ADVERTISEMENT When Oasis announced they were getting back together and taking the show on the road, no dates were listed for venues in mainland Europe.
Guess fans on the continent just had to roll with it.
Liam and Noel Gallagher kicked off their Live ‘25 Tour in Wales at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium last month, and they’ve brought their long-awaited reunion tour to their hometown of Manchester and most recently London.
Next up are shows in Edinburgh and Dublin, as well as stops in North and South America, Australia and Japan.
However, there may still be some hope left for fans in mainland EU…
The Rome City Councillor for Major Events has claimed that “negotiations are underway” to bring Oasis’ tour to the Italian city – sparking rumours that more dates could follow.
Alessandro Onorato said on local radio station Radio Sei that he’s making efforts to bring the tour to Italy.
“Organising a large event in Rome is very complicated; in the past, Rome has been the ‘city of missed opportunities.’”
He continued: “Oasis in the capital? These are live shows for companies that organise events all over the world, and the financial aspect is crucial. Negotiations are underway.”
So, could Oasis be adding some more dates?
Don’t get too excited just yet, as Onorato’s comments come after the Britpop band’s manager Alex McKinlay denied that more tour dates were going to be announced.
In May, McKinlay told Music Week: “This is very much the last time around, as Noel’s made clear in the press. It’s a chance for fans who haven’t seen the band to see them, or at least for some of them to.”
He added that there would not be any new material from Oasis: “There’s no plan for any new music.”
Then came a response from Liam Gallagher, who took to X to contradict McKinlay’s comments and reaffirm that only he and his brother call the shots when it comes to Oasis updates.
“The only people that will be making any kind of decisions on the future of OASIS will be ME n RKID (Noel) so let’s just take it 1 day at a time.”
He later doubled down on his stance, telling another fan who thought “there must be a degree of truth” to the manager’s comments that McKinley is “the accountant” for the band.
So, who knows right now… All mainland European fans have to do is pray to that Champagne Supernova in the sky and stay tuned for any possible extra tour dates.
In other Oasis-related news, it was recently announced that the money made from Oasis’ shows at Manchester’s Heaton Park would be used to help fund grassroots music venues in the city.
Indeed, the Manchester city council announced a £250,000 (€287,000) fund for local music venues – a move that comes amid worrying statistics about the UK’s live music scene in recent years.
Last year, it was shared that only 11 of the 34 grassroots venues that Oasis had previously performed in still remain open, and in 2023, it was revealed that the UK was set to lose more than 10 per cent of its grassroots music venues.
The Oasis tour continues. After dates in in the UK and Ireland come stops in North and South America, Asia and Australia – ending (for the moment) in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on 23 November.
