A message shared by Oasis has gone mega viral online minutes after posting it to social media, and the rock band's website crashed as fans headed to their homepage.
The English group—whose members include brothers Liam Gallagher, 51, and Noel Gallagher, 57—announced their highly anticipated reunion tour OASIS LIVE '25. The band have sold an estimated 75 million albums worldwide, thanks to hits including Wonderwall, Champagne Supernova and Don't Look Back in Anger.
"'This is it, this is happening,'" Oasis wrote on X, formerly Twitter, Instagram and TikTok.
"Tickets on sale this Saturday 31st August (🇮🇪8AM IST / 🇬🇧9AM BST)
Dates:
Cardiff Principality Stadium - 4th/5th July
Manchester Heaton Park - 11th/12th/19th/20th July
London Wembley Stadium - 25th/26th July & 2nd/3rd August
Edinburgh Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium - 8th/9th August
Dublin Croke Park - 16th/17th August."
Newsweek reached out to Oasis' publicist via email for comment.
Within 13 minutes, the X post racked up more than 2.3 million views. At the time of publication, it had over 8.8 million views and counting. On Instagram, their message had 15.8 million views and on TikTok, 197,000 views.
In the comments, fans shared their excitement.
"2M views and 100k likes in 10 minutes... The biggest band in the world are officially back," @StokeyyG2 wrote on X.
"THE WORLD HAS HEALED," @ellis_platten said in a message with over 247,000 views.
"Coolcoolcoolcoolcoolcoolcoolcool nodoubtnodoubt," Guinness World Records' official account said.
"Are you guys also already sweating thinking about getting tickets 😭," skin and bodycare brand Nivea Men added via Instagram.
"DOESN'T FEEL REAL," British publisher The Manc said, while fellow Instagram user @tobydrummer_ chimed in, "Ticket master is about to have a meltdown."
Oasis' official website was briefly down Tuesday morning. Users were directed to an error message that read, "An error has occurred Error 20 oasisinet.com. What happened? The proxy failed to connect to the web server, due to TCP connection timeout."
At the time of publication, the website has been restored. A message shared to their website reads, "Oasis today end years of feverish speculation with the confirmation of a long awaited run of UK and Ireland shows forming the domestic leg of their OASIS LIVE '25 world tour. Oasis will hit Cardiff, Manchester, London, Edinburgh and Dublin in the summer of 2025. Their only shows in Europe next year, this will be one of the biggest live moments and hottest tickets of the decade."
They added: "Plans are underway for OASIS LIVE '25 to go to other continents outside of Europe later next year."
A message from Oasis, shared via their website as well as social media, stated: "The guns have fallen silent. The stars have aligned. The great wait is over. Come see. It will not be televised."
Tickets for the UK dates will be available for purchase through ticketmaster.co.uk, gigsandtours.com and seetickets.com. Dublin tickets will be available from ticketmaster.ie.
Rumors of a reunion started swirling over the weekend when a teaser appeared on Oasis' social media. "27.08.24," the message on Saturday read, followed by, "8 am."
Then, at the Reading and Leeds Festival on Sunday, Liam Gallagher dedicated "Half the World Away" to Noel Gallagher, calling his brother the "greatest songwriter."
The moment seemingly marked a ceasefire between the brothers, who have been estranged for 15 years. Their tour announcement came just one day before the anniversary of their split on August 28, 2009 before going on stage at the Rock En Seine festival in Paris.
At the time, Noel Gallagher released a statement. He said: "It's with some sadness and great relief to tell you that I quit Oasis tonight. People will write and say what they like, but I simply could not go on working with Liam a day longer."
Months earlier, Noel Gallagher infamously said of Liam Gallagher: "He's the angriest man you'll ever meet."
Their squabbles, however, date back to the early 1990s when, for example, Liam would often change Noel's lyrics during their first U.S. tour.
While appearing on BBC Breakfast, Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham shared his excitement over Oasis' announcement.
"It's the news we've all been waiting for. It promises to be a massive day for Manchester," Burnham said, per the Daily Mail. "It would be the most Noel and Liam thing ever if one of them woke up this morning and said they'd had a change of heart... It's going to be one of the biggest things we've seen in recent times."
Update 08/27/24, 6:14 a.m. ET. This article was updated to include Newsweek reached out to Oasis' publicist via email for additional comment.
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