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Oasis, has shared his message to the band ahead of their highly-anticipated reunion tour this year.McCarroll was one of several founders of Oasis in 1991, performing on debut album ‘Definitely Maybe’ and singles ‘Whatever’ and ‘Some Might Say’ before his departure in 1995. He was sacked from the band and later sued them for royalties.Earlier today (April 4), McCarroll shared his letter to the band on Instagram accompanied with a older picture of himself. “Almost a lifetime ago, a few Burnage lads got together and created something special,” he wrote.

Oasis have announced a limited-edition vinyl reissue of ‘Some Might Say’ to mark the track’s 30th anniversary. Find all the details below.The classic single was released on April 24, 1995 as the first preview of the Britpop band’s second album ‘(What’s The Story) Morning Glory?’, and earned them their first UK Number One.It came with two of Oasis’ best and most notable B-sides – ‘Talk Tonight’ and ‘Acquiesce’ – along with ‘Headshrinker’.

Noel Gallagher has broken his silence on the ticket chaos for the upcoming Oasis reunion tour, and revealed his favourite songs by the band.When tickets for the highly awaited string of shows were first announced back in August, Oasis revealed efforts to prevent touts from re-selling tickets at inflated prices by partnering with resale platform Twickets and issuing a statement to say that tickets sold for profit on other sites would be cancelled.However, when tickets finally went on sale that month, and promptly sold out following multi-hour-long queues, it was reported that four per cent of them – or roughly 50,000 – ended up on resale sites.Some even popped up on secondary ticket sites for as much as £10,000, causing the band to write on social media: “We have noticed people attempting to sell tickets on the secondary market since the start of the pre-sale. Please note, tickets can ONLY be resold, at face value, via Ticketmaster and Twickets.”In February, thousands of tickets were then cancelled by Ticketmaster in a crackdown on bots, but many fans claimed they have been targeted wrongfully.

Pulp and LCD Soundsystem have announced a couple of 2025 Hollywood Bowl co-headline shows set to take place later this year.Today, the two bands revealed that they will be sharing the stage at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on September 25 and 26 for a two-night residency in the city of Angels. “You’re seeing double … & it’s all okay. @welovepulp and @LCDSoundsystem.

Elbow have teamed up with the Co-Op Live arena in Manchester to help donate sound equipment to the city’s grassroots venues.The collaboration comes nearly a year after the iconic Britpop band took to the stage as the first performers at the venue last May, and sees them look to keep smaller venues in the city thriving.With the fund, spaces including Manchester’s Night & Day Café, Matt and Phreds, Aatma, SOUP, Peer Hat, and The Castle Hotel will all benefit from the partnership, and money raised will be used to buy new PA equipment, instruments and backline technology.It was put together by the Night & Day Café, and looks to both celebrate the ongoing legacy of the Northern Quarter and further improve the city’s vibrant music scene.“Playing Co-op Live’s opening night will stay with us for a lifetime, not least because of how incredible the room sounded,” said Elbow frontman Guy Garvey. “When the venue donated funds in our name to support the city we love, it made complete sense to carry that through to the Northern Quarter, and to venues that have meant so much to my bandmates and I throughout our career.”Guy Dunstan – Senior Vice President and General Manager of Co-Op Live – continued: “In the past year, I have been proud to see Co-op Live become an integral part of such an incredible city.

Robbie Williams says that his performance of ‘Parklife’ with Danny Dyer at BST Hyde Park last year “made no sense on paper” but “all the sense in the world on stage”.When taking to the stage, the actor performed the Cockney spoken-word parts, as originally done by Quadrophenia actor Phil Daniels. “It’s the double act you didn’t know you needed in your life!” exclaimed Williams as the song began.Speaking to JK and Kelly Brook on Heart Drive yesterday (March 25), Williams reflected on the surprise collaboration.“I mean, me and Danny Dyer make no sense on paper,” said the singer.

Oasis ticket sale last summer.The UK government launched a consultation in January into the ticket re-sale market with the aim to “better protect fans, improve access to live events and support the growth of the UK’s world leading live events sector”.The consultation follows the controversy surrounding the Oasis Live ‘25 ticket sale last summer, which left thousands of fans infuriated as the cost of tickets appeared to surge due to demand without warning. Both the CMA and the European Commission are investigating the issue.Furthermore, Oasis and Ticketmaster announced in October that they planned to cancel more than 50,000 tickets for the tour that were sold via non-endorsed secondary ticket sites.

Ocean Colour Scene‘s Ray Meade has opened up about his multiple sclerosis diagnosis, saying he thought it meant he was “done” playing.The guitarist joined the Britpop band – best known for their hit ’90s singles ‘The Riverboat Song’ and ‘The Day We Caught The Train’ – in 2016, and later this week will join them in kicking off their 2025 UK tour with Kula Shaker.Before embarking on the run of dates, which include shows in Birmingham, Sheffield, London, Manchester, Glasgow, Liverpool, Dublin and more, Meade spoke to the BBC about being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) in 2021, and how it affected him mentally.“I’d started to get these really intense pins and needles in my hands. It was like throwing a snowball and then running your hands under hot water afterwards.

Lightning Seeds have extended their ‘Greatest Hits Tour’ into 2025 with a new 11-date run of UK shows in October.The tour followed the release of their ‘best of’ compilation ‘Tomorrow’s Here Today: 35 Years Of Lightning Seeds’, which was released last year. The initial 22 dates of the UK tour sold out, and now they have announced an additional 11 nights “due to overwhelming demand”.The new shows will kick off in Ipswich’s Corn Exchange on October 2 and will take in Bath, Northampton, York, Leicester, Holmfirth, Middlesbrough, Lincoln, Keele and Bournemouth, before rounding off the tour in Chesterfield on October 25.Tickets go on sale at 10am on Friday (March 28) and you can find yours here.We’re pleased to announce that we will be extending our ‘Tomorrow’s Here Today: 35 Years Greatest Hits Tour’ with new dates this October.

The Inbetweeners stars James Buckley and Joe Thomas played Oasis‘ Liam and Noel Gallagher in a parody reunion film for Comic Relief. Check it out below.It came after heavy hints earlier in the month pointed to Comic Relief planning something Oasis-related, before it was revealed that Buckley and Thomas would reunite on-screen for the charity show.The sketch, titled ‘Oasis: The Reunion: The Movie’ aired on BBC One last night (March 21) and saw the actors, who formerly played Simon and Jay in The Inbetweeners take on the role of the Gallagher brothers.It began by tracing their notorious breakup in 2009 to their reunion, announced last year, which – according to the film – came after Noel’s “credit card maxed out” and Liam’s accountant (played by money-saving expert Martin Lewis) informed the singer that he was “skint”, resulting in the brothers both being told to call each other in order to get “big money”.Once they reconcile, they begin arguing over the setlist and getting the band back together by calling “everyone in Manchester”, including Happy Mondays‘ Bez and a handful of Coronation Street stars.They then went on to poke fun at the band’s ticket fiasco, with Piers Morgan as “the ticket master” parodying the band’s dynamic pricing controversy that made headlines last year when tickets went on sale.The sketch also showed a fan stuck in an extensive ticket queue until they turned into a skeleton before reaching the checkout page.Other celebrity cameos, included Hugh Dennis, Micky Flanagan, Vernon Kay, Mark Silcox, Tasha Ghouri, Melvin Odoom, Tommy Fury and Roisin Conaty.

Damon Albarn has shared a preview of his forthcoming “electro-opera” The Magic Flute II: La Malédiction.The opera, which is set to premiere in Paris next Thursday (March 27), is based on Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s 1807’s The Magic Flute Part II. The 1791 original was an opera in two acts to a German libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder.

Tim Burgess has announced a new event in Manchester called Merch Market – where bands can sell their merchandise for free and keep 100 per cent of the income. Find all the details below.The soloist and Charlatans frontman is also set to deliver a live headline set at the multi-venue market, which builds on the success of his Vinyl Adventures record fair in the city back in 2021.Burgess will have his own stall during the day, selling merch and rarities that he’s collected over the years.

Blur‘s Graham Coxon has reflected on the “flipping bizarre” moment Robbie Williams and Danny Dyer covered ‘Parklife’ last year.Back in July, the Marching Power actor teamed up with Williams for the surprise collaboration at his headline set at BST Hyde Park, with Dyer performing the Cockney spoken-word parts, as originally done by Quadrophenia actor Phil Daniels.The Eastenders actor later explained he was approached by Williams to perform the Blur classic during a recent Soccer Aid event. “I said yes,” he remembered at the time, “and then I thought, ‘Oh, now I’ve got to do it.’“I love the tune,” he added. “I love Robbie and we done it.

Yungblud has shared his thoughts on his upcoming Britpop-inspired album, saying he has “never felt more clear or been more proud to stand by anything” he has made.On Friday (March 14), he will be releasing a nine-minute single titled ‘Hello Heaven, Hello’ next week. The Doncaster-born musician has been teasing a new era recently.

Comic Relief appears to be teasing something Oasis-related for its 2025 Red Nose Day show, which is scheduled to take place on Friday, March 21.Red Nose Day is back for another year, coming as Comic Relief is planning to celebrate its 40th anniversary. Today (March 15), Comic Relief posted a cryptic image on Instagram, depicting the date March 21, 2025, in the font and style of the Oasis logo.The Red Nose Day TV show will take place on Friday, March 21 and will be broadcast on BBC One and BBC iPlayer from 7pm.A post shared by Comic Relief (@comicrelief)Fans have taken to Reddit to speculate what the Comic Relief Oasis link could be.

Cast have announced their forthcoming UK and Ireland tour in celebration of the 30th anniversary of their debut LP ‘All Change’.The Britpop veterans are set to embark on a 15-date run across the UK and Ireland with their first show set to take place on October 29 at the 3Olympia in Dublin. From there, John Power and co will make stops in the likes of Belfast, Nottingham, Oxford, Torquay, Birmingham, Leeds, London, Sheffield and more.

Liam Gallagher has jokingly put rumours about who will be featured in the Oasis reunion shows to bed, sharing a new line-up with fans.Fans have been speculating about who could be joining Liam and Noel Gallagher on the upcoming Oasis reunion tour since news of their comeback was shared last summer.At time of writing, it is only confirmed that the two brothers will be appearing at the shows, and fans have been debating whether they will be performing with previous bandmates, members of High Flying Birds, or some new faces.Now, however, the frontman has addressed the rumours head-on and “cleared everything up” by sharing a list of members online.“Here we have it Peppa Pig on drums, Bert n Ernie on lead guitar n bass, finger bobs on keyboard, obv me n Rkid,” he wrote on X/Twitter earlier this morning (March 5). “Hope that clears everything up can’t wait to see you all who says RnR is dead LG x”.Here we have it Peppa pig on drums Bert n Ernie on lead guitar n bass finger bobs on keyboard obv me n Rkid hope that clears everything up can’t wait to see you all who’s says RnR is dead LG x— Liam Gallagher (@liamgallagher) March 5, 2025He also carried on the joke in the comments section, replying to fans who debated why other characters hadn’t been recruited for the massive outdoor shows.This included naming The Muppets’ Miss Piggy as tour manager, and saying that Spongebob didn’t make the final cut because “he’s back on the drugs” and “unreliable”.

Pulp will be the first band to contribute to the LIVE Trust, where £1 from every ticket sold at their summer 2025 UK arena tour will be given to fund financial support to those working across live music.The LIVE Trust, which was set up in the wake of last year’s CMS Select Committee investigation into the state of the grassroots, will dish out vital funding and act on behalf of the live music industry, which contributes £6.1billion to the UK economy while employing 230,000 people.David Martin of the Featured Artists Coalition told NME in January that he hopes a levy would be introduced by some artists to support the initiative; “what I would like to see happen is a £1 blanket levy on all gigs above a 5,000 capacity very quickly with that funding going to the Live Trust and distributed between venues and artists in parity, with some of the money going to promoters as well.”Pulp has been announced as the first band to pledge £1 from each of their tickets sold from their upcoming tour to the scheme.“As the first UK band to endorse our mission, Pulp is championing the future of UK live music by backing a £1 ticket addition that directly supports grassroots venues, festivals, and emerging talent across the UK,” the social media announcement post reads. “Their commitment shows that live music is about passion, community, and a sustainable future.”A post shared by LIVE Trust (@livetrustcharity)Other artists have also introduced levies on their tickets, donating some of the money from each sale to various causes.

Oasis, during an interview to promote her new film An Invitation to Murder.Barton, best known for her role in ‘00s teen drama The O.C., took part in a interview with The Guardian, answering questions sent in from readers. The British-born star was asked how she came to be in the video for ‘Everybody’s On The Run’ by Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds. In the video, her character getting out of a taxi, only to have her dress caught and torn off by the taxi door, and chasing after it.“I’ve hung out with Noel before,” she said regarding how she was approached.

Liam Gallagher has responded to the reports that he met up with Noel Gallagher earlier this week, branding it as “fake news”.Various tabloids shared reports recently, claiming that the two brothers had met up at a hotel in central London on Tuesday (February 25) ahead of their massive Oasis reunion shows kicking off this summer.The claims said that they were seen together at Nobu Hotel Portman Square near Hyde Park, along with both of Liam’s sons Lennon (25) and Gene (23), and spent an hour talking in a private room. Reports also added that the two were joined by Oasis guitarist Paul ‘Bonehead’ Arthurs before leaving separately.Speaking to The Sun, an anonymous source then claimed that the brothers were on “much better terms now”.However, Liam has now dismissed all the reports as false and told followers on social media that the meeting never took place.“Is it true that you spoke for one hour with Noel in a hotel in London the other day?” one person asked him earlier this morning (February 28).

Liam Gallagher jokingly teasing the length of the upcoming Oasis reunion shows.Since the tour was announced at the end of the summer, fans across the world have been eager to nab tickets to the upcoming Oasis comeback shows, and the intense scramble for tickets has even led to discussion around pricing going to the UK parliament.Now, with the first leg of the tour set to kick off across the UK and Ireland later this summer, fans have begun debating how long each set will last for. With a new update on social media, the frontman has gotten involved in the discussion, and posted an update jokingly providing an exact plan.On X/Twitter, a fan got in touch with Gallagher to write: “Liam some people believe Oasis gigs will last only one hour, tell em you were joking”.