Liam Gallagher and Stone Roses legend join forces and tease major plans together

21 December 2023 , 11:16

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Liam Gallagher and John Squire will release their debut single as a duo in January (Image: Tom Oxley)

Liam Gallagher and The Stone Roses' John Squire have officially joined forces!

In recent days the two legends had teased fans over the possibility of material together but nobody imagined it would happen. Adding fuel to the fire, the pair shared a video as well as launched a brand-new website.

Last year, Liam brought out John at his two Knebworth shows to perform the Oasis anthem, Champagne Supernova, which was released in 1995. Following the iconic performance, Liam joked that the "supergroup" was "incoming", keeping fans on their feet.

Just days ago, Liam took to Instagram to share a video of John playing guitar as he was head saying: "John Squire without a doubt the best guitarist of his generation and in the world in my opinion."

Liam Gallagher branded John "the best guitarist" (Getty Images for Bauer Media)

John previously joined Liam on stage at Knebworth (GC Images)

Meanwhile, John shared clips of Liam while he was overheard saying: "@LiamGallagher is one of the all-time great rock and roll voices. I put him in the same class as Dylan, Lennon, Jagger & Rotten." A website titled gallaghersquire.com was also set up, allowing fans to join a mailing list.

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But the news has now been confirmed with the two great northerners coming together for their debut single, Just Another Rainbow, which will be released on January 5. Fans have since gone wild following the news, with music manager John Dawkins exclaiming: "People ain't ready."

"If Squire is joining LG on stage for this tour I'll lose my mind," said one fan. A second commented: "This is where John gets the credit he deserves and cements himself as the greatest ever British guitarist!" While a third typed: "Can't wait to hear this. It's gonna be biblical!"

Discussing the partnership, John said: "To me the most obvious take on Just Another Rainbow is that it's about disappointment, and the sentiment is that you never get what you really want. But I don't like to explain songs, I think that's the privilege of the listener, it's whatever you want it to be. To me, it's also one of the most uplifting tracks we've made together, which is weird."

Liam added: "I think John's a top songwriter. Everyone always bangs on about him as a guitarist, but he's a top songwriter too, man, no two ways about it as far as I'm concerned. There's not enough of his music out there, whether it's with the Roses or himself. It's good to see him back writing songs and fucking good ones.

"The melodies are mega and then the guitars are a given. But I think even when you take all the f***ing guitars off, you can play the songs all on acoustic and they'll all still blow your mind." Although this is the first collaboration, they were in the same room when Liam, aged just 16, attended a Stone Roses gig in Manchester which he described as "life-changing".

Although they've announced the single, there will be more music from the duo and there might even be a show or two.

Daniel Bird