Noel and Liam Gallagher have buried the hatched… for now, and are taking Oasis back out on the road in a matter of days, almost 15 years after they infamously split
Forget looking back in anger, Oasis have buried the hatchet and are ready to Live Forever… well, for 2025 at least. After years trading insults Liam and Noel Gallagher shocked the rock world by kissing and making up last summer, almost 15 years to the day since they split.
Here’s a reminder of what sparked the rift and made Noel famously call Liam “the angriest man you’ll ever meet. He’s like a man with a fork in a world of soup.”
That fateful day in Paris on August 28 2009 has been the subject of many rumours in rock n roll folklore. Noel insisted it was Liam swinging a guitar at his head “like an axe” that was the final straw and walked out on the group before their Rock En Seine gig.
“He was quite violent,” recalled Noel. “At that point there was no physical violence but there was a lot of World Wrestling Federation stuff. It was an unnecessarily violent act and he nearly took my face off.”
Liam remembers the incident differently: “He broke my guitar first and I stormed on to the stage and I went, ‘Is that the f****** red guitar? Give it here.’ And then I f****** smashed f*** out of it and got off. He stood on mine first, so there you go.
“He shouldn’t have f****** broke mine and I wouldn’t have gone near his guitar. He f****** started it!”
In reality tensions had been simmering for years with many documented scraps and walks outs.
In fact the Gallaghers became so well known for bickering that one of their arguments even charted. An interview from 1994 with NME journalist John Harris turned into a 14 minute row, the recording of which was released as a single charting at No52 on the UK Singles Chart – the highest charting interview of all-time.
After Oasis split the squabbling continued albeit at arms length.
In 2012 Noel threatened to deny Liam access to Oasis songs at the Olympics. Liam retired to social media, trolling his brother with often vicious barbs. It came to a head when Liam compared his brother, and then wife Sara MacDonald, to the serial killers Fred and Rosemary West in an extraordinary Twitter rant.
Liam blamed MacDonald for breaking up Oasis, writing: “She’s the reason Oasis is no longer have to put it out there she’s dark.”
The animosity reached new heights when Liam called Noel a “sad f***” for not partaking in the One Love Manchester benefit show. Noel hit back: “He needs to see a psychiatrist.”
Relations were at an all-time low, but as Liam’s solo career gained pace he added Oasis member Paul ‘Bonehead’ Arthurs to his band. Noel hired another former member Gem Archer and when a film about the historic Oasis Knebworth gig was released he began talking fondly about the band, even conceding he did like Liam’s voice.
When Noel announced he and second wife Sara McDonald were splitting in 2023 many fans wondered whether a lucrative Oasis reunion could help smooth over the costly divorce. However, Noel still didn’t need the money, but a long overdue call from Liam – with some persuading from their mum – finally did the trick early 2024. So far the brothers have not spoken in public about their relationship or whether any apologies were made. However, Liam is busy on social media and whisper it even complimented his brother “he’s sounding like a little cherub.”.
Maybe they do love each other after all.
Top 5 most explosive Oasis bust-ups
- Whisky A Go Go tambourine smack 1994 – During their US debut tour, instead of cracking America Noel’s head was cracked when Liam smacked him with a tambourine at Whisky A Go Go. Noel stormed off stage: “There wasa big fight… I got the tour float, my passport and f***** off to San Francisco.”
- Cricket bat bashing 1995 – While recording second album in Wales Liam invited friends into the studio which angered Noel and led to him attacking his brother with a cricket bat. Noel considers this their “biggest fight ever”. Said bat sold at auction for £1000 in 2011.
- MTV Unplugged 1996 – Liam didn’t appear on stage at their Unplugged set. He blamed vocal problems but was well enough to watch the show from the balcony and heckle his brother. Soon after Liam dropped out the band’s US tour across America.
- Headbutt in Barcelona 2000 – Liam questioned the legitimacy of Noel’s daughter, Anaïs, from his marriage to ex-wife Meg Matthews. Noel then headbutted his brother and split his lip and said he’d never forget or forgive him. Noel left the remainder of their European tour.
- The break-up in Paris 2009 – In June Liam walked off stage during Champagne Supernova at an Italian festival. Two months later the fight that ended it all took place in Paris, Liam smashed Noel’s guitar leading Noel to quit the band for good.
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