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What’s the story? NZ snubbed as Oasis book Oz tour

What’s the story? NZ snubbed as Oasis book Oz tour

According to music industry bible NME, the Oasis Live ‘25 tour is also heading to Australia, the US, South America and Asia.

The Australian concerts are expected to be only in Sydney and Melbourne.

How can I get tickets to Oasis’ Sydney and Melbourne concerts?

The band is yet to officially confirm their Australian dates but, once they do, ticket details will follow shortly afterwards.

What cities are Oasis playing on their world tour?

As well as the UK, Ireland and Australia, the band will reportedly play Toronto, Canada; Chicago, East Rutherford, Boston and Los Angeles in the US; Mexico City; Seoul, South Korea; Tokyo, Japan, Sao Paulo, Brazil; Buenos Aires, Argentina; and Santiago, Chile.

Why did Oasis break up?

The Gallagher brothers have been embroiled in a fiery sibling rivalry ever since their rise to global fame in the 1990s.

Formed in Manchester in 1991, Oasis were signed to Creation Records in 1993 and released their first album Definitely Maybe the following year.

It topped the UK albums chart and swiftly became the fastest-selling debut album in British history at the time.

Their second album (What’s The Story) Morning Glory?, released in 1995, was a global hit. It spent five weeks at the top of the Australian charts and eight weeks at the top in New Zealand.

It went platinum four times and has been labelled by many as one of the best albums of the 1990s. Music journalist Rob Sheffield, writing in The Rolling Stone Album Guide (2004), called it “a triumph, full of bluster and bravado but also moments of surprising tenderness”, adding that it “capped a true golden age for Britpop”.

The band went on to create five more studio albums, including Be Here Now (1997), Standing on the Shoulder of Giants (2000), Heathen Chemistry (2002), Don’t Believe the Truth (2005) and their final record, Dig Out Your Soul (2008).

On August 28, 2009, just before they were due to perform in Paris, the Gallagher brothers reportedly had a fiery fight backstage, with Noel announcing he was quitting the band for good.

“It is with some sadness and great relief … I quit Oasis tonight,” he said in a statement.

“People will write and say what they like, but I simply could not go on working with Liam a day longer.”