What we’ve learned from the Oasis announcement – and the unanswered questions

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August 27, 2024

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It is the news fans have waited 15 years for – Liam and Noel Gallagher are finally reuniting Oasis for a comeback tour.

They will play 14 shows across the UK and Ireland in 2025 – an announcement made on Tuesday morning following weeks of speculation.

Liam and Noel Gallagher both shared the news on social media.

Tickets go on sale on Saturday, and further Oasis shows outside Europe are also being planned.

Here’s what else we’ve learned from the reunion announcement – and the questions yet to be answered.

The first photo

Noel Gallagher famously left the band, signalling the end of Oasis (or so we thought at the time), back in 2009. The brothers have not been pictured in public together since – so Simon Emmett, the photographer who took this photographer, has captured a moment in history.

The new image comes after they met for a photoshoot in London last month, Sky News understands.

The pair were “laughing and joking” with each other as they stood in front of the camera, according to reports, with a source close to the brothers confirming to The Mirror newspaper that they did pose together.

“I know it looks like it could be photoshopped but they were both there and they have met up,” the source reportedly said. “They were laughing and joking. It was great to see after all the years apart.”

Is Glastonbury off the cards? What about a Wembley record?

Ahead of the official announcement from Oasis, tabloid reports suggested the band would also be headlining Glastonbury.

It seemed to make sense, especially as the festival will be taking a break for a fallow year in 2026. Next year’s should be a big one.

The band previously headlined the festival in 1995 and 2004 and Liam and Noel have played separately in recent years.

However, their statement says the UK and Ireland shows will be their only shows in Europe next year, seemingly quashing those rumours. Glastonbury falls before what is currently the first show in Cardiff on 4 July. Would the Gallaghers really want to share a stage for their first performance?

There were also reports they had booked 10 dates for Wembley – which would break Taylor Swift’s recently set record of eight. So far, only four are announced – but if tickets sell out quickly on Saturday, as expected, it wouldn’t be a surprise if more dates are added.

Are Liam and Noel friends again?

After years of exchanging insults, some joking but some deadly serious, the Gallagher brothers deciding to appear on stage together again is huge – but the statement announcing their comeback does not reveal how and why they finally kissed and made up.

“The guns have fallen silent. The stars have aligned. The great wait is over. Come see. It will not be televised.”

This was the official statement from Oasis confirming the reunion. Further details said there was “no great revelatory moment”, but rather “the gradual realisation that the time is right”. This is it as far as it goes when it comes to addressing their infamous fall-out.

There is no real acknowledgement of the fact they haven’t been on speaking terms for years. Fans will be hoping this is about building bridges and friendship, as well as bringing the music back.

The rest of the band

So far, it has only been confirmed that Liam and Noel will reunite, with no details yet of the musicians who will join them on stage.

The band went through numerous incarnations after forming in 1991 with Liam, rhythm guitarist Paul “Bonehead” Arthurs, bassist Paul “Guigsy” McGuigan and drummer Tony McCarroll – later being joined by Noel.

Gem Archer, who took over rhythm guitar duties following Bonehead’s departure in 1999, has managed to remain close to both Gallaghers, performing in Liam’s Beady Eye post-Oasis and now currently part of Noel’s High Flying Birds. Chris Sharrock, who was in the band from 2008-09 and is the only other Oasis member to join the brothers in their respective solo projects, seems the most likely presence on drums.

In recent years, Bonehead has performed with Liam, with the presumption being that he and Noel were not talking – but, replying to a fan on social media last year, he revealed the pair had recently spoken and were on good terms.

It is highly unlikely Guigsy or McCarroll will be joining the reunion. Drummer McCarroll was fired in 1995, before the band went from being the next big thing to the biggest band on the planet, while bassist Guigsy has rarely been seen in public since he quit the band weeks after Bonehead. He declined to take part in the Supersonic film in 2016 and in 2019 Liam said: “Not seen him since he left the band and he only lives up the road.”

There is also Andy Bell, who performed with Beady Eye but was said to have a frosty relationship with Noel. However, in 2023 his band Ride supported High Flying Birds. Alan White, Oasis’s longest-serving drummer, was fired from the band in 2004, with the reasons remaining unclear; his replacement, Zak Starkey, son of Beatles drummer Ringo, performed with the band from 2004 until 2008, but reportedly fell out with Noel.

Get saving

The reaction, unsurprisingly, has been significant. Thousands and thousands of people will want to get their hands on those tickets.

If you don’t live in any of the gig cities, you might need somewhere to stay, too. But get in there quickly.

Hotel prices for Oasis’s first night at Wembley are already as much as three times as expensive as the week before, our news correspondent Matthew Thompson reported.

He said a quick look at hotels following the announcement showed some don’t have rooms available for the 25 and 26 July and 2 and 3 August gigs, while others appear to have seen an increase in price.

“I had a quick look at a Holiday Inn a couple of miles away the week before the concert, it’s £195 a night. The first night of the concert, it’s £594 a night,” he reported.

“So already people are getting on the hotel rooms even before the tickets go on sale. That gives you some sense of just how much demand there is for these tickets.”

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Liverpool fan says his baby was flung 15ft in his pram and his partner run over during trophy parade

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May 28, 2025

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Liverpool fan says his baby was flung 15ft in his pram and his partner run over during trophy parade

A father has told Sky News how his partner was driven over, and his baby son was flung 15ft in his pram, after they were hit by a vehicle during the Liverpool parade collision.

Daniel Everson, 36, had been with Sheree Aldridge and their five-month-old baby, Teddy, at Liverpool FC’s victory parade on Monday.

“The best day of my life turned into worst”, said Daniel, a lifelong fan of ‘The Reds’.

Daniel described the moment the car came towards him and his family.

“I tried to hold on to the front of the car and try and stop it, push it, do whatever I could [to stop it] from hitting my partner and my baby.

“Me and my partner were flat on the roof, on the bonnet… we were just both trying to hold on for dear life with Ted next to us.

“And my partner went under the wheels of the car, of the front of the car, and it rolled over her leg, and I just bounced off to the side, but my boy and his pram got bounced totally in the opposite direction – about 15ft down the road.

“As soon as that happened, I just started screaming for my partner, and I found her and I asked where Teddy was, and she didn’t know… and I found him and he was okay, thank God.

“He was in the road, in his pram, on his back, and I grabbed him. I chucked the pushchair to the side and I ran up to some paramedics with him.”

Daniel, from Telford, said he felt like he was in “hell” as he rushed back to find Sheree.

“I had to carry her up the road with four police officers holding her while she was screaming and crying. At that point, I didn’t know what was wrong with her, but I could see the injuries to her leg,” he explained.

Sheree, 36, is recovering at Aintree University Hospital after suffering muscle tissue damage. Daniel has been allowed to return home with Teddy after he was assessed at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital.

“I feel a lot of emotions right now. Upset, angry, traumatised. A lot of unanswered questions that need to be answered.

“To me, it just wasn’t handled properly – the situation with the car getting that far into the crowd, in my opinion, he should not have got anywhere near us.”

Merseyside Police have now been given more time to question a 53-year-old arrested after a car struck a crowd at Liverpool FC’s victory parade on Monday.

The suspect, who police have described as a white British man from the local area, is being held on suspicion of attempted murder, dangerous driving, and drug driving.

Police have said the extra time they have been given to question the suspect runs into Thursday.

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Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan charged with rape in the UK

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May 28, 2025

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Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan charged with rape in the UK

Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan Tate have been charged with rape and other offences in the UK.

Andrew Tate, 38, faces 10 charges, including rape, actual bodily harm, human trafficking and controlling prostitution for gain, relating to three women.

His brother Tristan Tate, 36, faces 11 charges relating to one woman – including rape, actual bodily harm and human trafficking.

The charges were authorised in January 2024, but full details have only been released now.

Bedfordshire Police issued an international arrest warrant for the brothers over allegations, which they “unequivocally deny”, said to have occurred between 2012 and 2015.

The Tate brothers are facing separate allegations of trafficking minors, sexual intercourse with a minor and money laundering in Romania.

They are also accused of human trafficking and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women in a different case, which has been sent back to prosecutors.

They are due to be extradited to the UK following the conclusion of proceedings in Romania.

A Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) spokesperson said: “We can confirm that we have authorised charges against Andrew and Tristan Tate for offences including rape, human trafficking, controlling prostitution and actual bodily harm against three women.

“These charging decisions followed receipt of a file of evidence from Bedfordshire Police.

“A European Arrest Warrant was issued in England in 2024, and as a result the Romanian courts ordered the extradition to the UK of Andrew and Tristan Tate.”

The spokesperson added: “However, the domestic criminal matters in Romania must be settled first.

“The Crown Prosecution Service reminds everyone that criminal proceedings are active, and the defendants have the right to a fair trial.

“It is extremely important that there be no reporting, commentary or sharing of information online which could in any way prejudice these proceedings.”

Representatives for Andrew Tate have been contacted by Sky News for comment.

Lawyer Matt Jury, of McCue Jury & Partners, representing several alleged British victims of Andrew Tate, said: “We welcome the clarity from the Crown Prosecution Service that our authorities are working to ensure the Tates face justice here in the UK – they cannot be allowed to escape extradition.

“At the same time, we ask once more that CPS admit its mistake in failing to prosecute Tate when he lived in the UK and finally charge him for the rape and assault of the other three women, our clients, who originally filed criminal complaints against him as long ago as 2014 but were failed by the system.

“They deserve justice, too.”

The allegations were subject to a police investigation, which was closed in 2019.

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Police given more time to question Liverpool parade collision suspect

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May 28, 2025

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Police given more time to question Liverpool parade collision suspect

Merseyside Police has been given more time to question a 53-year-old man arrested over the Liverpool parade collision.

The suspect is being held on suspicion of attempted murder, dangerous driving and drug driving after a car was driven into a crowd at Liverpool FC’s victory parade on Monday.

Police have said the extra time they have been given to question the suspect runs into Thursday.

The force believes the vehicle which struck pedestrians on Water Street had followed an ambulance crew that was attending to someone suffering a heart attack, after a road block was temporarily lifted.

Earlier, new footage emerged showing a car being driven into the crowd as panicked fans watched in horror and tried to avoid being hit.

The CCTV footage showed supporters attempting to move out of the way as the vehicle ploughed into supporters.

Cries could be heard from the crowd – before police and members of the public chased after the car.

In an update on Wednesday, Merseyside Police said it was in contact with 79 people who were injured in the crash – an increase on the 65 people who were confirmed injured in the force’s previous update.

Seven people remain in hospital in a stable condition following the collision, the force added.

Detective Superintendent Rachel Wilson said: “I’m pleased to say that the number of people in hospital is reducing as they continue to recover from the awful incident.

“We continue to support those still receiving treatment and as part of our ongoing enquiries we are identifying more people who were injured.

“I want to reassure the public of Merseyside that detectives are making significant progress as we seek to establish the full circumstances that led to what happened.”

DS Wilson said that “extensive CCTV enquiries” were being carried out across Liverpool to “establish the movements of the car, a Ford Galaxy, before the incident took place”.

She added: “We have already had an incredible response from many of those who were there on the day, and I thank them for their co-operation with our investigation.

“I would encourage anyone who has not yet contacted police who may have information on this incident to do so.

“An extensive investigation into the precise circumstances of the incident is ongoing, and we continue to ask people not to speculate on the circumstances surrounding the incident and refrain from sharing distressing content online.”

It comes after Water Street was reopened to vehicles and pedestrians on Wednesday after the police cordon was lifted.

Street cleaning teams worked overnight to clear the road, which had been littered with bottles, cans and football scarves and flags.

One remaining Liverpool flag was removed from the top of a set of traffic lights by a worker wearing hi-vis.

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On Tuesday night, Liverpool manager Arne Slot decided not to attend the League Managers Association’s annual awards ceremony “in solidarity with those affected by the incident on Monday”.

Meanwhile, speaking at an awards ceremony on Tuesday, former Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp said the collision on Water Street “showed the two faces of life”.

He said: “The most beautiful face for a long, long time: the parade was incredible, the mood was incredible and from one second to another everything changed and we learned again there are more serious things in the world than football.

“Thoughts and prayers go to the injured people and their families as well.

“It should have been one of the greatest days in the history of the city, after a long, long time, because we didn’t have the opportunity to do it last time. I don’t know how and why it happened but we know what happened and that’s very bad.”