Oasis have officially announced a HUGE reunion tour, with 14 shows across the UK and Ireland.
Liam and Noel Gallagher have finally put aside their differences and will be performing back on home turf in Manchester in July 2025.
It’s the news music fans have waited 15 long years for, ever since the brothers’ feud began.
Oasis have teased the reunion for the last couple of days with hints dropped on screens at Blossoms’ show and at Reading Festival, as well as on their socials.
And now it’s official – Oasis will be heading back to the fields of Heaton Park (as well as stadiums across the UK and Ireland) in 2025.
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In an official statement, they said: “The guns have fallen silent. The stars have aligned. The great wait is over.
“Come see. It will not be televised.”
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The brothers have also been photographed together for the first time since the band’s split in 2009.
The black-and-white photo of them standing together has had many questioning if it’s a Photoshop job and they actually haven’t been in the same room yet.
But based on the below Tweet – this is for real.
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This one yes but the photoshoot was real I don’t know why they keep using this one pic.twitter.com/Pbufw6D4pi
The news of the Oasis reunion was shared with a nostalgic video of the band’s heyday, with them saying: “Me and him are like telepathic, know what I mean?
“I know my brother better than anybody else.
“When we both come together, you have greatness.”
The video, filled with clips of their performances over the years, then continues: “We make people feel something that’s indefinable.
“I’d do it all again, in a f**king heartbeat.
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“This is it, this is happening.
“People will never ever forget the way that you made them feel.”
Oasis 2025 tour dates in full
Cardiff Principality Stadium – 4 and 5 July
Manchester Heaton Park – 11, 12, 16*, 19, 20 July
London Wembley Stadium – 25, 26, 30* July; and 2, 3 August
Edinburgh Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium – 8, 9, 12* August
Dublin Croke Park – 16 and 17 August
* new dates
How to get tickets for the Oasis reunion tour in 2025
Tickets for the run of Oasis gigs in 2025 will go on sale at 9am on Saturday 31 August.
A pre-sale will take place on Friday 30 August, with fans selected through a ballot process – you can find out more and register here.
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When the news was announced, Oasis’ website actually crashed, so the demand is high.
TikTok star turned pop star Addison Rae announces gig in Manchester
Thomas Melia
Viral TikTok star and now recording artist, Addison Rae, has announced her first-everheadline European tour, where she’ll be paying Manchester a visit, and tickets go on sale this week.
After launching into the music scene back in 2021 with pure pop single, ‘Obsessed’, Addison made her pop star intentions very clear.
Since then, Addison has gone on to work with high-profile artists such as Charli XCX, who appears as a feature on track ‘2 Die 4’ taken from her first EP, ‘AR’.
Addison also contributed to the inescapable phenomenon of last year that was ‘Brat Summer’, appearing on the aforementioned A-list artist’s Brat remix album, on a reworking of the hit ‘Von Dutch’.
With more than 88.5 million followers on TikTok alone and north of 35 million on Instagram, it goes without saying that her legions of ‘Sunraes’ (yes, a real term used by some in the community) will be lining up to get tickets to her UK tour dates.
Now the singer is ready to take the world by storm, confirming a US and European tour following the release of her debut album, simply titled Addison.
This LP, which features standouts like smash single ‘Diet Pepsi’, ‘Aquamarine’ and ‘Fame Is A Gun’, has been met with rave reviews from fans and critics alike.
The fledgling 24-year-old American-born pop star is a big fan of the UK, so much so that one of the singles from this very debut album, ‘Headphones On’, includes a music video dedicated to frozen food retailer Iceland.
See for yourself…
Addison Rae is set to bring ‘The Addison Tour’ – her first on the continent and here in Britain and Ireland – to Manchester Academy on 30 August, with general admission going on sale this Friday, 20 June.
So, if you’re a fan, get ready to grab yours HERE.
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There’s a midsummer party coming to IKEA with a live ABBA tribute act
Thomas Melia
Swedish household furniture giant and flatpack masterminds IKEA are hosting a midsummer party with a live ABBA tribute, because why the hell not?
I definitely don’t need to be soundtracked by a live ABBA tribute while shopping for new homeware, but hey, don’t threaten me with a good time…
IKEA‘s Manchester branch is hosting a party with a three-course meal, drinks and live music from none other than the Abberettes, a duo which covers classics by Swedish pop icons, ABBA.
Starters include a marinated salmon plate, salmon wrap or a small salad bowl, while one of the mains also features this fish favourite served with a bean mix.
The friendly Ikea team will be able to assist any queries on the day.
There are two more main menu options in the form of their menu highlights: meatballs, which always go down a treat, and veggies get to sample the meat-free alternative, plant balls.
In terms of a sweet treat, there are two dessert choices, both of which are equally delicious. Partygoers can choose from a Daim cake or an apple pie, and all guests are entitled to a hot or cold drink too, yum.
Kids can choose from the famed meatballs, plantballs or a tomato pasta meal, alongside a soft drink and a piece of fruit, a super meal for your little ‘Super Trouper’.
If you’re worried this special midsummer party and live ABBA tribute is going to cost you lots of ‘Money, Money, Money’, fear not as tickets are only £7.50 for Ikea family members and get this – kids eat free.
The Abberettes are doing two performances throughout the day, one from 5:30-6:15pm and a second show at 6:45-7:30pm, ‘Mamma Mia’.
Here’s a taster of the kind of crowds they pull in:
All I have left to say is I’ll have to get my tickets fast before they end up ‘Slipping Through My Fingers’ or before ‘The Winner Takes It All’.
The midsummer party with a live ABBA tribute is coming to Ikea in Ashton, Greater Manchester, on Thursday, 19 June from 5pm, with tickets available now.
Daisy Jackson -
27th August 2024 
