culture, and of course, the ‘Madchester‘ scene of the late 1980s and early 1990s.
The narrative largely follows the career of Tony Wilson, played by Middleton-born actor Steve Coogan, while also covering the careers of the major Factory Records artists – especially Joy Division and New Order, as well as A Certain Ratio, The Durutti Column, and Happy Mondays.
If you haven’t seen 24 Hour Party People before, it’s a dramatisation based on a combination of real events, rumours, and urban legends, as the film is sure to make clear.
Coogan is joined by a cast by a mixture of big names and, at the time, rising stars like Paddy Considine, Shirley Henderson, Lennie James, John Simm, Ralf Little, Andy Serkis, Sean Harris, John Thomson, and even Peter Kay, alongside cameos from other figures connected to the Manchester music scene.
Before it returns to cinemas, the film will first open music and media festival/conference, Beyond The Music, at MediaCity in Salford on 6 October.
The screening at the festival will also be followed by a Q&A with Coogan, Winterbottom, and producer Andrew Eaton.
24 Hour Party People will then be re-released in UK cinemas from 9 October, and you can check your local cinema for screening times and book tickets online now.
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12th May 2023 
