Liam Gallagher jokes about joint Blur tour, fuels hypothesis of Manic Road Preachers or Richard Ashcroft supporting Oasis
Liam Gallagher has been teasing followers about who the help can be for the upcoming Oasis reunion tour dates within the UK.
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Followers have been speculating who can be opening for the Britpop legends on their highly-awaited reunion exhibits after it was reported final month that Liam was searching for “established acts” to help them on tour. Up to now, help has solely been introduced for the North American leg, which can see Cage The Elephant be part of for all dates – go to here to buy tickets.
Numerous names have been flying round because the band confirmed their comeback, and earlier within the 12 months, when a fan on X/Twitter requested if Richard Ashcroft can be supporting Oasis at their 2025 dwell exhibits, Liam replied: “That might be BIBLICAL”.
Now, Liam’s as soon as once more taken to Twitter/X to fire up fan rumours, additional suggesting Ashcroft can be becoming a member of the invoice, but additionally teasing that Blur and Manic Road Preachers could also be heading out on the street with them.
Responding to at least one fan suggesting Damon Albarn and co. ought to open for them, Liam wrote about his former Britpop rivals: “I really like blur and at sone level now we have to do n outdated dears excursions.”
Later, he appeared to ask followers to weigh in, writing: “Richard Ashcroft or Manic road preachers as help”, earlier than including shortly after: “the manics it’s”.
Nevertheless, he went on to write down: “Solely kidding we by no means set sail with out the 1 and solely RICARDO he’s our boy from day DOT come aboard Rkid.”
I really like blur and at sone level now we have to do n outdated dears excursions
— Liam Gallagher (@liamgallagher) October 4, 2024
All we’d like now could be to be CAST away on our jolly travels
— Liam Gallagher (@liamgallagher) October 4, 2024
Richard Ashcroft or Manic road preachers as help
— Liam Gallagher (@liamgallagher) October 4, 2024
The manics it’s
— Liam Gallagher (@liamgallagher) October 4, 2024
Solely kidding we by no means set sail with out the 1 and solely RICARDO he’s our boy from day DOT come aboard Rkid
— Liam Gallagher (@liamgallagher) October 4, 2024
Ashcroft has a protracted historical past with Oasis, serving because the inspiration behind their 1995 hit ‘Solid No Shadow’. Throughout a Choose interview that 12 months, Noel Gallagher stated: “I at all times felt he was born on the unsuitable time and within the unsuitable place, and he was at all times making an attempt to say the best issues, however they got here out unsuitable.”
He additionally enlisted Liam for a collaboration on his 2022 hit ‘C’mon Folks (We’re Making It Now)’, and appeared as a particular visitor when he headlined Finsbury Park in 2018.
In the meantime, Manic Road Preachers supported Oasis throughout their iconic Knebworth 1995 exhibits. The band additionally teased new materials in August, sharing a clip of recent music on their social media and main followers to suppose they may very well be enlisted once more for the upcoming exhibits.
Elsewhere, Blossoms lately spoke to NME about the opportunity of supporting the Britpop legends. The Tom Ogden-led band have simply launched their fifth album ‘Gary‘, which noticed a gaggle of well-known Garys unite to advertise the file. Ogden has stated that “nothing has been mentioned, nothing has been requested,” including: “I don’t suppose they’ll type it out till subsequent 12 months.”
Oasis initially started teasing their reunion following Liam Gallagher’s headline set at Studying Competition by sharing a mysterious date on their screens. Blossoms additionally shared the same teaser on their big concert screens as Liam and Noel at their Wythenshawe Park gig, prompting hypothesis that they could have one thing to do with the reunion.
“I’d wish to suppose our identify is perhaps within the combine as a result of why not?,” he continued. “We’ve by no means shied away from saying how a lot they’ve influenced us. We went to look at them at Heaton Park once we had been 16, and we type of know them each.
“I’m not going to get my hopes up, although, as a result of, on the finish of the day, it’s as much as them. If we get requested, the luggage are packed, and we’d smash it.”
Discover a full checklist of rumoured help acts right here.