Oasis Reunion: No New Music Planned, Manager Confirms
The highly anticipated Oasis reunion tour is generating massive excitement, but fans hoping for new music are in for a disappointment. According to Oasis co-manager Alec McKinlay, there are currently no plans for the band to release new material.
In an exclusive interview with Music Week, McKinlay stated, "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. But no, there’s no plan for any new music." This revelation dashes the hopes of many who believed new songs might accompany the tour, especially after hints from Liam Gallagher himself.
The Oasis Live ‘25 tour, reuniting the Gallagher brothers on stage for the first time since 2009, will kick off on July 4 in Cardiff. The tour includes 41 shows across the UK & Ireland, North America, Oceania, and South America. The demand for tickets was unprecedented, with over 10 million fans from 158 countries queuing to buy tickets last summer, making it the biggest concert launch ever seen in the UK and Ireland.
McKinlay, also the director of Oasis’s label Big Brother Recordings, expressed surprise at the global interest in the reunion: "Probably the biggest and most pleasing surprise of the reunion announcement is how huge it was internationally. Honestly, we knew it would be big here, and that doesn’t take much intuition. But looking outside the UK, we knew they had a strong fanbase... we were just bowled over by how huge it was. We could have sold out half-a-dozen Rose Bowls in Pasadena and probably eight MetLife stadiums in New York in a day."
Despite the lack of new music, Oasis continues to celebrate its legacy. Most recently, Oasis reissued their single "Some Might Say" on vinyl and, in September 2024, their debut album Definitely Maybe for its 30th anniversary took them back to No 1. In February, Big Brother Recordings marked the 25th anniversary of Oasis' fourth album Standing On The Shoulder Of Giants with a limited-edition vinyl reissue.
McKinlay also discussed the formation of Big Brother Recordings after Alan McGee sold his stake in Creation Records. He emphasized the importance of independence for the band: "They are the biggest independent rock’n’roll band in the world. Nobody with their kind of history sits well on a major. It was in their DNA then and it is to this day." He added that having their own label allowed them to "constantly prioritise what you wanted to do" and maintain a high level of attention and energy on Oasis's career.
Looking back, McKinlay highlighted the innovative approaches they took in promoting the band's music: "Every campaign had something that was an industry first, or we were making sure that we were doing things that perhaps other bands of their ilk weren’t doing... we had a very good relationship with Apple and iTunes and worked that very well, and with MySpace we did a few things with them when they were at their height that were widely reported as being industry firsts."
While new music may not be on the horizon, the Oasis reunion tour promises to be a momentous event for fans worldwide, celebrating the band's iconic status and enduring legacy. Will this tour spark a change of heart regarding new music? Only time will tell.
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