- This week, Oasis announced they would be reforming after 15 years for a series of gigs next year
- But after the news hit, another band also began trending – Blur
- Here’s what really happened between the Britpop bands
They split up 15 years ago – but now Oasis have delighted fans by announcing they will reunite for a series of gigs across the UK and Ireland next year.
The band dominated the ‘90s, but called time on the group back in 2009, after feuding brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher got into a backstage brawl at the Rock en Seine festival in Paris.
While Noel left the band, and the pair went on to launch their own musical projects – Liam with Beady Eye, and his older brother with High Flying Birds – fans have begged the pair to put the past behind them.
And now their wishes have come true, as both Gallaghers have called a truce to perform 14 concerts next year, titled Oasis Live ‘25.
In a press release, the siblings said, “The guns have fallen silent. The stars have aligned. The great wait is over. Come see. It will not be televised.”
Of course, Oasis were the hot topic of conversation on social media soon after the announcement.
But surprisingly – or unsurprisingly, to some – soon after, another band also started trending on Twitter/X… Blur.
The group, fronted by Damon Albarn, may not have announced any news of their own, but their past relationship with Oasis was enough to bring them to the forefront of public consciousness once more.
But what actually happened between Oasis and Blur? Pubity.com takes a look…
What actually happened between Blur and Oasis?
In the 1990s, Britpop mania saw Oasis and Blur battled for the top spot in the charts – which caused a huge feud between the Gallaghers and Blur’s frontman, Albarn.
In August 1995, Blur moved the release of their single Country House to the same day as Oasis’ single Roll With It – thanks to a cheeky dig from Liam.
After Oasis scored their first number one with Some Might Say in April 1995, Albarn later revealed, “I went to their celebration party, y’know, just to say ‘Well done’. And Liam came over and, like he is, he goes, ‘Number f***in’ One!’, right in my face. So I thought, ‘OK we’ll see…’”
Country House went on to be Blur’s best selling single, reaching number one and beating Oasis.
But aside from their musical rivalry, Liam and Albarn were also reportedly involved in a love triangle.
In Noel’s book Don’t Look Back In Anger, he recalled, “Liam and Damon were s****ing the same bird, and there was a lot of cocaine involved.
“There was an awards where we were photographed with Blur, and Liam said, ‘F*** you, you c***, blah blah blah.’”
Alan McGee, who signed Oasis to his Creation Records label, also backed Noel’s account at the time.
McGee agreed, “There was a situation with a girl. That created the Britpop war. Damon s****ed somebody close to Liam. It was one of many women Damon was friendly with.
‘Then he got off with her for a one-night stand and that created the rub. They were all goading each other after that.”
However, Liam denied the claims, and previously tweeted, “Just for the record me and Dermot oblong [Damon Albarn] never fell out over a girl or boy.”
There was also the small issue of Noel’s vile language.
Infamously, he said he hoped Albarn and his bandmate Graham “catch AIDS and die” – a remark which he later retracted, claiming he was “f*” on drugs when he said it.
Liam delved into the comments via his Twitter, continuing, “We [Oasis and Blur] always had the craic think things turned nasty when Noel Gallagher wished he Dermot caught AIDS and die not Rkid’s [Noel’s] finest moment as you were LG x.”
Have Blur and Oasis resolved their differences?
While feisty Liam may not have resolved his differences with Albarn, he and Noel forged an unlikely friendship.
In 2017, Noel featured on the 2017 album Humanz by Gorillaz – another band created by Albarn.“We don’t talk about our past, we talk about our present,” Albarn revealed about his pal in an interview. “I value my friendship with Noel because he is one of the only people who went through what I did in the Nineties.”
