Oasis have responded to speculation over a potential headline set at next year’s Glastonbury Festival.The Britpop band announced a huge UK and Ireland headline tour yesterday (August 27), dubbed Oasis Live ’25.
Set to take place in July and August, the trek will see Liam and Noel Gallagher perform on stage together for the first time in 16 years.The highly anticipated tour is currently made up of multiple gigs at Manchester’s Heaton Park, London’s Wembley Stadium, Cardiff’s Principality Stadium, Dublin’s Croke Park, and Edinburgh’s Murrayfield Stadium.Further dates for the upcoming run are expected to be added soon due to huge demand.
Plans for concerts outside of Europe are currently underway too.Eagle-eyed fans soon noticed that Oasis’ UK and Ireland leg is scheduled to kick off just five days after Glastonbury 2025 ends – meaning the Gallaghers are currently free to top the Pyramid Stage.However, yesterday’s tour announcement said the confirmed dates “will be the band’s exclusive European appearances”.
Additionally, reports in The Guardian and Somerset Live also claimed that they would not be headlining the festival next year.Now, Oasis have responded to the the whispers about Glasto in a post on social media. “Despite media speculation, Oasis will not be playing Glastonbury 2025 or any other festivals next year,” it began.“The only way to see the band perform will be on their Oasis Live ’25 World Tour.” See the post below.A post shared by Oasis (@oasis)Oasis first headlined Glastonbury in 1995 – just one year after their debut appearance at Worthy Farm.
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