Oasis fans have been sharing details of the band’s last show before they broke up 15 years ago – watch it in full and check out the set list below.It follows the news this morning (August 27) that the band have reformed and will embark on a huge stadium tour next summer.After reports that the Britpop giants would be returning in recent weeks, anticipation reached fever pitch last weekend when Liam Gallagher used his Reading Festival 2024 headline set on Sunday (August 25) to tease an announcement.
The social media accounts of Oasis and brother Noel soon shared the same teaser, telling fans that news would be coming at 8am today.After splitting up 15 years ago and a very public feud in the proceeding years since, the Gallagher brothers shared a statement that read: “The guns have fallen silent.
The stars have aligned. The great wait is over. Come see. It will not be televised.”The band’s last gig took place on August 22, 2009 at the now defunct V Festival at Weston Park and the band performed a hit-filled set that included ‘Cigarettes & Alcohol’, ‘Half The World Away’ and an acoustic cover of ‘Wonderwall’.The band were subsequently due to play Paris’ Rock en Seine festival on August 28 but the gig never took place after an alleged fight between the Gallagher brothers minutes before they were due to go on stage.
Noel left the band soon after.Years of a very public spat between the brothers followed. Ten years after the split, Liam reflected on the break up, telling Radio X he still “felt the pain” of the split and claimed “all was good” at the time of break-up.
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