Pete Townshend on why he’s “disappointed” that Oasis have reunited

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Pete Townshend has shared his thoughts on the huge Oasis reunion – and he isn’t too impressed.The guitarist for The Who was asked what he thought about the Britpop band reforming for a huge comeback tour in 2025 during a recent interview with The Standard.“Well, I’m disappointed,” Townshend responded, before being pressed on whether he had failed to secure a ticket.“No, because I really like their solo albums,” he replied.Liam Gallagher has released three solo records with ‘As You Were’ (2017), ‘Why Me?

Why Not.’ (2019) and ‘C’mon You Know’ (2022). Noel has made four records with his High Flying Birds, the latest being last year’s ‘Council Skies’.LG opened for The Who on tour in 2019.

Noel supported the band at their gig for the Teenage Cancer Trust at London’s Royal Albert Hall in 2017.Speaking to Radio X in late 2019, Townshend said the Gallagher brothers were “both doing very, very different things” with their respective solo projects. “Noel’s doing soundscape-y stuff – it’s really kind of rich and almost psychedelic,” he explained.“And [Liam’s] trying to write songs.

He’s learning still to write songs – it’s a craft he’s developing. He was thrown into it, he didn’t want to have to do it. But it just goes to show, I think anybody can write songs if they’ve got the patience.”In 2022, Townshend’s bandmate Roger Daltrey expressed his “wish” for Oasis to “just get back together”.“Liam, though, has really carved out a niche for himself now, and I love him,” he continued. “I think he’s fabulous.