Paul “Bonehead” Arthurs has revealed that he has been using his guitar from 1984 on Oasis’ ‘Live ‘25’ tour dates.
The model in question is the 1984 Epiphone Riviera, which he has used at nearly all his shows over the past three decades, from the early Oasis gigs at The Water Rats venue in London to the mammoth shows at Knebworth.
He also used the guitar for his sessions recording legendary Oasis albums ‘Definitely Maybe’ and ‘(What’s The Story) Morning Glory?’, as well as throughout all of the band’s tours in the ‘90s.
Now, Bonehead has joined forces with Epiphone to share a run of replicas, and confirmed that he has been using the 1980s model for the ‘Live ‘25’ shows, which have seen Oasis perform their first tour dates since 2009.
“Epiphone Rivieras have been with me from the early rehearsals at the Boardwalk in Manchester all the way up to those historic shows at Knebworth and on into Liam’s solo career,” the guitarist said.
“I’m still playing my original 1984 guitar on the Oasis 2025 tour, and I wouldn’t have it any other way.”
Speaking about the new run of guitars with Epiphone, he added: “I’m excited to bring this new guitar to audiences who experienced it back in the day, as well as those coming out to see us on this tour. It plays great and sounds massive; you’re gonna love it.”
In that launch, which was first announced last week, the guitar manufacturer also confirmed that a new run of guitars were also being shared in collaboration with fellow Oasis guitarist, Gem Archer. These replicate the Sheraton model he was gifted by Noel Gallagher, and has played regularly at shows with Oasis, Beady Eye, and Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds.
Both the Bonehead Riviera and the Gem Archer Sheraton are available now, priced at £849 and £1,199 respectively. Visit here for more information.
Oasis kicked off their long awaited ‘Live ‘25’ comeback shows over the summer with gigs in Cardiff, Manchester, London and more, before taking the dates overseas.
They are currently out on the Asia leg of the tour, which kicked off in South Korea last month. These shows have seen the band perform with an honorary cut-out of Bonehead – who is sitting out of the dates to continue with “the next phase of care” of his cancer treatment.
In his absence for these shows, Mike Moore from Liam’s solo band has filled in.
Oasis played the first of their shows at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne on Friday (October 31) and Saturday (November 1), and will take to the stage there tomorrow night (4) for one more gig.
From there, they will play two shows in Sydney (November 7 and 8), and wrap up their 2025 dates in Buenos Aires, Santiago, and São Paulo at the end of the month. Visit here for any remaining tickets.
It isn’t yet clear if the band will be extending their comeback tour into 2026. Although no dates have been officially announced, Liam did raise fans’ hopes at their final Wembley gig, saying “See you next year,” before jokingly scolding himself for letting it slip.
He dropped other hints of more announcements coming in 2026, previously claiming that “it’s not even half time yet”, while a British peer seemingly revealed by accident that Oasis will play Knebworth next summer, before backtracking on the claims.
