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.
Enter Shikari announce SUPER intimate show in Manchester
Danny Jones
Much-loved British alternative band Enter Shikari have just announced a very, VERY intimate gig in Manchester city centre, and it’s happening rather soon.
It doesn’t matter how die-hard or casual a fan you are, you are simply not ready for this one…
Almost a full 20 years from what they still covet as a watershed breakout gig here in Greater Manchester, Enter Shikari are set to play none other than grassroots rock bar and nightclub, Satan’s Hollow, right in the heart of the city centre.
Pretty much the life and soul of the heavier music scene here in 0161 for decades now, it remains not only a treasured small-cap venue but arguably still among thego-to post-gig spots after any hard gig; you could say Enter Shikari are simply cutting out the middle man.
It’s fair to say that a group of their size very rarely get to play rooms as tiny as this one these days, so it’s sure to be quite a rowdy one for the electronically influenced post-hardcore outfit.
Formed way back in 1999 (if you can believe that), they’re more used to selling out arena tours all over the world, including their upcoming Co-op Live gig this winter.
It’s also worth mentioning that this will be their single biggest domestic headline show to date.
But not before they go back to where it all started for them in this city, booking a certain-to-sell-out Shikari show at Satan’s Hollow – a Manchester venue they first played in 2006.
In fact, they’ve actually shared footage from that fateful night, and yes, the quality is as bad as you’d expect, but it gives you an idea of what the atmosphere was like then, let alone now their fan base has grown so much over the years.
Here’s us, almost 20 years ago, playing ‘OK Time For Plan B’ at our first ever Manchester show in @satanshollow on April 10th 2006.
Funny to think that in November, Manchester will host our biggest ever UK headline show at the @TheCoopLive. Both shows with the same promoter. ❤️ pic.twitter.com/uHKVOwZbM2
Speaking on this milestone moment, the band wrote in a statement: “Manchester’s a city that means a lot to us. The Satan’s Hollow show back in April ’06 was the first sense we got that ‘something’ was ‘happening’. A queue around the block and total chaos inside.
We’ve had a lot of memorable shows in Manchester since then (and in November we’ll play our biggest ever UK headline show there!), but for some reason that night at Satan’s Hollow kept coming up in conversation, so the anniversary show was just too tempting.”
Tickets for this unmissable show will be available on a first-come, first-served basis for those who register HERE up until 9:30am tomorrow, Wednesday, 25 March.
The gig itself is happening on 9 April, with support from Liverpool’s very own East Exchange as support. Best of luck to all those trying to cop tickets, and hopefully we’ll see you at Satan’s.
Featured Images — Kate Hook (supplied via Chuff Media)
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Lord of the Rings live in concert is coming to Manchester
Danny Jones
The fellowship is not lost: JRR Tolkien fans are being invited to come along to see the beloved first film in the Lord of the Rings trilogy live in concert here in Manchester.
Undoubtedly, some of the most beautifully shot and, crucially, rousingly scored Hollywood blockbusters in history, the LotR movie soundtracks still remain among the most iconic to this day.
So just imagine how incredible they must be to witness it in the flesh…
Well, that opportunity is just on the horizon, as a live performance of The Fellowship of the Ring by a fully-fledged live band is coming to the city centre’s biggest indoor arena later this year.
Available either as an evening or matinee show, ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of The Ring – In Concert’ arrives this winter at Co-op Live.
Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the iconic Academy Award-winning film, which kick-started a mega franchise both on the big and the small screen nowadays, what better way to toast the date than by rewatching it like never before?
Teaming up with the one and only Hallé – Manchester’s premier orchestra since 1858 – the production will be bringing Howard Shore’s legendary original scores to life in person as they soundtrack the epic motion picture playing behind them.
We’ve got chills just thinking about some of those scenes: the council of Elrond in Rivendell; the ‘Argonath’ passing, that first stunning New Zealand vista as Middle-Earth, and SO many more.
Here’s a sample of what it’s like to hear those instantly recognisable sounds live:
Come on, how incredible is this?
For those looking to attend the Manchester showings of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of The Ring – In Concert, as always, official Co-op members will be granted early access through the venue’s presale window.
This will open at 10am on Wednesday, 25 March; meanwhile, general admission tickets will then be available from the same time the following Friday (27 Mar).
Daisy Jackson -
27th August 2024 
