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Noel Gallagher Says He Won't Watch Chris Martin Curated World Cup Haltime Show

By Dalton Mac Namee
11/06/2026
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Noel Gallagher has stated that he will not be watching the Chris Martin curated World Cup halftime show.

Speaking to Talksport, Gallagher discussed the topic, which will see Chris Martin curate a half time show at the final of this Summer's FIFA World Cup, which will include a number of household names including, Madonna, Burna Boy and Shakira.

When asked if he would partaking in this event with any of his own performances, Gallagher said: “I’m doing the half-time raffle for a leg of lamb".

The Oasis star added that he is not a fan of the show itself, saying: “I don’t like changes in football. I’m looking forward to these new rules about corners and time-wasting, that might be a good thing for the game, but I don’t like the razzmatazz of football; it’s been functioning perfectly for hundreds of years". 

He added: “They’re not really football people who are performing anyway, are they?". 

News of this comes as the official soundtrack for the World Cup was also announced, featuring music from the Rolling Stones, Stormzy, as well as Madonna and others. More on this from Nova here. 

See the tracklist in full below.

Official FIFA World Cup 2026 Album Tracklist is:

    • ‘Goals’ – LISA, Anitta and Rema
    • ‘Game Time’ – Future and Tyla
    • ‘Illuminate’ – Jessie Reyez and Elyann
    • ‘Echo’ – Daddy Yankee and Shenseea
    • ‘Por Ella’ – Los Ángeles Azules and Belinda
    • ‘Three Nations’ – 21 Savage, Nata Cano and French Montana
    • ‘No Place Like Home’ – Major Lazer, Nelly Furtado and Davido
    • ‘In the Stars (Remix)’ – The Rolling Stones
    • ‘Show Me’ – Ayra Starr and Latto
    • ‘Mi Mexico Lindo’ – Alejandro Fernández
    • ‘Blessings’ – Stormzy, Fridayy and Angel
    • ‘Energy’ – Ava Max and BIA
    • ‘Lighter’ – Jelly Roll and Carín León
    • ‘Siir Siir’ – Nora Fatehi, Vegedream and Sanjoy
    • ‘Partidazo’ – Danny Ocean
    • ‘Champion’ – IShowSpeed
    • ‘Love Always Wins’ – Shaggy, Cimafunk and Zema
    • ‘Dai Dai’ – Shakira and Burna Boy

 

 

 

Written by Dalton Mac Namee

Dalton Mac Namee is a content writer for Nova.ie and a freelance GAA reporter from Louth, Ireland.

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