Oasis - Unprecedented Comeback And Chart Domination

2025 saw the long-awaited comeback tour for Oasis, a reunion that seemed like it may never happen. But the UK is so glad it did, and proved it on the charts.

After their stadium tour kicked off in early July, the band’s greatest hits Time Flies… 1994-2009 returned to Number 1 for the first time in 15 years, with perennial favourites (What’s the Story) Morning Glory? and Definitely Maybe returning to the Official Albums Chart Top 5. What’s more, fan-favourite b-side Acquiesce (17) and Definitely Maybe album track Slide Away (31) made their Top 40 debuts, while classics Wonderwall, Don’t Look Back In Anger and Live Forever returned to the Official Singles Chart.

Taken from the Official UK Charts 2025 Music Year in Review: Reunions, record-breakers and a renaissance, read the article here.

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On This Day In Oasis History...

On December 23rd 1999 Noel Gallagher appeared on the documentary 'It's Slade.‬

‪Watch him talk about the band below.‬

On This Day In Oasis History...

On December 19th 1994 Oasis released the ‘Whatever’ single.

Since it’s release it has spent an amazing 113 weeks on the Official UK Singles Chart.



On December 19th 2002 Oasis played the second of two sold out nights at the NIA in Birmingham, England.

Listen to a bootleg of the gig below.

Gem Archer On The Oasis’ Reunion, Bonehead And Life After Live ’25

Interview from Guitar World

After touring the globe for 41 shows with a reformed Oasis, Gem Archer says he is ready for a break.

When the band announced its return in August 2024, fans were stunned and many questioned whether Liam and Noel Gallagher could truly make it work again.

Against the odds, they did. Archer knew the Live ’25 tour was going to be something special. "Those songs, played in that order, are just unbeatable." With the tour now complete attention has turned to what Oasis will do next.

For now, Archer is taking time out. "I still don’t know my ass from my elbow. It’s time to decompress." This mirrors the band’s official statement that there will be "a pause for a period of reflection."

Here are a few questions and answers from the interview:

What can you say about Bonehead as a guitarist?

"I joined in ’99, but with how things played out, I wasn’t replacing him, it was just taking a different turn. Obviously Oasis needed two guitars, but it certainly wasn’t like Noel said, "You’ve gotta play barre chords and that’s it." It was completely open when I joined.

At the first rehearsal, when we didn’t even have a bass player, we were in a tiny room running through about six songs, and Noel said, "You know the bit in Cigarettes and Alcohol? Can you do that?" I was like, "Well, this opens everything up."

We developed that side of Oasis. They’d just recorded Standing on the Shoulder of Giants and the first single was Go Let It Out. I ended up playing the lead lines on that live. And songs like Gas Panic! were just different, it had taken a different turn.

So it wasn’t replacing Bonehead because it was different. Now, playing with him, it’s like he’s the bedrock, he’s the glue that makes everything else sound great. He’s overlooked as a rhythm guitarist in a way ’cause he has this feel. I don’t want to speak for him, but it’s like he’s playing acoustic with a really gainy electric sound. He just has his own way. Whereas some of us, if we put that guitar through those amps, you wouldn't play with the kind of freedom he does."

There was a lot of speculation about how Oasis with three guitarists would play out – but it really came together beautifully. You were able to capture the guitar layers as they were on the records.

"It really did open up, it opened everything up. During our first get-together Noel said, "Have you ever been in a band with three guitars?" I’m like, "Are you kidding?" He said, "We’ll let Bonehead do Bonehead, and we’ll fit around it."

And you’re not trying to capture every nuance anyway. You don’t want to get in the way of the songs. Like on Cast No Shadow I’m playing slide guitar. In the past, there never would have been any space to do that."

What was it like seeing Noel and Liam come together again as brothers and musical partners?

"I hadn’t seen them together until the first day we all rehearsed. Just looking over and seeing them like five feet apart, it really felt like we’d never split up. But of course I’ve got a guitar in my hand, we’ve got stuff to get on with, so that was it. It wasn’t all lovey-dovey or, "What do you want for Christmas?" or any of that stuff. It was serious business we were getting down to."

Read the full interview here.

On This Day In Oasis History...

 

On December 17th 1997, Oasis played the second of two sold out dates at Wembley Arena in London, England.

Watch footage from one of the gigs below.

On December 17th 2008 Oasis played at Madison Square Garden in New York, USA.

On This Day In Oasis History...

On December 16th 2002 Oasis played at the Royal Court in Liverpool, England.

Listen to a bootleg of the gig below.

Oasis Limited-Edition RKID2025 T-Shirt

Released to celebrate a landmark 25 years of Noel and Liam Gallagher’s own record label, Big Brother Recordings Ltd.

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Oasis 'Live '25 All Around The World Zine' Available Now

Just added to the Official Oasis Tour Store.

Live '25 All Around The World Zine
£12.00
Official live '25 tour 128 page fanzine
245mm x 170mm
250gsm cover
115gsm gloss inner pages
Plenty of tour items are available in the buy one get one free deal.

Contents include - A-Z of Oasis, Oasis by Numbers, Photography from the tour and launch events, an insight into the sartorial style of the band, Oasis and their cultural impact, plus a collection of stories from fans on what the band means to them.

A special one-off fanzine created by Proper Magazine to celebrate the long-awaited return of Oasis.

This unique 128-page fanzine pays homage to Oasis’ Manchester roots and the loyal fan community that has supported them from the beginning. Crafted by the fans, for the fans, the magazine captures the spirit of the classic fanzine era with a contemporary edge. Packed with exclusive content from the recent tour, rare insights, and deep-cut facts made for even the most obsessive Oasis devotees, the publication stands as the definitive keepsake of this landmark moment in the band’s history.

Check out the item here.

On This Day In Oasis History...

On December 15th 1994, Oasis played a set at Maida Vale Studios in London for 'The Evening Session' on BBC Radio 1.

They played (It's Good) To Be Free, Married With Children, Sad Song, Talk Tonight, Whatever & I Am The Walrus.

It was the first time (It's Good) To Be Free and Talk Tonight were played live.



On December 15th 2008 Oasis played at The John Labatt Centre in London, Canada.

On This Day In Oasis History...

On December 14th 1997 Oasis played the second of two sold out nights at the GMEX in Manchester, England.

Watch the band give one of the best performances of the Be Here Now era below.

On This Day In Oasis History...

On December 13th 1994 Oasis played at the Hammersmith Palais in London, England.

Watch the set below.

On This Day In Oasis History...

 

On December 12th 1995 Oasis' appearance at MTV's Ultimate Winter Vacation in Colorado, USA was broadcast.

Watch 'Wonderwall' & 'Don't Look Back In Anger' below.

Oasis Live '25 X Adidas Range - Drop 2 - Is Out Now

Adidas X Oasis Live ’25 Drop 2

The year that was.

NOW LIVE

Available from adidas.co.uk/oasis

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Oasis (What’s The Story) Morning Glory? 7” Singles Box Set Is Out Now

Limited edition (What’s The Story) Morning Glory? 7” Singles Box Set - a replica of the highly collectible original 1996 CD cigarette style box.

Following the highly sought after release of the Definitely Maybe 7” Singles Box Set last year, the accompanying (What’s The Story) Morning Glory? Singles Box Set includes 4 7” singles, featuring the 2014 remastered versions of Some Might Say, Roll With It, Wonderwall, and Don’t Look Back In Anger with their B-sides.

Available from here and a standard edition one is also available from here,

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"Anything Could Happen" Gem Archer Reflects on Oasis Live '25 And What Comes Next

 

Gem Archer says Oasis Live '25 has wiped him out "I still don’t know my ass from my elbow… It’s time to decompress".

Fans are hoping for more shows or new music but Archer stays vague. He insists he doesn't know "anything about what’s coming up" and reminds everyone that the Oasis machine is "not just something you can flick on".

Looking back on the tour he says "It’s the weirdest thing… It’s all a blur… We've all said that we won’t know what this was 'till next year. When all the wheels stop spinning… there’s just so much to take on board. It really was a bit of a whirlwind, you know?"

On the band's future Archer adds "Anything could happen, which could include nothing. But this was quite a thing… if stuff was happening, I think I might already know about it… It's not something you just flick on". Still, he nods to Noel Gallagher’s playful line: "No rest for the immensely talented" leaving fans to interpret it as they wish.

His comments align with Oasis' statement that there will be a "pause for a period of reflection" a pause that might still leave room for more.

Guitar World's full interview with Gem arrives in the coming weeks.

On This Day In Oasis History...

On December 11th 1994 Oasis played at the Civic Hall in Wolverhampton, England.

Listen to a superb recording of the gig below.



On December 11th 2006 Noel Gallagher, Gem Archer and Terry Kirkbride played a semi-acoustic set at The Chapel in Melbourne, Australia.

It was part of the tour to promote 'Stop The Clocks', watch a few songs from the set below.

On This Day In Oasis History...

On December 10th 1997 Oasis played the first of two sold out nights at the CIA in Cardiff, Wales.

First words out of Liam Gallagher's mouth "Right then you Welsh f*ckers! Are you mad fer it?".

Listen to a bootleg of the gig below.

On December 10th 2005 Oasis, Foo Fighters, Razorlight and The Coral played at 'Noise & Confusion' at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales.

Watch a recording of the gig in the below.

On This Day In Oasis History...

On December 9th 1995 Oasis played at the KEGE Holiday Festival in Minneapolis, USA.

Listen to a bootleg of the gig below.

Happy Birthday Gem Archer

Happy Birthday to Gem Archer who is 59 today.

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