Topline
The British rock band Oasis is making big moves on the Spotify and Apple Music charts, both globally and in the band’s native United Kingdom, following its surprise announcement that it would reunite long-feuding brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher for a concert tour in 2025.
Feuding brothers Liam Gallagher and Noel Gallagher will reunite for a 2025 Oasis tour. (Photo by … [+] Paul Bergen/Redferns)
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Key Facts
Oasis was the biggest gainer on the daily Spotify global artists chart dated Aug. 27, the streaming service said, rising 74 spots to an all-time high of No. 20, in what is only its second-ever day in the top 200.
Oasis rose to No. 1 on Spotify’s daily artists’ chart in the United Kingdom on Aug. 27, up from No. 3 the day prior.
The band’s hit song “Wonderwall” climbed to No. 12 on the U.S. iTunes chart, and ranks No. 6 on the U.K. Apple Music chart and No. 8 on the U.K. iTunes chart as of Wednesday morning.
Oasis logs four albums in the top 40 of the U.S. iTunes chart, led by its 1995 album “(What’s The Story) Morning Glory?” at No. 12.
The band occupies the entire top five of the U.K. iTunes albums chart, with greatest hits album “Time Flies… 1994–2009” at No. 1 and “(What’s The Story) Morning Glory?” at No. 2.
Variety previously reported streams for Oasis had jumped 160% on Spotify on Monday versus the week prior as rumors about the band reuniting gained traction online.
News Peg
Oasis announced Monday it would reunite the band for a 2025 concert tour, a surprising announcement for fans following the band’s 2009 split. The band confirmed it would reunite in an X post, stating: “The guns have fallen silent. The stars have aligned. The great wait is over. Come see. It will not be televised.” In another post, the band said it would embark on a tour of the United Kingdom and Ireland in 2025, with plans for the band to tour additional continents in the works.
What To Watch For
How much money the band will make from its reunion tour. Birmingham City University estimated the U.K. and Ireland tour dates could gross 400 million pounds, equal to just under $530 million, with brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher each standing to make 50 million pounds each, equal to about $66 million.
Why Did Oasis Split?
Oasis split in 2009 following decades of tension and feuds between Liam and Noel Gallagher. That year, the band was set to play the Rock en Seine festival in France on Aug. 28, but bailed minutes before taking the stage after Noel Gallagher abruptly quit the band. He said he “could not go on working with Liam a day longer,” and later said the incident in France involved Liam wielding a guitar “like an axe,” and he “nearly took my face off with it.” The Gallaghers had engaged in verbal confrontations throughout the band’s history, including an infamous fight during a 1994 interview that was later released as a fourteen-minute single called “Wibbling Rivalry.” In another incident in 2000, Noel abruptly quit the band during a tour, which reports said was because Liam had questioned the paternity of Noel’s daughter during a drunken fight.
Key Background
Oasis have sold an estimated 75 million records, making the band one of the United Kingdom’s best-selling acts. The band’s 1994 debut, “Definitely Maybe,” became the fastest-selling debut album in British history, Billboard reported, and all seven of the band’s albums hit No. 1 on the U.K. charts. The band’s 1997 record, “Be Here Now,” became the fastest-selling album in British history with 696,000 copies sold in its first three days. Oasis has achieved eight No. 1 singles in the U.K. The band’s success in the United States was more limited: Oasis achieved one top 10 single, “Wonderwall,” and three top 10 albums.
Further Reading
Oasis Announces 2025 Reunion Tour—Ending 15-Year Feud Between Brothers Noel And Liam Gallagher (Forbes)
The Gallagher brothers are reviving Oasis. Here’s a look at their decades-long feud (NPR)
Gallaghers could earn more from Oasis reunion than ‘they made in entire 90s’ (The Guardian)
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