Oasis support acts for 2025 UK and Ireland reunion tour reportedly revealed
The support acts for Oasis‘ 2025 UK and Ireland reunion tour have reportedly been revealed.
Next summer will see Liam and Noel Gallagher bring Oasis Live ’25 to Cardiff, Manchester, London, Edinburgh and Dublin for the Britpop band’s first shows since 2009.
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Fans have since been speculating over who could be opening for the formerly estranged brothers at the gigs. So far, support has only been announced for the North American leg – with Cage The Elephant appearing on the line-up.
According to an “exclusive” report by The Independent, support at the UK and Ireland concerts will come from the former Verve frontman Richard Ashcroft and Cast. The latter group recently opened for Liam on his ‘Definitely Maybe’ 30th anniversary tour.
Sources close to Oasis said the two acts have been booked to appear at all of their UK and Ireland dates in 2025. It is reported that Cast will be first on the bill, followed by Ashcroft, ahead of Oasis’ headline set.
Fans can expect an official announcement to be made at some point next week, according to the outlet.
That would be BIBLICAL
— Liam Gallagher (@liamgallagher) September 13, 2024
Earlier this month, Liam told his followers on X/Twitter that it would be either Ashcroft or Manic Street Preachers supporting Oasis in 2025. “All we need now is to be CAST away on our jolly travels,” he added.
In a separate post, the frontman said Oasis “never set sail without the one and only RICARDO”, adding: “He’s our boy from day DOT come aboard Rkid.”
When asked if Ashcroft could appear at Oasis Live ’25 last month, Liam responded: “That would be BIBLICAL.”
Ashcroft has a long history with Oasis, serving as the inspiration behind their 1995 hit ‘Cast No Shadow’. During an interview that year, Noel said: “I always felt he was born at the wrong time and in the wrong place, and he was always trying to say the right things, but they came out wrong.”
The former Verve singer also enlisted Liam for a collaboration on an acoustic version of his 2000 song ‘C’mon People (We’re Making It Now)’ – which appears on Ashcroft’s reimagined 2021 album, ‘Acoustic Hymns Vol. 1’.
In 2018, Ashcroft supported LG when he headlined London’s Finsbury Park. The Verve played with Oasis numerous times too, including at their London’s Earl’s Court shows in 1997.
Cast, meanwhile, opened for Oasis at their historic Knebworth concerts in 1996. Noel reportedly described watching the Liverpool Britpop outfit live as a “religious experience” in an interview with the Daily Record (via The Independent).
This February, Cast released their seventh and latest studio album ‘Love Is The Call’ – which went to Number Three in the UK. Ashcroft’s ‘Acoustic Hymns Vol. 1’ peaked at Number Two in 2021, and followed 2018’s ‘Natural Rebel’.
It was reported last month that Liam was in the process of seeking “established acts” to appear at next summer’s big gigs.
Oasis previously confirmed that their 2025 UK and Ireland dates would be the only European shows of their comeback tour. They later told fans that plans were “underway” for further performances around the globe.
They have since announced concerts in the US, Canada, Mexico and Australia. A third and final gig in Melbourne was added to the latter trek yesterday (October 15) due to “phenomenal demand”.
NME exclusively revealed that Oasis would be playing in Sydney and Melbourne in a report last month. The article also listed upcoming appearances in other international territories such as South Korea, Japan, Brazil, Chile and Argentina – none of which have been confirmed yet.
Elsewhere, Oasis have ruled out a headline performance at Glastonbury 2025 and said they would not be appearing at any other festivals next year. Liam and Noel have shot down rumours of a return to Knebworth in 2026 too.
Blossoms recently spoke to NME about the possibility of supporting Oasis at their Live ’25 dates. It currently looks unlikely that Suede or Fontaines D.C. will be on the line-up after Liam hit out at both bands online.
In other news, Liam has said that he and Noel have no plans to do any joint interviews around the highly-anticipated reunion. “We’re scared of the media asking us intrusive questions and trying to pick holes in our relationship,” he wrote.
Oasis’ full 2025 UK and Ireland reunion tour dates are:
JULY
04 – Cardiff, Principality Stadium (SOLD OUT)
05 – Cardiff, Principality Stadium (SOLD OUT)
11 – Manchester, Heaton Park (SOLD OUT)
12 – Manchester, Heaton Park (SOLD OUT)
16 – Manchester, Heaton Park (SOLD OUT)
19 – Manchester, Heaton Park (SOLD OUT)
20 – Manchester, Heaton Park (SOLD OUT)
25 – London, Wembley Stadium (SOLD OUT)
26 – London, Wembley Stadium (SOLD OUT)
30 – London, Wembley Stadium (SOLD OUT)
AUGUST
02 – London, Wembley Stadium (SOLD OUT)
03 – London, Wembley Stadium (SOLD OUT)
08 – Edinburgh, Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium (SOLD OUT)
09 – Edinburgh, Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium (SOLD OUT)
12 – Edinburgh, Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium (SOLD OUT)
16 – Dublin, Croke Park (SOLD OUT)
17 – Dublin, Croke Park (SOLD OUT)
SEPTEMBER
27 – London, Wembley Stadium (SOLD OUT)
28 – London, Wembley Stadium (SOLD OUT)
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