Blossoms recently revealed that not even Noel Gallagher’s daughter, Anaïs knew about the Oasis reunion via NME.
Making an appearance on Blossoms A to X on Radio X, frontman Tom Ogden revealed that Anaïs was not aware that Oasis were reuniting.
Ogden told his bandmates: “I remember when the rumours were flying on the news articles online.”
Drummer Joe Donovan added: “Me and you frantically texting each other, weren’t we?”
Ogden further added: “Do you know what, Noel’s daughter Anaïs , was staying at mine and Katie’s house when these new stories were breaking. And she actually didn’t have a clue. She was texting around people she knew to find out if it was true. She got no word.”
The ‘Gary’ singer then shared that Anaïs, went to see Blossoms at their Wythenshawe show the following day. At the end of their show, the band aired a clip after their gig of a date and a time in Oasis’ iconic font, the same clip that was shown following Liam Gallager’s headlining Reading slot, and the one Noel posted on his social media. The date and time were when Oasis would go on to announce their UK and Ireland reunion tour. Ogden said:
“When we were playing Wythenshawe the next day, and Anaïs, was coming to watch us, she still didn’t know. I got a phone call a couple of hours before we went on stage, from our management, saying: ‘We need to show a video clip after your gig. I can’t tell you what it is. But it’s very exciting.’ We kind of put two and two together at that point. Obviously, the teaser went out and the rest is history. Oasis are back! Everywhere has sold out. Ticket mayhem! What a band, unreal.”
Donovan added: “It’s like, it’s definitely got to be the biggest moment of this year,” with Ogden saying: “We’ve never shied away from saying how much Oasis have inspired us over the years. People will say whatever they want about them, but there aren’t many bands that can come back and get that hype around the country the way they have… Around the world! We will be sure to be tapping Anaïs, up. Thank you, mate!”
Anaïs has previously hit the road with her father’s solo and Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, joining his team as a photographer, and recently serving as the director of his documentary series The Making Of Council Skies earlier this summer.
