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Daily Mirror
8 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Oasis mural made of bucket hats unveiled in Cardiff days before tour kicks off
A 16ft mural of Liam and Noel Gallagher, made from 3,000 black and white bucket hats, has been unveiled in Cardiff as the city prepares to host the first Oasis gigs in nearly 16 years It's just days to go until Oasis ' much anticpated reunion tour - and a bucket hat mural seems like the perfect way to kick the week off. A 16ft mural of Liam and Noel Gallagher made entirely from 3,000 black and white bucket hats has been unveiled in Cardiff as the city gears up to host the first Oasis concerts in nearly 16 years. Dubbed the Wonder Wall, the striking portrait was revealed on Saturday during a pre-gig party at St David's shopping centre and will remain on display until after the band play at the Principality Stadium on 4 and 5 July. The artist behind the creation, Nathan Wyburn, 35, said: 'They offered to send me 3,000 bucket hats, an offer I couldn't refuse and I've now transformed them into Liam and Noel Gallagher.' Nathan, from Ebbw Vale, is known for turning everyday objects or unconventional materials into eye-catching art, and this piece was no different. He sketched the brothers onto eight fireproof boards in his converted church studio before spending five days stapling each hat into place. 'My hand is in a lot of pain right now, I don't know how many times I shot that staple gun,' he joked. While most of the hats remain intact, a few were cut up to create finer details. Nathan shared his inspiration behind the quirky choice of material 'When people think of Oasis, they probably think of the sunglasses and the bucket hats, so it just seemed incredibly obvious to me that it had to be made with bucket hats.' The finished piece was transported to the venue in eight sections the night before the big reveal. '[It's] split right down the middle in case we need to separate Liam and Noel,' he laughed. Despite the dedication, Wyburn admits he's not a mega fan. 'I like their ballads Wonderwall and Don't Look Back in Anger but I wouldn't say I particularly followed their career.' Still, he says the band's reunion felt too iconic not to mark: 'The fact that one of the biggest duos in history are getting back together - I feel like it's my responsibility as an artist to create something for that.'
Sinar Daily
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Sinar Daily
Oasis: From clash to cash
LONDON - Fifteen years after their explosive split, British music legends Liam and Noel Gallagher are reuniting for an Oasis tour that promises not only Britpop nostalgia but also staggering revenues. While Liam has insisted that money is "way down the list" of reasons for the feuding brothers' reunion, British press reports have suggested that each sibling could pocket around £50 million (US$67 million). Merchandise sales, from T-shirts and puzzles to baby clothes and tableware, plus six pop-up shops across the UK and Ireland could push total revenue to around £400 million. - AFP file photo Matt Grimes, a music industry expert at Birmingham City University, offered a slightly more conservative estimate of around £40 million per Gallagher for the 17 UK dates alone. Oasis, whose hits include "Wonderwall", "Don't Look Back in Anger" and "Champagne Supernova", kick off the reunion tour on July 4 in Cardiff before playing several dates in their home city of Manchester the following week. Almost 1.4 million tickets have been sold for the UK shows, generating an estimated £240 million, according to Barclays bank. And that's just the beginning. Merchandise sales, from T-shirts and puzzles to baby clothes and tableware, plus six pop-up shops across the UK and Ireland could push total revenue to around £400 million, Grimes said. The 24 concerts outside the UK, including in Buenos Aires, Chicago, Sydney, Tokyo and Toronto, will drive revenues even higher. Comeback tour Still, the money from the return of Oasis is dwarfed by Taylor Swift's record-breaking Eras Tour, which grossed $2.2 billion from ticket sales alone across 149 shows worldwide. It was "a much bigger logistical event or sets of events than Oasis are proposing", Grimes said. There was a chaotic scramble for prized Oasis tickets when they went on sale in August last year. But fans were left outraged by exorbitant ticket costs that saw sudden price hikes -- known as dynamic pricing -- based on overwhelming demand, in some cases from £150 to £350. Ticketmaster, one of the official sales websites, said the pricing decision was made by the "tour organiser". Oasis pointed the finger at their promoter. The Gallagher brothers' promotional plan, however, was minimal: two posts on social media -- one to tease, the other to confirm. "The fact that they announced a reunion after many, many years of 'will they, won't they' is enough to make the press interested," Chris Anderton, professor of cultural economics at the University of Southampton, told AFP. £1 billion economic boost For Oasis there's no new album to promote, just classics to revive. "In the 1970s, even maybe the 1980s, you went on tour to sell albums," Anderton said. "Now you go on tour to make money and the album is something on the side -- if you make one at all." "Definitely Maybe", released 30 years ago, climbed back to the top of UK sales charts on the back of the reunion tour announcement. Each Oasis concertgoer will spend an average of £766 on tickets and outgoings such as transport and accommodation, according to Barclays. That is set to inject £1 billion into the British economy. Two key shifts help explain the rise of mega-tours, said Cecile Rap-Veber, managing director at the French artists' rights group Sacem. On one hand, streaming "doesn't bring in as much money as the CD era", prompting artists to look at how to make money elsewhere, she said. On the other, "the public's appetite for live shows" surged after the lockdown years of the Covid-19 pandemic. Those factors make fans more willing to spend big. Grimes sums up the choice: "Do I go to... Spain or maybe the south of France for a week's holiday that's going to cost me £600? Or do I go and see my favourite band?" - AFP
STV News
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- STV News
Date revealed for Oasis pop-up shop in Edinburgh ahead of Murrayfield shows
An official Oasis pop-up shop is set to open in Edinburgh ahead of the bands' Murrayfield concerts. The store on George Street will be launched on Monday, August 4, before the Wonderwall and Don't Look Back in Anger stars play three sold-out nights in the capital. Gallagher brothers, Noel and Liam, have reunited for a world tour that kicks off in Cardiff on July 4. Pop-up shops selling official merchandise are opening across the UK and Ireland to mark the occasion, with the first one already opened in their hometown of Manchester. The next one to open will be in the Welsh capital on Thursday, with others set for London, Birmingham and Dublin. Fans have been advised to book their visits beforehand to avoid disappointment due to expected high demand. Get gig-ready at one of the Oasis Live '25 Official pop ups!A limited number of walk-ins will be available, but to avoid disappointment book your visit here: 👉 Spinningfields, Manchester – Open NowBridge Street, Cardiff – Opens 26th June Carnaby Street,… — Oasis (@oasis) June 25, 2025 Oasis have three Scottish dates on their tour, all at Murrayfield, with the first taking place on Friday, August 8, before another the next night. The third will be held on Tuesday, August 12, and will be their final concert in the UK before they head to Ireland and then cross the Atlantic for a string of shows in Canada, the USA and Mexico. They will return to the UK in September to play another two nights at Wembley Stadium in London before travelling to Asia, Australia and South America, where they will end the tour in Brazil on November 23. Get all the latest news from around the country Follow STV News Scan the QR code on your mobile device for all the latest news from around the country
Observer
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Observer
Oasis: from clash to cash
Fifteen years after their explosive split, British music legends Liam and Noel Gallagher are reuniting for an Oasis tour that promises not only Britpop nostalgia but also staggering revenues. While Liam has insisted that money is "way down the list" of reasons for the feuding brothers' reunion, British press reports have suggested that each sibling could pocket around £50 million ($67 million). Matt Grimes, a music industry expert at Birmingham City University, offered a slightly more conservative estimate of around £40 million per Gallagher for the 17 UK dates alone. Oasis, whose hits include "Wonderwall", "Don't Look Back in Anger" and "Champagne Supernova", kick off the reunion tour on July 4 in Cardiff before playing several dates in their home city of Manchester the following week. Almost 1.4 million tickets have been sold for the UK shows, generating an estimated £240 million, according to Barclays bank. And that's just the beginning. Merchandise sales, from T-shirts and puzzles to baby clothes and tableware, plus six pop-up shops across the UK and Ireland could push total revenue to around £400 million, Grimes said. The 24 concerts outside the UK, including in Buenos Aires, Chicago, Sydney, Tokyo and Toronto, will drive revenues even higher. - Comeback tour- Still, the money from the return of Oasis is dwarfed by Taylor Swift's record-breaking Eras Tour, which grossed $2.2 billion from ticket sales alone across 149 shows worldwide. It was "a much bigger logistical event or sets of events than Oasis are proposing", Grimes said. There was a chaotic scramble for prized Oasis tickets when they went on sale in August last year. But fans were left outraged by exorbitant ticket costs that saw sudden price hikes -- known as dynamic pricing -- based on overwhelming demand, in some cases from £150 to £350. Ticketmaster, one of the official sales websites, said the pricing decision was made by the "tour organiser". Oasis pointed the finger at their promoter. The Gallagher brothers' promotional plan, however, was minimal: two posts on social media -- one to tease, the other to confirm. "The fact that they announced a reunion after many, many years of 'will they, won't they' is enough to make the press interested," Chris Anderton, professor of cultural economics at the University of Southampton, told AFP. - £1 bn economic boost - For Oasis there's no new album to promote, just classics to revive. "In the 1970s, even maybe the 1980s, you went on tour to sell albums," Anderton said. "Now you go on tour to make money and the album is something on the side -- if you make one at all." "Definitely Maybe", released 30 years ago, climbed back to the top of UK sales charts on the back of the reunion tour announcement. Each Oasis concertgoer will spend an average of £766 on tickets and outgoings such as transport and accommodation, according to Barclays. That is set to inject £1 billion into the British economy. Two key shifts help explain the rise of mega-tours, said Cecile Rap-Veber, managing director at the French artists' rights group Sacem. On one hand, streaming "doesn't bring in as much money as the CD era", prompting artists to look at how to make money elsewhere, she said. On the other, "the public's appetite for live shows" surged after the lockdown years of the Covid-19 pandemic. Those factors make fans more willing to spend big. Grimes sums up the choice: "Do I go to... Spain or maybe the south of France for a week's holiday that's going to cost me £600? Or do I go and see my favourite band?" —AFP
Japan Today
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- Japan Today
Oasis: From clash to cash
By Clément ZAMPA Fifteen years after their explosive split, British music legends Liam and Noel Gallagher are reuniting for an Oasis tour that promises not only Britpop nostalgia but also staggering revenues. While Liam has insisted that money is "way down the list" of reasons for the feuding brothers' reunion, British press reports have suggested that each sibling could pocket around £50 million ($67 million). Matt Grimes, a music industry expert at Birmingham City University, offered a slightly more conservative estimate of around £40 million per Gallagher for the 17 UK dates alone. Oasis, whose hits include "Wonderwall", "Don't Look Back in Anger" and "Champagne Supernova", kick off the reunion tour on July 4 in Cardiff before playing several dates in their home city of Manchester the following week. Almost 1.4 million tickets have been sold for the UK shows, generating an estimated £240 million, according to Barclays bank. And that's just the beginning. Merchandise sales, from T-shirts and puzzles to baby clothes and tableware, plus six pop-up shops across the UK and Ireland could push total revenue to around £400 million, Grimes said. The 24 concerts outside the UK, including in Buenos Aires, Chicago, Sydney, Tokyo and Toronto, will drive revenues even higher. Still, the money from the return of Oasis is dwarfed by Taylor Swift's record-breaking Eras Tour, which grossed $2.2 billion from ticket sales alone across 149 shows worldwide. It was "a much bigger logistical event or sets of events than Oasis are proposing", Grimes said. There was a chaotic scramble for prized Oasis tickets when they went on sale in August last year. But fans were left outraged by exorbitant ticket costs that saw sudden price hikes -- known as dynamic pricing -- based on overwhelming demand, in some cases from £150 to £350. Ticketmaster, one of the official sales websites, said the pricing decision was made by the "tour organizer". Oasis pointed the finger at their promoter. The Gallagher brothers' promotional plan, however, was minimal: two posts on social media -- one to tease, the other to confirm. "The fact that they announced a reunion after many, many years of 'will they, won't they' is enough to make the press interested," Chris Anderton, professor of cultural economics at the University of Southampton, told AFP. For Oasis there's no new album to promote, just classics to revive. "In the 1970s, even maybe the 1980s, you went on tour to sell albums," Anderton said. "Now you go on tour to make money and the album is something on the side -- if you make one at all." "Definitely Maybe", released 30 years ago, climbed back to the top of UK sales charts on the back of the reunion tour announcement. Each Oasis concertgoer will spend an average of £766 on tickets and outgoings such as transport and accommodation, according to Barclays. That is set to inject £1 billion into the British economy. Two key shifts help explain the rise of mega-tours, said Cecile Rap-Veber, managing director at the French artists' rights group Sacem. On one hand, streaming "doesn't bring in as much money as the CD era", prompting artists to look at how to make money elsewhere, she said. On the other, "the public's appetite for live shows" surged after the lockdown years of the Covid-19 pandemic. Those factors make fans more willing to spend big. Grimes sums up the choice: "Do I go to... Spain or maybe the south of France for a week's holiday that's going to cost me £600? Or do I go and see my favorite band?" © 2025 AFP
