Inside Noel & Liam Gallagher's first Oasis show in 16 years at surprise venue where they enraged neighbour

The Sun

25-04-2025

NOEL and Liam Gallagher rocked a working men's club as they performed together for the first time in 16 years.
The brothers — who have made up after years of rows — arrived separately for a top-secret set to be shown in a promotional film for their upcoming reunion tour.
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Neighbours complained about the racket as the Oasis brothers filmed in North London on Thursday.
Frontman Liam, 52, was beaming as he rocked up while unsmiling Noel, 57, arrived soon after wearing shades outside the Mildmay working men's club in Stoke Newington, North London.
One local was complaining about the racket from the club even before they turned up — and things became even louder when the rock 'n' roll star ­siblings got to work.
Sworn to secrecy
A source said: ' Noel and Liam are still Shakermakers and they drove one of the neighbours mad with the noise.
'They took over the Mildmay to film a promo video for the tour and the din was huge.
'Before Noel and Liam had even arrived, a resident next door came out and said they needed to turn the bass down.
'But it's Oasis - they're only going to turn it up - and they did when Noel and Liam started up.'
The building had been locked down, with staff sworn to secrecy about the Mancunian brothers getting back together again for Thursday's hush-hush performance.
As well as promoting the tour, it was also part of a mega-money Adidas ad campaign — and clobber from the sportswear giant was seen being brought in to the club.
Last week The Sun On Sunday revealed the look for the ads was based on Noel and Liam's love of the brand — and that their 1994 hit Live Forever was one of the songs chosen for the campaign.
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A source added: ' Adidas have pumped a serious amount of money for Noel and Liam to promote their clothes as part of the tour.
'The shoot at the Mildmay was basically an Adidas advert which will be used to highlight their shows — as well as the clobber.
'The end result will be part of a huge campaign this summer and the video and pictures will be used at the concerts too.
"Noel and Liam are massive fans of the brand and the promo video will show old shots of them in Adidas clobber, as well as wearing new clothes from the brand.'
Liam was seen arriving at around 1.45am on Thursday, laughing with a personal protection guard.
His older brother Noel turned up 30 minutes later with just his driver and was on brand in a bright blue Adidas top.
Insiders said they stayed for just over an hour before leaving separately just before 2pm.
An onlooker added: 'Members of the public were doing double takes when Liam arrived followed by Noel.
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'With the music blaring out of the club too, people were desperate to work out what was going on.
'That street in Stokey was going off.'
It comes ahead of their hugely anticipated gigs — with the first one in Cardiff on July 4.
Noel appeared on talkSport yesterday and confirmed he had spent the previous day with Liam ahead of rehearsals for the tour.
He said: 'He's great.
'I was with him yesterday, actually.
We're just getting ready for rehearsals to start now in about three weeks and then we'll see what happens
Noel Gallagher
'He's all right, he's on tip-top form.
'We can't wait. None of us can wait.'
Noel went on: 'We're just getting ready for rehearsals to start now in about three weeks and then we'll see what happens.'
Oasis shot to fame with their 1994 debut album Definitely Maybe.
They sold more than 70 million records worldwide and clocked up eight UK No1 singles and just as many UK No1 albums.
But the brothers' relationship became increasingly fraught and they split up before they were due to play a gig in Paris in August 2009.
Noel said in a statement: 'It's with some sadness and great relief to tell you that I quit Oasis tonight.
'People will write and say what they like, but I simply could not go on working with Liam a day longer.'
The brothers then traded insults for years - with Liam comparing Noel to a 'potato' and branding his new ban High Flying Birds the 'high flying turds'.
Meanwhile, Noel called his younger brother 'a fat man in an anorak'.
However rumours of a reunion started in early 2024 — and The Sun revealed last August that Oasis were getting back together again — to the joy of millions of fans.
They will play 19 shows in the UK and Ireland this summer, all of which sold out in minutes, before touring the US, Australia and South America across September, October and November.
Everyone involved in the comeback had to sign non-disclosure agreements — with Noel and Liam meeting in secret to have a photograph taken announcing the Live '25 tour,
Last month The Sun revealed that bandmates Andy Bell, Gem Archer, Paul 'Bonehead' Arthurs and new drummer Joey Waronker would be joining them on stage.
A source said of rehearsals: 'The sessions are looking to start around mid-May.
'It's going to be short but sweet.
"The band haven't all played together in a long time but when it comes to performing Oasis tracks, it's like riding a bike.
'These sessions won't always include Noel and Liam.
'It's just a question of making sure that everyone is up to speed and that they have the set-list tracks nailed down.'
Richard Ashcroft and Cast have been confirmed as the support acts.
The reunion is also being made into a film — with Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight at the helm.
Insiders said that it will feature footage of Noel and Liam on stage, as well as the build-up to the first show, including behind-the-scenes moments.
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