Tonight, Oasis bring the first leg of their Wembley Stadium residency to a close. It has been a triumphant run – after re-introducing themselves in astounding fashion in first Cardiff and then Manchester, the Wembley Stadium shows have sealed the deal. The Gallagher brothers have played the venue before, both in its old twin towers form and in its arch iteration back when it was spangly and new, but they never sounded like this. By then, they’d lost some of that original spark, songs that should’ve been coming at you like a robotic bull felt ploddy and on a leash. The 2025 version of Oasis sounds better than ever, so it seems a bit churlish to point out ways that they could possibly mix it up. But we’re now 11 dates into Live ’25, so maybe it’s time for a good mid-tour appraisal. Oasis have played exactly the same set every night – and consistently knocked it out of the park (or stadium) at that – but it has had me thinking – does that mean there are some Oasis classics not featured in the setlist that we’ll never hear live again? I interviewed the band’s co-manager Alec McKinlay back in May to preview the tour and he strongly suggested this was the final outing for Oasis. “This is very much the last time around,” he said. “It’s a chance for fans who haven’t seen the band to see them, or at least for some of them to.”
I mean, that sounds pretty final. But maybe the gargantuan success of these shows will prompt a rethink – next summer is the 30th anniversary of Knebworth, after all. If they do decide to mix up the setlist, then here’s 10 Oasis cuts that deserve to be celebrated with a Live ’25 airing…
