It is almost surreal to see Noel Gallagher talk about Liam Gallagher, not with bitterness, sarcasm, or a veiled put-down, but with pride. Yet here we are.
Oasis returned to Ireland with two sold-out nights at Dublin’s Croke Park, and in the aftermath Noel reflected not just on the scale of Oasis Live ’25, but on his brother. His words were unexpected, and in their own way, disarming: “Liam’s smashing it. I’m proud of him.”
This is Noel Gallagher, the man who once swore he could never share a stage with Liam again after their catastrophic split in 2009. Back then, Noel walked away at the Rock en Seine festival in Paris, declaring he “simply could not go on working with Liam a day longer.” The wounds felt permanent, the animosity carved into stone.
Fast forward fifteen years and Noel, now standing in front of stadiums once more, is openly admitting admiration: “I couldn’t do the stadium thing like he does it, it’s not in my nature. But I’ve got to say, I kind of look and I think, good for you mate. He’s been amazing.”
It’s not just brotherly pride either. Noel confessed to rediscovering the joy of being back in Oasis, even if he underestimated the sheer physicality of it. Cardiff’s opening night, he admitted, left his legs “turned to jelly” midway through the second song. For a performer who has already conquered the biggest stages in music, that humility speaks volumes.
And yet the most telling line came not about crowds or legacy, but about something personal: “I forgot how funny he was.”
Oasis have long been defined by tension, by the sheer combustion of two brothers who could not co-exist. But with each night of this reunion tour, the narrative seems to be shifting. For once, Noel isn’t sneering at Liam, he’s enjoying him. And for a band whose history is littered with collapse, that is perhaps the most remarkable headline of all.
