Despite what Oasis singer Liam Gallagher promised us 30 years ago, unfortunately we won't be going to “Live Forever”. In fact, most of us didn't think we'd live long enough to see the band play again after they famously called it quits in 2009, due to the fierce rivalry between the brothers that fueled and crippled their family band.
After years of soaring hits, bragging rights and a kind of feverish UK fame that reminded some of the Beatlemania of a previous generation — fitting, given Oasis' Fab Four's secret obsession — songwriter/guitarist Noel Gallagher announced to the Weather (“with great relief”) who would have left the group because he simply “couldn't continue working with Liam one more day”.
Alas, times change, truckloads of money are backed up, and despite years of being a public shooter and vows that they never, ever intended to look back with anything but anger, Liam and Noel buried the hatchets that stuck each other in the each other's backs and announced a 2025 reunion tour. For now, Oasis Live '25's 17 dates are limited to the UK and Ireland, with the promise of more shows around the world in the future.
Which means it's a good time to make a setlist event of the songs superfans want to hear when Liam, Noel and whoever else is recruiting for the reboot take to the stage for the first scheduled gig on July 4 in Cardiff. Rest assured that UK chart-toppers such as 'Some Might Say', 'Don't Look Back In Anger', 'Lyla' and 'D'You Know What I Mean' will be in the mix, along with the unlikely must -Has the likes of “Rock n' Roll Star”, “Supersonic”, “Cast No Shadow”, “Wonderwall” and, duh, “Live Forever”.
But what else do we want in the mix for the big comeback? Check out the 23-song wishlist below.
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“Hello”
Was there ever any doubt? THE (What's the Story) Morning Glory? The opening track was tailor-made for this moment when the long-dormant group reintroduces itself to a rabid fan base. The final chorus even finds Liam repeating 'Hello' as Noel appropriately sings 'It's good to be back'. Is it ever.
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“Rock n' Roll Star”
The title track to the incredible opening track from 1994's massive second album Sure maybe tells you everything you need to know about the team whose bravado was as ubiquitous as Liam's sneer. In case anyone needed a reminder, this typically bold statement telegraphs that, 30 years later, they're still true rock and roll staaaaaars.
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“Cigarettes and Alcohol”
Other DM classic, this T. Rex-like wall of noise bangs on about the futility of looking for meaning in life anywhere but the bottom of a bottle, an ashtray, or a bundle of coke. Besides, as Liam shouts over Noel's cascade of distorted riffs, “You gotta make it happen,” and you can believe fans will be raising their beers and counting their tears of joy.
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“Morning glory”
The energy will stay the whole way through, continuing the rockers streak with this semi-title track from their blockbuster 1995 sophomore album. (Bonus points if they start it off with an IRL helicopter buzzing the stadium.)
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“You know what I mean?”
For a writer who never tired of belting out a Beatles song, this Noel-penned psychedelic mash-up from 1997 Be here now it's the perfect breather after the overwhelming rush of the opening quartet. Plus, the arms-around-the-shoulders-drunk-swinging players chanting “All my people here, right now/ You know what I mean?” to fellow golden ticket holders is invaluable.
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“The Hindu Times”
A long-time standard in the group's live shows and their sixth of eight UK No.1s, 'Times' is a proper driving, trippy rocker that serves as an obvious segue from 'D'You Know' to the …
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“Go Let It Out Out”
Since most of the group's fans are nearing or past middle age, geezers may need a breather in the first third of the show. Rocking first single — and another UK No.1 — since the 2000s He stands on the shoulder of giants does the trick. One of Noel's most blatant Beatles bites, “Go Let It Out” is the key song as you can imagine a stage of emotional superfans affirming “we are the builders of their destiny!!!!!”
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“Slide Away”
As the euphoria begins to set in, jump back to the beginning for this beloved dreamy ballad about an endless love from Sure maybe has all the senses. Not that they need it, but Oasis fans love nothing more than a song about an intense connection, whether it's with a lover or each other.
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“Stand By Me”
Time for the first ballad of the night, the serious second single from Be here now. Get out your lighters, throw your arm around your mates and thank your lucky stars that the Gallaghers are standing by each other again.
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“some could say”
“Some might say” this whole reunion tour is a radical optimist's dream, so it only makes sense that the Morning glory lead single, a rose-tinted anthem that suggests “we'll find a brighter day” if we look hard enough for one – or if we wait 15 years.
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“Half the World Away” & “Talk Tonight”
We suggest Liam grabs a pint during this Noel-fronted acoustic two-dress set, putting a proper spin on a pair of fan-favourite ballads from 1998's B-sides compilation The Masterplan. While “Talk Tonight” was aptly inspired by one of the band's (many) near-breakups, “Half the World Away” made headlines when Liam dedicated it to his then-seemingly estranged brother at Reading festival just last week. particularly touching pair of tunes.
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“Ultrasonic”
Okay, enough crying. back to the rock. Oasis' first single included all the experimentation we'd expect from the Manchester lads, from the completely gratuitous opening line (“I need to be self/ I can't be nobody else”) to the on-the-nose Beatles references (“You can sail with me in my yellow submarine”). What better way to celebrate the new beginning of the band than to return to where it all began?
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“Shakermaker”
It's time to rock along with your fellow concert goers Sure maybe single, a swirling, neo-psychedelic Britpop update of the tune that inspired the 1971 soda ad “buy the World a Coke.”
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“Lyla”
One of the few lasting standouts from the band's 2005 sixth studio album Don't believe the truththis floating, pedestrian track has also become a staple. Plus, come on, an hour after the best night of your life, you can't wait to hear over 60,000 fans say “Hey Lyla!!!!”
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“The Masterplan”
Optimism is a recurring theme throughout Oasis' catalog, and that unbridled positivity is never more honest than in the chorus of this 'Wonderwall' B-side: “Dance if you wanna dance, please, bro, take a chance !” We have a feeling the audience will accept Noel Gallagher's invitation.
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“Roll With It”
The second track from an undeniably perfect album, this one Morning glory The favorite not only properly launched Oasis' chart rivalry with Britpop contemporaries Blur, but also provided another example of Noel's clear mastery of penning stadium-worthy anthems that don't give an F what the world thinks about you . By this point, fans are sure to feel pretty good about themselves and the track's message, because after all: They didn't let anyone get in the way of seeing their favorite band on stage again.
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“Cast No Shadow”
In our book, there are no bathroom break songs in this magical set. Some newbies might go to the toilet during this serene acoustic wail dedicated to Noel's concern over Verve frontman Richard Ashcroft's then-dangerous existence, but if you don't raise a pint and scream the chorus in your co-worker's face, what is anyone here?
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“Champagne Supernova”
Now we get to the big guns. The saga Morning glory The ballad will be the ultimate psychedelic song – as well as a crowd-air-guitar during the extended instrumental interlude – as we ascend to the greatest hits of Oasis' career.
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“Acquiesce”
In the Oasis catalogue, there are usually Liam-fronted songs and Noel-fronted songs and never the twain shall meet. But the Gallagher brothers, well consented on it and they split the lead vocals, with Liam handling the lyrics and Noel handling the chorus – including that oh-so-true sly line we can't wait to hear on stage: 'Cause we neeeeee each other.”
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ENCORE: “Wonderwall”
All the roads we've had to walk have turns—and they all led to this moment. We wonder if we'll even be able to hear Liam's vocals over the crowd singing Oasis' most enduring anthem. Over the past 15 years, both brothers have continued to perform their own versions of the band's hit – the fourth single from Morning glory – but nothing can ever replace the original: Noel's simple tap backing up Liam's unmistakable voice.
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“Don't look back in anger”
This will be especially exciting – especially for the brothers' five hometown shows – after the Morning glory The single was embraced as the unofficial tribute song for the victims of the deadly Manchester Arena bombing in 2017. And in light of the reunion tour, it symbolizes a number of healthy turning points for the once-warring siblings: burying the hatchet, living life without regrets and generally finding the silver lining in every cloud. Whatever the song represents to any fan lucky enough to be at Live '25, this song will bring the house down.
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“Live Forever”
Forget what we said above. Unless you're completely jaded and on the verge of tears of joy from this absolute titan Sure maybe classic you got it wrong. Even now, almost a year later, we are already screaming “you and I will live forever!” on our screens in Liam's worst falsetto. Be honest, has there ever been a better message to send us after the biggest night of our lives?
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