NME can exclusively reveal the cities that Oasis will be playing on their upcoming 2025 reunion tour.
The Britpop heroes first announced their long-awaited reunion last month, with a long string of gigs in the UK and Ireland. They stated that these would be their only shows in Europe, but vowed that – while they will not be playing any festivals next year – other headline dates around the world were planned.
Now, with the announcement believed to be in the coming week or so, sources close to the tour have revealed to NME the locations that the Live ’25 tour will supposedly visit next year – with Liam and Noel Gallagher heading to the US, South America, Asia and Australia. Check out the list here:
Toronto, Canada
Chicago, US
East Rutherford, New Jersey, US
Boston, US
Los Angeles, US
Mexico City, Mexico
Seoul, South Korea
Tokyo, Japan
Melbourne, Australia
Sydney, Australia
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Santiago, Chile
Buenos Aires, Argentina
The exact venues, dates and ticket sale details will be announced soon.
The initial run of dates sparked controversy due to fans experiencing long queues and technical difficulties in the scramble for tickets, along with a large number of tickets being presented and sold to them at inflated prices due to “dynamic” surge pricing. In response, Oasis provided “a small step towards making amends for the situation” and announced two extra Wembley Stadium dates that were sold in staggered batches via invite-only ballot. They also said that they themselves “at no time had any awareness that dynamic pricing was going to be used”.
“It needs to be made clear that Oasis leave decisions on ticketing and pricing entirely to their promoters and management, and at no time had any awareness that dynamic pricing was going to be used,” they said in a statement.
“While prior meetings between promoters, Ticketmaster and the band’s management resulted in a positive ticket sale strategy, which would be a fair experience for fans, including dynamic ticketing to help keep general ticket prices down as well as reduce touting, the execution of the plan failed to meet expectations. All parties involved did their utmost to deliver the best possible fan experience, but due to the unprecedented demand this became impossible to achieve.”
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) have since launched an investigation into the practice of dynamic pricing.
Speculation also surrounds who’ll be in the reunited Oasis line-up alongside Liam and Noel Gallagher, with original guitarist Paul ‘Bonehead’ Arthurs reportedly coming along for the tour dates, with other rumoured members including guitarist Gem Archer and bassist Andy Bell. Drummer Alan White also sparked rumours on his social media, but NME is led to believe he will not be part of the line-up. Liam has since teased that the line-up could feature “a few new faces“.
As well as speculating over who’ll be joining Liam and Noel on stage at the huge gigs, fans have been discussing potential support acts – with the likes of Blossoms, Kasabian and Richard Ashcroft among those being mentioned. Earlier this month, it was reported that Liam was seeking “established acts” to open for Oasis in 2025, but it currently looks unlikely to be Suede or Fontaines D.C. with the frontman hitting out at both bands online.
Liam and Noel have not performed together since Oasis’ acrimonious split in 2009, following an “altercation” between the pair at Paris’ Rock en Seine festival, just hours before their headline appearance.
Following on from his victorious Reading 2024 headline set, last weekend saw Liam perform Oasis classics ahead of the Anthony Joshua vs Daniel Dubois boxing match at Wembley Stadium, before hitting out at “SHITC**T” critics who complained online about the sound his vocals. He then bid farewell to his band as he played his last scheduled solo show in Malta.
