After 16 years, the long wait is finally over. Oasis returned to the stage on Friday (July 4) to kick off their highly anticipated reunion tour at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales.
The show was the first of the Live ‘25 tour, which will run for 41 dates — 19 of which are in the U.K. and Ireland. The group will perform Saturday night (July 5) in Cardiff before heading to Manchester, London, Edinburgh and Dublin; the tour will then run through North America, Asia and Australia and conclude in São Paolo, Brazil, on Nov. 23.
This was the first time Noel Gallagher and brother Liam have been seen in public together since their split in 2009. The band played a 23-song set, which included a number of beloved fan favorites and a pair of deep cuts. Liam quipped to the crowd mid-set, “Was it worth the £40,000 you paid? Yeah, I thought so.”
The band — made up of Noel (guitar, vocals) and Liam (vocals), Gem Archer (guitar), Andy Bell (bass), Paul “Bonehead” Arthurs (guitar) and Joey Waronker (drums) — walked onstage at 8:15 p.m. BST to the sound of “F—in’ in the Bushes” (2000), the traditional opening track they used for almost a decade.
Earlier in the day, they were supported by sets from Cast and Richard Ashcroft, formerly of The Verve. The latter performed Urban Hymns classics such as “Bittersweet Symphony” and “Drugs Don’t Work.”
Find the full setlist from night 1 in Cardiff below:
