The return of Oasisthe most iconic British band of the 90s, has become one of the news of the moment. After several days of rumors, the Gallagher brothers They confirmed on social media that they will return to the stage next summer with a 14-show tour of the UK and Ireland.
The British group returns to the stage after their separated on August 28, 2009 after a violent fight between the Gallagher brothers during their performance at a music festival in Paris. Later, the youngest of the brothers, Liam, formed his band Beady Eye. As for Noel, he joined Noel Gallagher’s band High Flying Birds a year later.
Beyond the musical, the history of the group Oasis has always been marked by scandals. Precisely, the constant fights between the Gallagher brothers were one of the most memorable aspects of the group, also known for its drug excesses.
Their confrontations on stage
Bad relations between the Gallagher brothers led them to star of noisy confrontationssometimes even on stage. This happened at a concert in Los Angeles in 1994, when a poor live performance caused Noel to abandon the American tour.
Two years later, the Oasis guitarist refused to play a song because Liam had come early to sing it. The same year, the younger Gallagher took part drunk when recording the program MTV UnpluggedNoel therefore refused to allow him to participate in the event, citing health problems.
But the most notorious fight was probably the one he fought on August 28, 2009, during his performance at a music festival in Paris. On that occasion, the discussion took place backstage and Liam even broke Noel’s guitar, This is why the organization canceled the band’s concert with the following message: “The band no longer exists.”
A few hours later, the band’s split was announced. “It is with some regret and some relief that I announce that I am resigning from Oasis. People will write and say what they want, but simply “I couldn’t continue working with Liam another day.”Christmas wrote.
The disputes between the brothers went beyond the musical sphere and also affected the family environment. And that’s it Liam even questioned Noel’s paternity of his daughter Anäis, something to which the older man responded with a punch that broke his lip.
The youngest Gallagher also starred in another highlight in 2012 when he was ejected from the stadium. Santiago Bernabeu drunk due to his inappropriate behavior during a match between Real Madrid and Manchester City, a team of which he was a big fan.
drug addiction
And alcohol and drug addiction caused many problems for the brothers, whose father suffered from alcoholism. Noel admitted in 2020 to The Independent its strong dependence on cocaine, which caused him to suffer “brutal and aggressive panic attacks.” “Getting high is the best thing about being in a rock band,” he once said.
The band’s guitarist experienced the “crazy years” between 1995 and 1998, at the height of the band’s growth, during which he used cocaine every night. During this time, he was hospitalized several times. Eventually, he managed to overcome his addiction without the help of professionals, by moving with his then-wife Meg Matthews to Thailand and, on his return to the UK, spend a season isolated in the countryside.
Unlike his brother, Liam also had problems with alcohol. “I don’t remember anything from the ’90s because I was doing drugs,” the singer confessed in an interview on Apple Music in 2022. His bad habits have led to various conflicts within the group, in addition to health problems. Specifically, the Oasis singer suffers from arthritis, psoriasis, and Hashimoto’s autoimmune disease.
Currently, the younger Gallagher claims to have given up drugs. “I have to undo all the bad things I did by losing my mind and all that. It’s time to get back to reality” he said in statements to The Sun.
