17 h. ago Legendary songwriter spotted at Oasis gig and fans go wild for unexpected reason

A surprise appearance at an Oasis gig has delighted fans of the band, who hope Liam and Noel Gallagher are preparing to collaborate with one of their musical heroes

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4 d. ago Oasis branded 'free riders' as Gallagher brothers' feud with online retailer escalates

Oasis have been slammed by the retailer of the same name for being 'free riders' as the band tries to trademark their logo design, with the Gallagher brothers now reportedly branded 'free riders' by the firm

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8 d. ago Women’s Rugby World Cup needs jeopardy to stay in Monday morning conversations | Andy Bull

One-sided nature of matches so far is a problem and structural change is needed but there has still been plenty to enjoyAfter all these years of asking for more, it’s churlish to complain when the Women’s Rugby World Cup delivered so much in one weekend. England’s victory pulled in two-and-half million prime time viewers on the BBC, 85,000 fans turned out across the four grounds, including a record-breaking 42,000 crowd in Sunderland, five hat-tricks, four packed fan zones, free concerts, and all those fireworks. It had almost everything anyone could have wanted. Almost. The one thing missing was a tight finish. The closest of the eight games was settled by three tries and change.The success of the World Cup isn’t just going to be measured by what happens on the weekends, but in the days in between them. World Rugby wants people to be talking about this tournament when they go into work on Monday morning. And for that to happen it needs some jeopardy. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Gallagher brothers banked £69,000 a week before Oasis reunion tour even began

The Britpop icons saw their back catalogue storm the charts again as fans snapped up anniversary reissues and that was before their globe-spanning reunion tour began

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2 w. ago Do you remember the first time? Why Britpop nostalgia just won’t go away

Whether it’s Robbie Williams’ new album, a Blur v Oasis play or Britpop romance novels, Alex James and others explain why we’re all still in thrall to the m ad-fer-it 90sIt is a Tuesday evening, and in the suitably 1990s environs of Soho’s Groucho Club, Robbie Williams, resplendent in pair of dungarees, is in the process of launching his new album. It’s called Britpop, features some songs co-written with Gaz Coombes of Supergrass, and is, he attests, “the album that I wanted to write and release after I left Take That in 1995”. This was the brief period where he attempted to establish himself as an adjunct to the mid-90s wave of hugely successful UK alt-rock, releasing a string of audibly Oasis-influenced solo singles, palling around Glastonbury with the Gallaghers and temporarily employing one of the band’s inner circle, Creation Records’ former managing director Tim Abbot, as his manager. “I’ve been musically aimless for a little while,” Williams said to the assembled press. “I’ve...

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2 w. ago Pep Guardiola lifts lid on meeting Liam Gallagher as he hails Oasis 'best band of last 50 years'

The Manchester City boss was spotted at Oasis' Heaton Park reunion gigs this earlier this summer

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2 w. ago Noel Gallagher opens up about his brother Liam on Oasis reunion tour: ‘He’s been amazing’

Noel says his long-estranged brother is ‘smashing it’ during the band’s stadium shows and that he’s ‘proud’ of himNoel Gallagher has opened up about his feelings towards his long-estranged brother Liam during Oasis’ sold-out global reunion tour for the first time, saying: “He’s been amazing it’s great being back in the band with Liam.”Oasis announced they would be reuniting in August 2024, 15 years after their split in 2009 when Noel quit the band after a backstage brawl at the Rock en Seine festival in Paris, saying he “simply could not go on working with Liam a day longer”. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Noel Gallagher 'sparks hopes for a new Oasis album after being inspired on the band's reunion tour'

Noel Gallagher has reportedly been inspired during the Oasis tour and has written a number of new songs. 

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3 w. ago Oasis's Liam Gallagher is BANNED from throwing maracas into the crowd after fan who caught them was hurt by men mobbing her at Wembley

The Oasis frontman, 52, has been launching maracas and his iconic tambourine into the audience at the end of every concert on their tour after singing Champagne Supernova.

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