Blur member Graham Coxon recently responded to Oasis rocker Liam Gallagher, who has been teasing fans about who the support will be for the upcoming Oasis reunion tour dates in the UK.
Graham Coxon responds to Liam Gallagher
Fans have been speculating who will be opening for the Britpop legends on their highly-awaited reunion shows after it was reported last month that Liam was seeking “established acts” to support them on tour. Support has only been announced for the North American leg, which will see Cage The Elephant join for all dates.
Now, Liam took to Twitter/X to fuel the speculation and suggested that Ashcroft will be joining the bill. He also teased that Blur and Manic Street Preachers may be heading out on the road with them. Graham Coxon took note of the Tweet and replied:
“Really? Get a decent band in— supergrvrass? Blur?hhahah”
Really? Get a decent band in— supergrvrass? Blur?hhahah
— graham coxon (@grahamcoxon) October 5, 2024
Responding to one fan suggesting Damon Albarn and co. should open for them, Liam wrote about his former Britpop rivals: “I love blur and at sone point we have to do n old dears tours.”
He seemed to ask fans to weigh in, writing: “Richard Ashcroft or Manic street preachers as support”, before adding shortly after: “the manics it is”.
Various names have been flying around since the band confirmed their comeback, and earlier in the year, when a fan on X/Twitter asked if Richard Ashcroft would be supporting Oasis at their 2025 live shows, Liam replied: “That would be BIBLICAL”.
Ashcroft has a fair share of history with Oasis and served as the inspiration behind their 1995 hit ‘Cast No Shadow’. During a Select interview that year, Noel Gallagher said:
“I always felt he was born at the wrong time and in the wrong place, and he was always trying to say the right things, but they came out wrong.”
He also enlisted Liam for a collaboration on his 2022 hit ‘C’mon People (We’re Making It Now)’, and appeared as a special guest when he headlined Finsbury Park in 2018. Meanwhile, Manic Street Preachers has supported Oasis during their iconic Knebworth 1995 shows.
