Inside Liam and Noel Gallagher's vicious fall-out and desperate bid to end it
It's a big day for Oasis fans as tickets for Liam Gallagher's UK tour to celebrate the band's Definitely Maybe album go on sale - but there will be no sign of brother Noel Gallagher on stage with the star. The iconic album, which featured classics Rock 'n' Roll Star, Cigarettes & Alcohol and Supersonic, thrust the Manchester group into the limelight back in August 1994.
Almost 30 years on, songwriter Liam, who has been 'bouncing around the house' in excitement, said of next year's shows: "The most important album of the '90s, bar none. I wouldn't be anywhere without it and neither would you, so let's celebrate together." But to the devastation of many Oasis fans, the tour isn't a sign of a reunion, as the brothers' 14-year strong feud persists.
The pair notoriously shared spats and bust-ups throughout the duration of their time together in the band and even after Noel quit in 2009, they couldn't help but exchange savage remarks about one another in interviews and online, with Liam's later attempts to reconcile famously going amiss. Here, the Mirror takes a look back at how their longstanding dispute began and Liam's desperate call to get back together again...
Brothers and Oasis bandmates Noel and Liam Gallagher have been feuding since the band split in 2009 (Getty Images)Liam, 51, and older brother Noel, xx, have had major tensions ever since Oasis hit the big time in the 1990s. The first notable cracks in the relationship between the pair emerged on their first American tour in 1994, where Liam frequently changed the lyrics of Noel's songs to annoy both his brother and American listeners.
This resulted in a physical clash between the boys and a chair being thrown, prompting Noel to abruptly quit the tour. Similar anger emerged a year later during recording sessions, as Liam invited an entire pub's worth of people to the studio where the band were working and this considerably riled Noel - so much so that he hit Liam with a cricket bat.
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During the same period, the brothers were interviewed by music mag NME but couldn't refrain from repeatedly telling each other to "F**k off" in a rather memorable spat. The next bust-up came in 1996 as Oasis' MTV Unplugged performance arrived and Liam pulled out at the last minute, but viewed from a VIP box and heckled Noel as he sang his brother's parts.
Things appeared to calm down until the time the new millennium came but a tour in Spain saw a drunken altercation occur between the pair. Noel punched his brother and split his lip open after Liam questioned the paternity of Noel's child with Meg Matthews, Anais. This even prompted Noel to briefly depart the band before returning days later.
Liam went on to have what Noel described as a "diva fit" when performing in Japan by acting up and walking off of the stage during the show. However, the final straw came for Noel in 2009 when he publicly quit the band.
Noel said in a statement that he couldn't work with Liam for "a day longer". The elder Gallagher had said of Liam to NME: "I don’t know who the guy is who’s in these interviews, he seems really cool, because the guy I've been in a band with for the last 18 years is a f**king knobhead."
Solo careers
Liam Gallagher has gone on to have a successful solo career since Oasis split (PA)Noel went on to have a successful solo music career and created a new band, The High-Flying Birds, in 2011. However, Liam couldn't shy away from a dig and referred to them on Twitter as the "High-Flying Turds".
Liam has also won plaudits for his solo efforts since Oasis was wound up, including 2017 album As You Were. While time can be a healer, the rift between the brothers did not seem to have softened by 2016 when the documentary film Supersonic about the band was released.
Liam, asked about the prospects of Noel turning up to the premiere, said: "Oh no, Noel won’t be here. He’s in one of his really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really big houses. Probably eatin' tofu while havin' a face peel, isn't that right, man of the people?"
The following year, there were renewed hopes of a reunion for the Manchester One Love concert that saw their home city remember the lives lost in the Manchester Arena bombing. However, when the reunion failed to materialise, Liam took to Twitter to blame his brother.
Liam tweeted: "Manchester, I'd like to apologise for my brothers [sic] absence, last night…. It ain't about Oasis, it's about people helping other people and he's once again shown his true f**king colours." Since then, Liam has continued to speak about his desire to patch things up, even if just for their mother’s sake.
Speaking to Radio 1 in 2017, he said: "I’ll speak to him some day. It’s all very sad, but we’ll get over it… I guess it mustn't be nice for my mum." And speaking to DJ Jo Whiley on Radio 2, Liam said: "Our kid [Noel] has been called many times to get the band back together.
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"It just so happens this time he wants it is when he has an album out. The way I see it, I won’t be calling him, he will be calling me. I want him to call. It would be lovely for my mum. I’m not arsed about the band. It would be lovely for two brothers to be talking and for my mum.
"The families have not seen each other and my kids haven’t seen his kids, I haven’t seen his kids, all that would be great. And then maybe we could get the band back together or maybe not but that would be nice."
Liam Gallagher Definitely Maybe tour tickets go on sale from 9am on Friday, October 20. You can purchase them on TicketMaster here.
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