Who are Oasis? Manchester band reunite for 2025 tour

One of the biggest band reunions of all time has just been announced!

Rock and roll band Oasis - who shot to fame 30 years ago - have confirmed they'll play a number of concerts across the UK and Ireland next summer.

Your parents or grandparents might have heard of Oasis, but don't worry if the name is new to you - the group haven't played together since 2009.

So, what's the story?

Here's everything you need to know about the band and why they are considered one of the most important British groups in music history.

What have Oasis announced?

Oasis have confirmed they will play a number of shows all around the world next year.

It'll be the first time that the band's brothers - Noel and Liam Gallagher - will have played together in fifteen years.

Posting on social media, Oasis say they will perform in Cardiff, Manchester, London, Edinburgh and Dublin in July and August.

They added that their "world tour" will also include shows outside of Europe later in 2025.

Who are Oasis?

Some might say Oasis were one the biggest and most important bands of the 1990s and 2000s.

First formed in Manchester in 1991, Oasis enjoyed huge chart success.

They were behind some of the biggest hits of the nineties with songs such as Wonderwall, Don't Look Back In Anger and Live Forever.

The band also became famous thanks to two of the group's members - brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher.

Liam was the lead singer and his older brother Noel was the main songwriter and lead guitarist.

The two siblings often had disagreements which made headlines.

After 18 years together, the band split up after the Gallagher brothers fell out in 2009, which resulted in Noel leaving the band.

Since their split, both brothers have enjoyed successful solo careers.

Why were Oasis so popular?

Oasis were a ground-breaking band according to critics, with BBC Entertainment reporter Colin Paterson commenting, "Even when they didn't exist, Oasis were still the biggest band in Britain."

After they shot to fame in 1994, they were huge rock and roll stars.

Their albums broke records and sold millions of copies worldwide.

Their music is known for its energy and lyrics - but the band were just as famous for their attitude and fallouts.

In 1996, 2.5 million people applied for Oasis tickets to their two concert dates at Knebworth in Hertfordshire - that's around 1 in 20 Britons at the time.

What was Britpop?

The band Blur had a famous rivalry with Oasis in the 1990s

Britpop was the name given to the music movement that emerged in the UK from the mid to late 1990s.

Think lots of guitar and upbeat melodies, with catchy melodies and lyrics that celebrated British style and everyday life.

However, it was more than just a new genre of music - it also had a huge impact on UK culture too.

Britpop bands included groups such as Pulp, Suede and Supergrass - however the two most successful ones were Oasis and Blur.

There was a Britpop rivalry between the two bands, which centred around the different personalities of both groups.

In 1995, Oasis and Blur went head to head, releasing songs on the same day in a battle to see whose single would top the charts.

Blur beat Oasis to take the number one spot, in what is widely regarded as one of the most iconic moments in British music history.