Ever since Oasis finally announced a reunion last year, Liam Gallagher has been predictably vocal in discussing the 2025 tour on Twitter. Fans angry over obscene ticket prices? “ATTITUDE STINKS.” That SNL “Weekend Update” sketch? “Excruciating.” Irish punk band Fontaines DC are not Oasis fans? “Fuck them, little spunkbubbles.” Not …
Read More »It's Really Happening: Oasis Will Reunite for a World Tour in 2025
Hell has not frozen over, but Oasis have reunited. Fifteen years after their breakup, brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher have apparently put aside their differences, announcing a run of concerts in the U.K. and Ireland for 2025. The group announced the Oasis Live ’25 tour early Tuesday morning, though details …
Read More »The Oasis Reunion: Six Burning Questions We Have About a Possible Tour
When word of an Oasis reunion tour started spreading online over the weekend, it was easy to dismiss it as yet another rumor drummed up by the U.K. press. We’ve seen this many times before with reports of reunions by the Smiths and Kinks that never came close to fruition. …
Read More »Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds Put Their Spin on Two Oasis Rarities at Abbey Road
Noel Gallagher and his High Flying Birds set-up shop at Abbey Road to re-record a pair of Oasis songs, “The Masterplan” and “Going Nowhere.” Both songs originally appeared on Oasis’ 1998 B-sides collection, The Masterplan, which just got the 25th anniversary reissue treatment earlier this year. They’re also both staples …
Read More »Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds Show Evacuated Following Bomb Threat
The audience attending Noel Gallagher‘s High Flying Birds concert at Saratoga Performing Afters Center in New York over the weekend was only able to catch performances from the two opening acts, Metric and Garbage. Before Gallagher could hit the stage for his headlining performance, the venue was evacuated in response …
Read More »Noel Gallagher on … Everything: 'I F-cking Changed People's Lives!'
Ask Noel Gallagher how the material from his excellent new album, Council Skies, is going over live so far on his U.S. tour with Garbage, and you’ll get an answer only he would dare to give: “Terrible,” he says, blaming crowds who haven’t absorbed the album yet (like all of …
Read More »Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds Release 'Melancholic' New Single 'Dead to the World'
Noel Gallagher‘s High Flying Birds has dropped a new single, “Dead to the World,” along with a lyric video for the track. The song will appear on the rock band’s fourth studio album, Council Skies, out June 2 via Sour Mash Records. In a statement, Gallagher confirmed that “Dead To …
Read More »Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, Garbage Plot Co-Headlining Summer Tour
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds — surely to the dismay of Oasis super fan Matty Healy — will hit the road again this summer on a joint-headlining tour …
Read More »Noel Gallagher Previews New Album 'Council Skies' With Latest Single 'Easy Now'
After Noel Gallagher and his High Flying Birds promised an upcoming album when they released their Johnny Marr-assisted new single at the tail end of 2022, the former Oasis guitarist has finally announced that a new LP, Council Skies, will arrive this summer. Ahead of Council Skies’ June 2 release, …
Read More »Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds Tease New Album With Johnny Marr-Assisted 'Pretty Boy'
Noel Gallagher and his High Flying Birds are back with a new song, “Pretty Boy,” which will appear on the ex-Oasis guitarist’s next album. “Pretty Boy” is a swift-moving track, driven by a restless post-punk energy but cut through with just a bit of airy jangle. The song was recorded …
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