“I need to be myself, I can’t be no one else,” so sung Liam Gallagher, swaggering and snarling his way onto centre stage as lead singer of Oasis in 1994.
Now, marking the 30th anniversary of their debut album Definitely Maybe, he will live up to those words with a solo tour around the UK and Ireland – casting off the shadow of elder brother Noel.
The elder Oasis brother he has been ignoring calls for a reunion since the pair’s almighty dustup backstage in Paris in 2009.
Sharing the news, Liam, 51, said that Definitely Maybe was “the most important album of the Nighties bar none”.
Considered one of the definitive albums of the 1990s, the tracklist contains anthems such as “Rock ‘n’ Roll Star”, “Supersonic” & “Cigarettes and Alchohol”, and topped the charts when it was first released.
On Monday (16 October), Liam announced that he would be heading out on tour in June 2024, where he will perform the album in full.
“I’m bouncing around the house to announce the Definitely Maybe tour,” he said. “I wouldn’t be anywhere without [the album] and neither would you, so let’s celebrate together LG x,” he said.
As well as seeing Liam perform the big hits from Definitely Maybe, fans will also get the chance to watch the rocker play rarely performed album tracks from the record and other Oasis deep cuts and B-sides from the same era the album was released.
Liam will perform across the UK and Ireland for the tour, which will culminate in a show at Manchester’s new arena Co-Op Live. Scheduled to open in May 2024, the 23,500-capacity venue is due to be the biggest venue in the country.
Liam (right) will go on tour without Noel— (PA)
Tickets will go on sale on Friday 20 October at 9am. You can buy tickets here.
The tour dates can be seen below:
Saturday 1 June – Sheffield, Utilita Arena
Monday 3 June – Cardiff, Utilita Arena
Thursday 6 June – London, The O2
Friday 7 June – London, The O2
Monday 10 June – London, The O2
Saturday 15 June – Manchester, Co-op Live
Sunday 16 June – Manchester, Co-op Live
Wednesday 19 June – Glasgow, OVO Hydro
Thursday 20 June – Glasgow, OVO Hydro
Sunday 23 June – Dublin, 3Arena
Monday 24 June – Dublin, 3Arena
Thursday 27 June – Manchester, Co-op Live
Fans will likely be disappointed to hear that an Oasis “reunion” is going ahead without collaboration from Noel. Animosity between the brothers has remained since their split in 2009.
Typically, Liam has been the ones to lead calls for a reunion, with Noel shutting down reports any kind of reconciliation is on the cards.
Speaking in March, however, Noel said: “[Liam’s] got my number. He’s got my manager’s number. Call us.
“He should get his people to call my people to call my people. They know who they are. They know where we are. Stop talking on the f***ing internet and let’s see what you’ve got to say.”
