Weezer welcome Oasis back with clip of ‘Wonderwall’ cover
Weezer have welcomed Oasis back by sharing their cover of the band’s classic track ‘Wonderwall’ – check out the post below.
As announced yesterday (August 27), Liam and Noel Gallagher have reconciled and are due to embark on a huge UK and Ireland reunion tour with Oasis next summer, dubbed ‘OASIS LIVE 25’.
Many fans shared their excitement over the news on social media, as did figures from the music industry and beyond.
Taking to X/Twitter, Weezer shared a screenshot of Liam Gallagher being asked on the platform whether he was a fan of theirs. He simply responded: “Yeah.” Rivers Cuomo and co. wrote: “Welcome back @oasis, we like you too.”
The group then posted a brief clip of them covering the Britpop giants’ hit 1995 single ‘Wonderwall’. “Anyway, here’s ‘Wonderwall’,” they wrote. You can see those tweets below.
Anyway, here’s Wonderwall pic.twitter.com/AaApPfPkIZ
— weezer (@Weezer) August 27, 2024
According to Setlist.FM, Weezer performed a version of the ‘(What’s The Story) Morning Glory?’ song nine times back in 2018. Cuomo has also played an acoustic rendition of ‘Champagne Supernova’ from the same album previously.
Earlier this summer, the frontman responded to Liam once calling him his “favourite rock star”. Speaking to NME for an edition of ‘Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?!’, Cuomo recalled: “We did a whole set of Oasis covers under the pseudonym Goat Punishment [in 1998].”
He continued: “It was a real education because it was on the heels of [1996’s] ‘Pinkerton’, which is a very tortured, personal, confessional and musically-progressive album, and then I got interested in Oasis because they’re the opposite of that – they’re very broad, universal lyrics, and simple songs with chords that anyone could play, and I wanted to really get inside their way of doing things, so we learned a bunch of their songs and played a show.”
Tickets for Oasis’ 2025 UK and Ireland reunion tour go on general sale at 9am BST this Saturday (August 31). You’ll be able to buy yours here (UK), and here (Ireland). Fans can also sign up for a ballot to access a pre-sale on Friday (30) before 7pm BST today (28).
Ticketmaster has outlined its strict rules for purchasing tickets ahead of the sales – confirming that customers will only be able to order four tickets per household and card.
Oasis’ 2025 UK and Ireland tour dates are:
JULY
04 – Cardiff, Principality Stadium
05 – Cardiff, Principality Stadium
11 – Manchester, Heaton Park
12 – Manchester, Heaton Park
19 – Manchester, Heaton Park
20 – Manchester, Heaton Park
25 – London, Wembley Stadium
26 – London, Wembley Stadium
AUGUST
02 – London, Wembley Stadium
03 – London, Wembley Stadium
08 – Edinburgh, Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium
09 – Edinburgh, Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium
16 – Dublin, Croke Park
17 – Dublin, Croke Park
Meanwhile, it has been reported that further dates are set to be added to the massive UK and Ireland trek – where Paul ‘Bonehead’ Arthurs is expected to join the band’s line-up.
‘OASIS LIVE 25’ is reportedly set to make a staggering £400million, and will follow the release of the expanded ‘Definitely Maybe’ 30th anniversary reissue this Friday (August 30).
Rumours are currently circulating about who could support Oasis next summer – with the likes of Kasabian and Blossoms being among the acts mentioned. Elsewhere, fans have been revisiting the band’s final 2009 setlist to get an idea of what they might play in 2025.
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Tom Skinner
NME
