Tickets for Oasis’ 2025 concert series are now on sale. The cult band announced their reformation earlier this week, 16 years after their memorable split, one August evening, backstage at the Rock en Seine festival. For the moment, no date has been announced on our side of the Channel. Not enough to discourage the group’s fans if we are to believe the reactions of some Internet users of 20 Minutes.
Thomas for example is like this “obviously like crazy! I didn’t believe it anymore, it’s really incredible that they’re coming back! I never had the chance to see them in concert. I learned of their separation live on the radio which was supposed to broadcast their concert at Rock en Seine… I’m even going to try to get two tickets if the prices are right and I’m lucky enough to be selected for Friday’s pre-sale.”
“Oasis is the symbol of an entire era”
There is thus a whole generation of Oasis fans, who grew up with their hits, but never tasted the electric atmosphere of their concerts. Morgan sees it as a revenge: “I was at Rock en Seine at the time of their separation. I had bought my ticket precisely to see Oasis live (I had been waiting for that for a long time) and unfortunately it happened differently. And now, on learning of the reformation of the group, I am impatiently waiting for a date in France to finally see them and live my dream evening missed fifteen years ago…”
Even fans who have already seen the band live are rejoicing at the news. “The return of Oasis to the stage in 2025 is heartwarming news,” explains Mr Light. “For many of us, and especially for me, Oasis have been more than just a rock band: they are the soundtrack to my life. Their melodies and lyrics have accompanied so many moments, from the most joyful to the most difficult. Oasis are the symbol of an entire era. This band has captured the spirit of an entire generation.” And even if the Gallagher brothers continue to play music, this aura of Oasis remains very special in the eyes, and ears, of these fans, like Cédric: “As a fan for years, this day is unexpected! Oasis has been with me for years, every day. I have followed very closely the solo careers of Liam and Noël who are very good. I have seen them six or seven times. The last one was their last concert in France in 2009 just before their split. I’ll try to get tickets for Manchester but it won’t be easy…”
“I prefer the fantasy of the reunion to its reality”
However, some Internet users are worried that the group will get angry again before the concerts, or that they will not live up to their expectations. Like Johann: “I was a hardcore Oasis fan. I discovered them in April 1994 on Canal Plus. I bought all their singles before Definitely MaybeI went to London in the summer of 1994 (I was 17) and bought some t-shirts there that I still wear from time to time…. And yet I have mixed feelings about this reformation. Of course I was lucky enough to see them in concert twice (1994 and 1995). These concerts were okay but not legendary either. In fact, I think I prefer the fantasy of the reunion to its reality… »
For his part, Clément fears that the group is reforming for the wrong reasons: “Oasis is the cult group of my adolescence, the one through which I started to really listen to music in 2003. The personality of the two brothers has infused me enormously, and I was lucky enough to see them in Toulouse, during their last tour. But here, we just feel that it is above all money that motivates their reformation. Nothing to jump for joy about. The shock that I felt at the time when listening, precisely, Shock of the Lightning will not take place. If there is no new music, if there is only financial interest, quite honestly, memories are enough.”
“Make way for young people”
Michel goes further: “I have nothing against the rock grandpas but that’s a lot now… AC/DC, Foofighters, Indochine, and so on. Make way for the young!” Young people, in fact, are quite circumspect (to say the least…) about the enthusiasm of Oasis fans. Many young Internet users thus criticize 20 Minutesand most media outlets, for that matter, to make a big deal out of it. Amongst masses of “raf” and “osef” in disarray, Max details an argument: “Oasis no longer has any impact on music, you might as well go to a museum… Spending a fortune to see them in concert is absurd. Give your money to real artists, who really create music!”
Bonnie is on the same line: “I have the budget for one concert per month for less than 100 euros. Oasis in concert, it’s really wasted time and money, just out of nostalgia. It’s stupid!”
For a reconciliation between the young and old generation of pop music lovers, Oasis should probably go to a festival, to show what they are still capable of to the wary. Why not to Rock en Seine, by the way?
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