It’s not your imaaaaginaasheeeunnn – it’s been revealed that one of Oasis’ classic hits will make the setlist of their 2025 world tour.
The Manchester rock group, fronted by brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher, announced a reunion tour 15 years after their acrimonious split in 2009.
Starting in Cardiff in July, the Oasis Live 25 tour will conclude in Sao Paolo, Brazil, in November, with five sold-out Manchester dates penciled in for mid-July.
With the big tour just a month away now, fans are on the hunt for any hints at the classic Oasis hits that might be included by Liam and Noel in the setlist.
Oasis scored an impressive eight number one singles across their 15 years in the spotlight, with a total of 23 of their songs hitting the top 10 of the UK charts.
Not to mention that Liam and Noel might use spots in the setlist to perform songs they wrote as part of side-projects Beady Eye and High Flying Birds respectively.
This means that some big hits are unlikely to make the cut, leaving some fans disappointed – but one big hit that seems to have been included is the 1994 song Cigarettes & Alcohol.
Famed for its interpolation of T-Rex’s 1971 chart-topper Get It On (which itself was inspired by a Chuck Berry song) Cigarettes & Alcohol reached number seven in the UK in 1994.
It was the final single from Oasis’ debut album Definitely Maybe, and eventually reached Platinum status in the UK in March 2020 after shifting 600,000 units.
A source who was at one of the band’s rehearsals told The Sun: ‘Oasis have never sounded better. They were playing Cigarettes & Alcohol and Liam’s vocals sounded really good.
‘[Liam’s impressive vocals] were probably down to the two packets of Lockets cough sweets that he was sucking throughout the rehearsal.’
The source added: ‘You could hear Noel’s lead guitar really well and he sounded so good too. To hear them playing live, and playing so loudly, was an incredible moment.’
News about the setlist has come just days after it was claimed that Liam and Noel hadn’t yet rehearsed together – reports that now appear to be untrue.
Insiders claimed that the brothers were taking the same rumoured approach as Rolling Stones legends Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, who would often rehearse apart from each other.
Mick and Keith had personal beef with one another after both rockers ended up being responsible for the break-up of each other’s relationships.
On top of the promising reports about Cigarettes & Alcohol, Liam confirmed that one Oasis song definitely being included in the setlist is What’s the Story? album opener Hello.
Rumours suggested that Hello would be cut because it featured lyrics written by former glam rock popstar and convicted sex offender Gary Glitter (real name Paul Gadd).
But last month, Liam denied the rumours on social media, writing on X in response to a fan asking if they would omit the famous song: ‘We’ll be playing HELLO, trust me.’
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