We still keep having to pinch ourselves every time we realise Oasis are actually back but it’s not some ‘Idler’s Dream’: they really are and it’s also left us wondering what their very best songs are.
Of course, we’re not going to pretend we’re the first to write up a list of the best Oasis songs of all time – there’s probably more of them online than there are actual tracks to choose from – but that doesn’t mean we won’t join in.
So, in what we’re calling a very rough order because it was very hard to play favourites, here is Audio North‘s definitive list of the greatest songs Oasis ever put out and, hopefully, we’ll get to hear all of them on the reunion tour.
Let’s split some opinions, shall we?
The 30 best Oasis songs of all time
Come on, cutting it down to even 20 is simply impossible…
30. The Hindu Times
Kicking off our round-up of the best Oasis songs ever with plenty people have still never even tried out.
Perhaps it’s for that incredible intro alone but we felt compelled to start this big list of our Oasis favourites with the criminally underappreciated 2002 track, ‘The Hindu Times’. That still riff pops into our heads every couple of days even all these years later and if it’s one you’ve never heard before, fix it now.
29. Wonderwall
Yes, get angry all you like, ‘Wonderwall’ is going in super early because we all know what we think of this incredibly ubiquitous, unquestionably successful, popular and catchy worldwide smash hit. The only reason it’s low on the list is because it’s so overplayed that we kind of hate it sometimes. You get it.
We know it has to be on any list of the best Oasis songs but you’ve heard ‘Mr Brightside’ a million times before too, so you understand…
28. Married With Children
This stripped-back little number always felt like Liam’s answer to ‘Half The World Away’, at least in spirit, and like it could have just as easily become the Royle Family theme. We’re not sure whether it was the short run-time or lack of demand live that ultimately held it back, but we’ve still got a soft spot for it.
From some of the oldest to their most recent (well, 2008, but still) and the first of just two picks off their seventh and final album before breaking up, Dig Out Your Soul. It still feels like a really mature and introspective release that stands out just as much now as it did then. Deserved to be on a better record.
This album had so much potential when you look back at songs like this.
26. Whatever
The first time the Burnage boys got close to channelling those Beatles influences they made so apparent when breaking onto the scene, only with the cockiness of the younger Gallagher brother making the whole thing feel more modern. An orchestral pop-rock banger perfect for turning crowds into choirs.
The game changes when violins are involved.
25. Let There Be Love
Our first of a few picks from the admittedly middling Don’t Believe The Truth but, again, a moment in which we got to hear a softer side from both of them. Hearing Liam and Noel going back on forth on this one still warms our hearts, just as the song title hoped it would and those repetitions at the end are great.
Secretly one of the best “shyyyyiiiine” moments ever and also one of the first examples of the legendary Britpop band indulging themselves in a truly extended play, multiple breakouts and solos as well as some classic crowd participation “na na nas”, ‘All Around The World’ is just such a well-rounded track.
A really underrated track if you ask us.
23. Acquiesce
Next up is one that the older we got the less it feels like a cult classic – instead, it’s just a really good song that transcended it’s B-side origins to represent Oasis swagger in a nutshell. Noel was still clearly learning how to sing at this point and maybe it should have been Liam but we still enjoy it nonetheless.
How much do we reckon Oasis playing at Maine Road would cost nowadays?
For some reason, this is still one of our earliest memories of Oasis – downloading it onto a very early generation iPod and listening to it on repeat until the earphones practically gave out – and it’s also just a rammer. Maybe it’s the simplicity of the pounding guitar and chorus but we’ve always rated ‘Lyla’.
One of the most memorable choruses they ever produced even if it was never their biggest tune, we’re still eternally grateful that Oasis made ‘Cast No Shadow’, and not just because it gave its name to the likes of canal boats and one of our favourite spots in Ancoats.
20. The Importance of Being Idle
Ok, now we’re getting into the nitty gritty: in a number 20 is ‘The Importance of Being Idle’, which still feels like one of the most dramatic and generally theatrical pieces of music they ever put out. The literary references are there to see in the title, the video and so on, it also feels a little bit like something out of a Western at times.
There are some Southern American influences going on here and some very good acting from Rhys Ifans.
19. Talk Tonight
Back to the more gentle stuff and arguably Noel‘s best singing even to this day, not to mention a love letter to how stunning and emotional simply letting to blokes strum acoustic guitars can sound. We always felt the claps were a bit unnecessary but songwriting really is the star of the show here.
It’s one of the songs most synonymous with Oasis simply, not least because of the hit 2016 documentary of the same name and the associations with the infamous Knebworth weekend and it really is a great tune, it’s just always felt formulaic to be up there with the big boys. A truly iconic guitar solo though.
On this list not only as it was a proper rager that they still managed to put together when relationships were souring but because we still remember the first time we heard it: sat watching a highlight reel of the weekend’s footy on Soccer AM with this as the soundtrack. The best song on the whole Dig Out Your Soul album.
Quietly one of the best things they ever did.
16. Songbird
In at sweet 16 was Liam’s first foray into songwriting long before his solo career started and short and sweet is very much the operative prhase here. Created as a tribute to his fiancée at the time, it did feel like something different for band, and as straightforward as it may be it’s still a beautiful little number.
There’s a bit of Paul McCartney about it there’s also some lovely folky production with the keys and the twinkly outro.
15. She’s Electric
Halfway mark and possibly one of the happiest tracks not only off their sensational sophomore album (What’s The Story) Morning Glory? but maybe of their entire catalogue. Upbeat, strutty and bluesy, She’s Electric is a rare but surviving indie athem from the otherwise usually in your face rockers.
Where does this rank on your list of the greatest Oasis songs ever?
14. Stand By Me
in a very similar vein to ‘All Around The World’ in some respects, this was another time that they did a pretty decent Beatles impression, at least tonally, and where the heavy use of strings on Be Here Now was well placed. Nowadays it’s on Halifax adverts but for us it will always be a drunken pub song with your mates.
Reading and Leeds out in full voice.
13. Rock ‘n’ Roll Star
Might as well rename it Ronseal because it does what is says on the tin: a quintessential Oasis track which simply has to be considered one of their best songs ever purely because it sums up everything they were about it from the beginning to the end. There’s no intellectualising this one, it’s just a rammer – even as a cover.
Yet another major Morning Glory moment that typifies a lot of what still makes Oasis the best thing since sliced bread. You can practically hear Liam leaning in and out from the microphone and the layered vocals make it feel like a stadium song; plus, “standing at the station” will forever be a satisfying earworm/vocal stim.
The simple but heartwarming B-side that became one of the nation’s most beloved singalongs, as well being made even more famous after becoming the intro and outro to one of our greatest sitcoms of all time. If you don’t want to wrap your arms round a mate and sway side to side when this comes on, there’s something wrong with you. Just beautiful.
Ok, serious business and we’re about to start p***ing people off but just know that we don’t mean to. Breaking into the top 10 is ‘Little By Little’, a.k.a. one of Noel’s finest moments and not least because of how that music video (also one of the greatest of all time) makes you feel when you watch it. Sublime.
Big up Robert Carlyle.
9. Live Forever
It’s voted the best British song in history pretty much every year at this point and it’s not hard to see why. ‘Live Forever’ makes us feels things, no matter whether it’s big or little brother singing it and it pretty much changed the game for what music coming out of the UK could sound like. Iconic.
This was a special way to hear it.
8. Cigarettes & Alcohol
Very much like ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll Star’ but dialled up to 11, this is just one of the coolest songs ever written in our books and as close to pure punk as they ever came. Liam Gallagher’s snarling vocal style at it’s very best and one of the greatest moments of our lives. We can’t wait to do it all over again at Heaton Park.
l mean, the epitome of Manchester music had to be in the top 10, didn’t it? See, this is where songs sit on the very edge of being overplayed but never teeter too far onto the wrong side of the fence. There are very few British anthems that get every single person belting back every word and we will always love it.
Oasis attitude once encapsulated in just over five minutes of what we can only describe as a rock and roll masterclass. One of the greatest intros to a song of all time and also some of the most fun a field full of people can ever physically have jumping up and down to a song. Roll on summer 2025.
Some of the best British rock ever made.
5. The Masterplan
We can’t lie, the last few picks have been hard enough as it is put top five territory is night on impossible. That being said, for now, we feel like one of the greatest B-sides ever written has to be in there. The lyrics, the moments of quiet before the swelling brass sections; the big band feel of it all – it’s just a complex, spellbinding song as die-hard Oasis fans know all too well.
And a great Lowry-esque animated video to boot.
4. Champagne Supernova
We will never get over the first time we heard those waves slowly washing us up on the shore and the feeling of that softly psychedelic, sun-soaked and yet somehow late-night-sounding guitar coming in. Makes you want to lay your head back and let go all of your problems – and learn to play the harmonica.
A delicious fever dream of a musical experience.
3. Slide Away
Definitely Maybe is full of belters (in other news, water is still wet), but we don’t know if there’s a moment on it with more effortless style than ‘Slide Away’. It makes us want to put on a climb on a mate’s shoulders, swing our wide arms up, forget the world’s still turning and sing our hearts out. Speaking of…
Still sounds immense even to this day.
2. Stop Crying Your Heart Out
Taking the silver medal is the single greatest song on all of Heathen Chemistry and that’s ‘Stop Crying Your Heart’. We don’t know about you, but we get always more moved seeing a bunch of Mancs in a group singing this than any of the usual suspects. A punchy ballad that we wish they made more of.
Everyone sings this song with the same passion.
1. Don’t Go Away
That’s right, we’ve come to the end of the road and reached our controversial choice for the greatest Oasis of all time and, in our humble opinion, is the utterly gorgeous and eternally heartbreaking ‘Don’t Go Away’. For our money, it’s the best Liam’s vocals ever sounded, the simultaneously soft and sticky guitar is as vulnerable and full of ache and longing as LG’s voice and the strings add that uplifting overtone.
In fact, for all that has been said about the mastering of Be Here Now, this is the one moment in which they definitely nailed it. Don’t like it? Then in this instance, you can go away.
You may notice some notable exemptions like ‘Roll With It’, ‘Shakermaker’, ‘D’You Know What I Mean?’ or maybe even ‘Gas Panic’ for that small enclave of fans that are still weirdly stan-ing on the shoulder of giants (it’s ok, you can admit it wasn’t their best), but feel free to skewer us in the comments.
As mentioned, we’ve struggled to put this in any real order and we really could have been here forever and ranked their complete discography, but you’ve given us enough of your time and still very much look forward to hearing how wrong we were.
However, not as much as look forward to hearing these songs live on the long awaited reunion tour and, who knows? Maybe we’ll hear some surprises too…
Us when we saw those LG tweets:
Seriously now, @liamgallagher – is new Oasis music REALLY on the horizon?… 👀
Featured Images — The Manc Group/Oasis (via YouTube screenshot)
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The ULTIMATE guide to Oasis Live ’25 reunion tour at Heaton Park – tickets, times, setlist and more
Thomas Melia
The biggest export in Manchester music history, Oasis, are officially back performing, and they’re about to play five nights right here in Heaton Park this summer.
You can finally ‘Stop Crying Your Heart Out’ over the years spent without the Gallaghers performing together, because the time has finally come… Their momentous homecoming is just DAYS away.
It’s the most wonderful time of the year – for us Mancs at least – as Oasis are heading to Heaton Park for five whole nights of Britpop brilliance.
Anyway, enough chitter-chatter, you’re here for a comprehensive Oasis gig guide for their Manchester dates, so let’s get stuck in.
Gig guide | Oasis Live ’25 at Heaton Park, Manchester – all the info
Oasis are bringing their reunion tour ‘Oasis Live ’25’ to Heaton Park across five nights in July.Credit: Supplied
Oasis UK reunion tour dates
Fri 4 July – Cardiff, UK – Principality Stadium – you can see the scenes from night one HERE.
Sat 5 July – Cardiff, UK – Principality Stadium
Fri 11 July – Manchester, UK – Heaton Park
Sat 12 July – Manchester, UK – Heaton Park
Wed 16 July – Manchester, UK – Heaton Park
Sat 19 July – Manchester, UK – Heaton Park
Sun 20 July – Manchester, UK – Heaton Park
Fri 25 July – London, UK – Wembley Stadium
Sat 26 July – London, UK – Wembley Stadium
Wed 30 July – London, UK – Wembley Stadium
Sat 2 August – London, UK – Wembley Stadium
Sat 3 August – London, UK – Wembley Stadium
Are there any Oasis tickets left for the Heaton Park shows?
We feel like you already know the answer to this one, surely?
Unfortunately, all five of their Heaton Park dates – just like the rest of the domestic shows and, indeed, all over the globe – are completely sold out.
However, you’re in luck: our music counterpart, Audio North, is running an exciting competition that includes TWO tickets to see Oasis Live ’25 right here in Manchester at Heaton Park.
Of course, there’s always the off chance of grabbing last-minute spares from friends, family and via trusted resellers like Twickets and TicketSwap, but always proceed with caution, and you might as well throw your hat in the ring whilst you’re here.
It’s simple: pay a visit to either of Heaton Park’s on-site cafes (The Stables or The Lakeside), order ‘Digsy’s Dinner’, or a little lunch for yourself, and you’ll automatically be entered into a prize draw that could see you and a mate living it large on 20 July for the Burnage boys final night in Manchester.
Oasis Live ’25 reunion setlist – so far, anyway
The Manc Britpop legends have seven studio albums to their name, so it will come as no surprise that the setlist for the ‘Oasis Live ’25’ shows is a hefty one that tries to work their way through most of the big hits, but they do prioritise the first three albums.
No ‘Shock of the Lightning’ there, if you’ll pardon the pun.
Oasis starring in their official music video for ‘Wonderwall’ in 1995.Credit: Screenshot via YouTube
Here’s the setlist from the first two nights of the Live ’25 reunion tour, as Oasis played a pair of biblical shows at Principality Stadium in Cardiff to kick off their long-awaited comeback. Of course, they’ll most likely tweak and experiment with this lineup of tracks from time to time, but here’s how it looks so far:
Hello
Acquiesce
Morning Glory
Some Might Say
Bring It On Down
Cigarettes & Alcohol
Fade Away
Supersonic
Roll With It
Talk Tonight
Half the World Away
Little by Little
D’You Know What I Mean?
Stand by Me
Cast No Shadow
Slide Away
Whatever
Live Forever
Rock ‘n’ Roll Star
The Masterplan
Don’t Look Back in Anger
Wonderwall
Champagne Supernova
Die-hard fans will be pleased to hear they do still walk out to their iconic intro, ‘F***in’ in the Bushes’, so there is some representation post-Be Here Now.
We broke down all the details from Oasis in Cardiff – Night One to see what it could mean for Manchester.
What are the stage times for Oasis at Heaton Park in Manchester?
According to Ticketmaster, the opening times for doors at each of the Manchester shows are scheduled for 3:30pm; however, Oasis’ Heaton Park stage times are yet to be confirmed by the band themselves.
The Principality Stadium gigs saw support acts starting from 6pm (5:59pm, to be exact) with Oasis taking to the stage from roughly 8:15pm.
In fact, pretty much everyone got started a minute early on night one in Cardiff, so we guess you could say everyone involved was just as eager as the Oasis fans themselves.
Heaton Park has a curfew of 11pm, so fans can rest easy knowing they can listen to every note of the seven-and-a-half-minute-long number ‘Champagne Supernova’ without having to stay up all night long – not that anyone is going to be bed after this full-on cultural event.
Anyone wanting to know how excited Liam is ahead of the upcoming shows needs to take a scroll through his X (Formerly Twitter) and you’ll soon see just how excited he is.
He also confirmed the Cardiff set times prematurely, too. Someone should really take his phone off him at this point…
Nevertheless, we were pleased to see Wigan’s finest, Richard Ashcroft, confirmed as the first warm-up act, who had no shame in confessing he was absolutely “buzzing” to be a part of the reunion shows.
The former Verve frontman and the Gallaghers are big supporters of one another, and we’re sure that Heaton Park will erupt into chaos the second ‘Bittersweet Symphony’ plays out this July.
The Liverpool natives are known for smash hit singles including ‘Walkaway’, ‘Finetime’ and ‘Sandstorm’, joining the younger Gallagher brother, describing these upcoming gig opportunities as “biblical”.
What are the expected drinks prices for the Oasis gigs?
Although official drinks prices have not been released yet, another one of the biggest dates in the Manchester music calendar, Parklife, took place last month and can be used as a rough calculation.
Spirit and mixers
Smirnoff No.21 Vodka- £11.80 for double, £7.90 for single
Captain Morgan Spiced Gold – £11.80 for double, £7.90 for single
Captain Morgan Black Spiced – £11.80 for double, £7.90 for single
Johnnie Walker Black Label – £11.80 for double, £7.90 for single
Gordon’s London Dry Gin – £11.80 for double, £7.90 for single
Gordon’s Pink Gin – £11.80 for double, £7.90 for single
Casamigos Blanco Tequila – £14.80 for double, £10.90 for single
Included mixers: Pepsi Max, Pepsi Max Cherry, 7Up Free, Ginger Beer, Tonic, Soda, Grapefruit Soda
Rockstar Energy drink mixers: Tropical Guava, Peach Zero Sugar, Original – +£1
Pre-mixed cans
Smirnoff Miami Peach- £9.50
Captain Morgan X Pepsi Max – £9.50
Gordon’s Gin & Tonic – £9.50
Johnnie Walker & Lemonade – £9.50
Captain Morgan Muck Pit Brew – £8.50
Jagermeister
Jagermeister Mule – £11.80
Jagerbomb – £7.90
Jagermeister ice cold shot – £6.90
Jagermeister cold brew coffee shot – £6.90
Wine
Rose/white wine, 187ml – £7.95
Beer and cider
Poretti Lager – £6.65
Somersby Cider – £6.65
0.4% Brooklyn Special Effects Hoppy Lager – £5.50
White Claw
Blackberry – £7.90
Green apple – £7.90
Mango – £7.90
Raspberry – £7.90
Parklife drinks prices may set the tone for what Oasis fans can expect.There will be an array of bars and drinks options throughout the park.Credit: The Manc Group
Where can I buy merchandise for Oasis Live ’25?
You don’t have to travel ‘Half The World Away’ to find a good selection of Oasis merchandise, our bustling city is full of it – and we for one certainly aren’t complaining.
Ahead of the biggest Manchester gigs of the year, two exclusive Oasis merchandise pop-up shops have opened – one of them being on the city’s shopping hub, Market Street, which has seen the band’s long-standing affinity with adidas rekindled.
Launching to the general public on Thursday, 3 July, adidas and Oasis have teamed up to open a pop-up shop selling an exclusive 90s-inspired collection.
There might even be some merch items that have been right under your nose the whole time, like these impressive and colourful tees from jeans mastermind Levi’s in Manchester Arndale.
Any eager-eyed office commuters will have noticed there’s an official merchandise pop-up trailer outside Manchester Central Library at St. Peter’s Square ahead of the five monumental shows.
And of course, there will be merch points spread across various locations in Heaton Park where you can sport your very own Oasis-branded apparel and accessories like a keyring or bottle opener.
There’s plenty of t-shirts and Oasis memorabilia at the official fan shop in Spinningfields.You can shop Oasis merch at multiple Manchester stores including Levi’s.Credit: The Manc
How to get to Heaton Park
Last but not least, if you’ve never been to the massive green space before, your best bet is to travel via tram or other Bee Network public transport. Metrolink services will be running direct from Victoria to the venue during the day, and thankfully, it’s just a case of getting off at the Heaton Park tram stop itself.
From there, you can enter the event site via the North Gate; after the party is over, the Bowker Vale tram stop located near the East Gate is your quickest exit. Please also be mindful that Heaton Park station will also be closed from 9pm due to help with congestion and safety reasons.
Otherwise, the usual Big Green Coaches will also be running from the city centre, which can be booked in advance, and taxis home will be available from Blackley New Road and along Bury Old Road.
The posters of our Burnage boys Liam and Noel have been cropping up around town.
Throughout the city, there are also lots of official Oasis wayfinding signage which direct any concertgoers to the tram stop at Victoria, which runs directly to Heaton Park every 6 minutes on Oasis gig days.
Alongside this, a shuttle bus service will be running from Lever Street to Heaton Park and back on any of the upcoming Manchester Oasis dates.
The signage will direct people arriving at Piccadilly Station through the Northern Quarter to Victoria Station to either the shuttle buses or the Victoria trams.
And that should be just all the important key information you need to know ahead of what is sure to be nothing short of one of the most memorable nights of your life and in music history.
We’re sure you’re about to have a ‘Supersonic’ night, let’s just hope the weather makes sure to ‘Cast No Shadow’ over these five very important nights of Manchester music history – the last of our puns for today, we promise.
An Oasis lookalike competition is happening in Manchester city centre this weekend
Emily Sergeant
Manchester, we’ve made it.
It was only a matter of time, but after celebrity lookalike competitions absolutely took the world by storm last summer, with droves of Timothée Chalamet, Paul Mescal, and Pedro Pascal wannabes gathering in the streets of New York and London over several different weekends, Manchester is finally getting in on the action this year.
And of course, what else could be more fitting on the weekend Oasis returns to their hometown than a Gallaghers Lookalike Competition?
In case you (somehow… really, how?) hadn’t heard, Liam and Noel have finally buried the hatchet and reformed as Oasis for the first time in more than a decade – with the long-awaited Live ’25 tour getting underway in Cardiff over this past weekend.
Now that Cardiff is done and dusted, the brothers – along with more than 300,000 fans – are returning home and will be descending on Manchester’s Heaton Park from this Friday (11 July) for five nostalgia-drenched gigs full of iconic tunes.
Anyone heading to the second Oasis gig on Saturday 12 July, or even anyone who isn’t, is invited to practice their best Gallagher impressions and make their way over to St Peter’s Square in the heart of the city centre to take part in a lookalike competition that’s bound to get plastered all over social media.
The competition is being hosted at The Manchester Shop – the legendary local gift emporium on the ground floor of Affleck’s – from their dedicated stall at the MCR Live ’25 pop-up markets in St Peter’s Square, which is set to see hundreds of Oasis fans gather to soak up to atmosphere during the day, before journeying over to Heaton Park.
An Oasis lookalike competition is happening in Manchester city centre this weekend / Credit: Stefan Branding (via Wikimedia Commons) | Flickr
At the markets – which are part of the wider MCR Live ’25 events – you’ll also find local makers, artists, and indie traders gathering for a celebration of sound, style, and city pride.
But we have no doubt the Gallaghers Lookalike Competition is going to draw in crowds.
“Think you’ve got the swagger of Liam? Or the scowl of Noel? Prove it at our Gallagher Brothers Lookalike Competition,” event organisers wrote on social media.
So, no matter whether you’re ‘mad fer it’ or you just fancy a bit of a laugh ahead of what is one of the most important gigs of the century so far, make sure to dig out your parkas and tambourines, come dressed to impress, and get ready show off your best Gallagher vibes.
Prizes, tunes, and Mancunian mayhem are ‘guaranteed’.
Danny Jones -
8th November 2024 
