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Oasis have confirmed 38 dates for a global tour in 2027, including a return to Knebworth in Hertfordshire. The announcement was made at 4pm today, the date and time the band had trailed in a drone display over Manchester last week.
“START THE CELEBRATIONS!!!!” the band said, confirming they will be back on the road.
“After a period of reflection ‘the most damaging pop cultural force in recent British history’ has declared itself fit for purpose and will once again return to lift the spirits of the people,” the statement said. “Come witness the fitness. It shall be a sight to behold.”
The drone display showed the band’s logo in lights alongside the date 14/09/26 and the time 4pm BST.
Oasis had also been dropping hints about potential tour venues on their social media channels over the past few weeks, including the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, Celtic Park in Glasgow and Knebworth.
Speculation that Noel and Liam Gallagher would appear on stage together again began before the band’s 2025 reunion concerts had concluded, on the back of the commercial performance of that tour.
What the 2025 reunion generated
Tickets to the Oasis Live ’25 shows sold out within minutes of going on sale. Forbes estimated that the tour generated more than $400m (£293m) in revenue, with Noel and Liam Gallagher each taking between $50m and $100m. The pair entered the Sunday Times Rich List this year with a combined net worth of $375m.
That tour ran to 41 dates worldwide and was the first time the brothers had performed together in 16 years. Its commercial reach extended beyond ticketing: six official merchandise stores opened in Manchester, Cardiff, London, Birmingham, Edinburgh and Dublin ahead of the shows.
Research by Novuna Personal Finance, published before the 2025 dates, projected fan spending of £940m across the 17 UK shows, an average of £682.80 for each of the 1.4 million people expected to attend, of which £274.4m was counted as net economic impact.
Figures published in July by the industry body UK Music showed music tourism spending reached a record £11.2bn in 2025, up 11.3 per cent on the £10bn recorded in 2024, with 24.7 million music tourists and 74,000 full-time equivalent jobs supported. Spending in the North West rose 15.6 per cent to £1.4bn, while London spending rose 27.4 per cent to £3.4bn across seven Wembley dates.
Tom Kiehl, chief executive of UK Music, said: “The billions spent are a huge shot in the arm for towns and cities right across the UK and benefit hotels, restaurants, bars and transport firms and thousands of other businesses.”
A House of Lords Library briefing on the economic contribution of live music reported consumer spending of £6.68bn on live music in 2024, a rise of 9.5 per cent, and more than 234,000 jobs, citing figures from the industry body LIVE. It said London accounted for nearly 29 per cent of expenditure, with London, Manchester, Glasgow, Birmingham and Cardiff together making up about 46 per cent of live music spending.
The announcement comes a week after Noel and Liam Gallagher attended the UK premiere of Oasis: Don’t Look Back in Anger, a documentary from Steven Knight and co-directors Dylan Southern and Will Lovelace, which shows behind-the-scenes footage and concert clips from the 2025 reunion.
