After years of public disputes and ongoing feuds, music legends Liam and Noel Gallagher have reunited to unveil the trailer for their documentary Oasis Knebworth 1996.
To mark 25 years to the day since the first night of their ground-breaking 1996 concert in Knebworth, Oasis has revealed the highly anticipated trailer for their cinematic piece.
In the trailer, fans sees the build to the moment the band went out on stage, with them calling it “the biggest gig to ever be seen by the UK”
But as well as the documentary that is set to be released in cinemas worldwide from September 23, the band also announced today that a full live album and DVD/Blu-ray is due for release on November 19.
The album will also share the same title as the cinematic doc.
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Grammy-award winner Jake Scott and director of Oasis Knebworth 1996 aims to take viewers on a joyful but also poignant cinematic experience.
Speaking more about the film Jake previously said: “It’s a story driven entirely by the music, a rock and roll experience, told in the moment, like a visual stream of consciousness that is built around the extensive archive footage from the event.
“No on-camera interviews or unnecessary celebrity recollections,” he added.
As well as RSA, Noel Gallagher and Liam Gallagher will serve as executive producers for the film.
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The cinematic documentary will be financed and distributed by Sony Music Entertainment and released theatrically by Trafalgar Releasing.
The film aims to give insight into one of the greatest concert that took place during the 90s from a fans perspective and is driven mainly by Oasis’ classic hits.
In addition to this, the factual film will explore the relationship between the iconic duo Liam and Noel and their fans who made the night possible.
But to whet viewers’ appetites even further, the cinematic piece will also show never before seen footage from the concert.
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Taking place on the 10th and 11th August 1996, Oasis’ record breaking nights at Knebworth, Hertfordshire saw over a quarter of a million music fans from all over the world attend.
At the time, tickets were released on 11th May 1996 but was sold out in less than 24 hours, breaking every UK box office record in the process. Not only this but over 2% of the UK population attempted to purchase a ticket to attend the highly anticipated event.
The Knebworth concert took place at time where the UK was slowly recovering from a decade of recession. The mood of the nation was evidently changing and Brit Pop was beginning to birth new stars.
Oasis certainly rode this wave and managed to embody a new found optimism and swagger.
Noel and Liam who originate from Manchester were living relatively normal lives in their council estate two years prior before the concert took place, but quickly became one of the greatest bands in the world shortly after.
The band played some of their most loved songs during the event too including songs like ‘Champagne Supernova’, ‘Don’t Look Back In Anger’ and ‘Live Forever’.
Oasis held the record for the largest audience at Knebworth for a number of years until 2003, when Robbie Williams played a total of three nights at the same venue and brought in a crowd of 375,000.
Despite this, Oasis still managed to beat rock legends like Queen and Led Zeppelin, who had previously played at Knebworth during the 70s and 80s.
In the late 2000’s Oasis decided to part ways after years of turmoil and a fractured relationship between Liam and Noel.
In 2013, Noel expressed to Rolling Stones magazine that he didn’t want to be a part of anything to do with the legendary band anymore.
He explained: “We are split up. You’ve heard that, haven’t you? You must’ve heard… Yeah, so, ergo, band splits up, band is no more. There is no band. So, no, I won’t be getting involved, anyway. If there is a reunion, I won’t be in it.”
But two years later, he appeared to have a change of heart and offered hope to fans who had been eagerly waiting for the band to reunite.
Speaking to Chris Moyles in 2015, Noel said: “One should never say never, should one look like a bit of an idiot somewhere down the road, when you’re waving a cheque for a quarter of a billion in The Sun!
The cinematic documentary will be the first project that the pair have embarked on together since 2009.
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