Oasis rocker Liam Gallagher recently responded to the critics who are unhappy with Oasis not booking younger bands for a support slot.
After weeks of speculation regarding who’ll be supporting them on their reunion tour, they confirmed Richard Ashcroft as a special guest for their 2025 UK and Ireland reunion tour earlier this month. The former frontman of The Verve is set to open for the Britpop band on each date of the trek next summer, which includes seven nights at London’s Wembley Stadium and five gigs at Manchester’s Heaton Park.
It came after recent reports noted that Ashcroft and Cast (who have not yet been announced) would join the Gallaghers on the road for Oasis Live ’25.
In a statement about the forthcoming massive support slots, Ashcroft said:
“As a fan from day one I was buzzing for many reasons when the news of Oasis’ return was announced.
“I can say with no exaggeration that the songwriting talent of Noel and Liam’s pure spirit as a lead singer helped to inspire me to create some of my best work. It was the perfection of ‘Live Forever’ that forced me to try and write my own.”
However, some fans felt it was a wasted opportunity to spotlight younger, more up-and-coming bands, particularly after many took to social media to speculate that Fontaines D.C. and Courtneers might get the slot.
Liam Gallagher responds
Liam has since addressed them in a post on X/Twitter, writing:
“To all the folk who are crying about us not showing love to the young bands and not letting them support there’s LEVELS to this game and I’m afraid 99 p cent of ya are way off LFUCKING.”
Meanwhile, when the band first announced the news, one fan argued that “Oasis could really have made a difference by promoting newer/contemporary band”.
However, the Rock N’Roll star wasn’t having it, responding: “Richard’s got more talent in his left nostril than all your so called new bands put together now stop being an entitled little bumbaseed and show some f***ing respect.”
To all the folk who are crying about us not showing love to the young bands and not letting them support there’s LEVELS to this game and I’m afraid 99 p cent of ya are way off LFUCKING x
— Liam Gallagher (@liamgallagher) October 22, 2024
Richard’s got more talent in his left nostril than all your so called new bands put together now stop being an entitled little bumbaseed and show some fucking respect
— Liam Gallagher (@liamgallagher) October 22, 2024
