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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Entertainment
Sylvia Patterson

Mad for London: Oasis' chaotic supernova years in the capital

This Friday, July 25, the Oasis Live ’25 juggernaut arrives in London for the initial run of five nights at Wembley Stadium. London, as much as their native Manchester, is entwined with Oasis, the city and band a symbiotic double-helix of opportunity and opportunism, of hedonism and heartbreak, of inevitable comedowns and unexpected comebacks. No wonder so many of those early Oasis songs were about dreams, romance and yearning for escape — it’s what defines Noel Gallagher’s spirit.

⦿ Oasis at Wembley: Excitement builds as Liam and Noel Gallagher to play first London show of reunion tour

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