What's going on my fellow rock n' rollers. Don't forget to hit the bell notification icon to be
notified every time i put out a new video on m channel. Perhaps one of the most exciting things
about the band Oasis, was that the always seemed to be on the verge of breaking up.
Brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher had a pretty volatile relationship to say the least.
In fact, It’s amazing the band lasted as long as it did. And today let’s take at the event’s
that led to the band’s messy breakup in 2009. For almost two decades Oasis would dominate
the rock scene and become one of the most volatile bands in the genre.
Led by brothers Liam and Noel gallagher, the band’s origins dated back to the early 90’s.
The group would sell over 70 million records, have eight number one albums in the UK and sell
out arenas and stadiums around the world. And they were without a doubt one of the most consistent
English rock bands during their time together. Since their inception in the early 90’s the
Gallagher brothers have pretty much been at each other’s throats. The band almost broke with the
release of their first album, 1994’s Definitely Maybe. During a showcase gig at the Whisky A
Go Go, Noel nearly quit the band according to the Supersonic documentary after Liam started
to insult the other band members and threw a tambourine at his brother. Upset, Noel bolted for
a few days, but ended up coming back to the band leading to the song Talk Tonight being written.
Fast forward a year later and NME magazine did an interview with the Gallagher brothers
that would be released as a single. It was called the Wibbling Rivalry, The interview was notable
because it featured a violent argument between the brothers over an incident that happened months
earlier when the band was arrested on a ferry in the Netherlands following a violent brawl.
As Oasis turned their attention to recording their sophomore record (What’s The Story) Morning Glory
in Wales, the brothers once again got violent with each other. During the recording, Liam brought
back a group of people he met at a bar back to the studio while his brother was working. Annoyed,
Noel reportedly hit his brother over the head with a cricket bat. That bat would be later sold
at auction with a letter of authenticity after it was saved by the album’s producer.
As Oasis hit the road to support the album, tensions once again failed to disappear as
Liam was a no show at the band’s first gig in the states. Not only that, but Liam backed out
of the band’s taping of MTV unplugged complaining about a sore throat. His brother Noel would take
over vocal duties that night. But Liam would still be present, but he wouldn't be on stage,
instead hurling insults at his brother from the balcony. Reports grew that the
band were going to split, but they opted to continue touring. I’ve done a whole video on
their volatile tour with the Screaming Trees during this time. The link is down below!
A relative period of calm would happen for the next four years and it wasn’t until 2000
when things flared up once again. A gig in Spain would be cancelled following drummer Alan White
injuring his arm. With nothing to do, the band got plastered and Liam questioned his
borther and whether his daughter was actually his and not another mans. A scuffle would ensue
and Noel left the band and Oasis continued their European tour without their guitarist.
Fast forward to 2005, Oasis was set to play the Heineken Jammin Festival in Italy.
During the band’s set, Liam abrutply left the stage during Champagne Supernova.
During an interview that Noel gave to Spin Magazine around this time
he said some pretty disparaging things about his brother revealing
“I’ve kind of learnt that instead of arguing stuff out with him and ending up in a fight,
I work on his psychology and he’s completely freaked out by me now, He’s
actually frightened to death of me” he'd say. 2008-2009 should have been a time for the band
to celebrate. They would release their final album 2008’s Dig Out Your Soul.
The album was Oasis best reviewed record since the one two punch of 1994’s Definitely maybe
and 1995’s What’s the Story Morning Glory. It was also the highest charting LP of the
last decade for the group and the tour to support the album was also a massive financial success.
Despite all these accomplishments, relationship between Liam and Noel hit an all-time low.
The brothers weren’t even talking off stage as their main form of communication was
taking pot shots at each other on social media. In 2009 Noel gave an interview with Q magazine,
where he made some pretty harsh remarks about his brother and bandmate saying: He's the angriest man
you'll ever meet. He's like a man with a fork in a world of soup.Later that year Noel would
claim “Life would be easier without Oasis.” A week before playing their final show,
cracks were even more evident in an interview that Liam gave at the time saying
“He doesn’t like me and I don’t like him, that’s it. We’re grown men, you know what I mean,
and as long as the music … as long as we do the tour, that’s all that matters.”
The band would play their final gig at the V-Festival in Staffordshire, england on august 22,
2009. The band just had four gigs left to go on their world tour, which had already been the mon
the road for a year so far. The band was supposed to play a second night at the same festival
but their show was cancelled due to what liam gallagher would claim was laryngitis,
but his brother Noel would claim his brother wasn't suffering but rather from a hangover.
Liam turned around and sued his brother for libel, but the lawsuit would be eventually dropped.
It was also reported that Noel took issue with Liam advertising his
clothing brand in the band’s tour program. The band’s next gig was scheduled to take place
a week later in France and that’s where things completely fell apart. The band was placed in a
small dressing room and it was probably the worst thing the promoters could have done.
Noel would claim in 2011 that Liam was angry over the bad press he had gotten for cancelling their
show the previous week saying He thinks I’m some sort of puppet master who controls the
media in England,”. “So we get to Paris and he’s reeling off journalists names.
It’s all manner of people I have never met, ‘ According to the guitarist, Liam then picked
up a plum, lobbed it at the wall, walked out of the room and then came back wielding a guitar and
started to swing it as his brother's face. The band had five minutes before hitting the stage
when this all went down but by that point Noel left and got into a car and decided he was done.
The band didn’t take the stage that night and several hours later noel put out a statement
saying“It’s with some sadness and great relief to tell you that I quit tonight,” “People will write
and say what they like, but I simply could not go on working with Liam a day longer.
Following their split the remaining members of Oasis continued as beady eye
which went on until 2014. Following their split Liam would pursue a solo career while Noel form
the group high flying birds. The brothers would fight back and forth at each other in the press
and on social media. Of course a question of a reunion still lingers over both brothers
and as recently as this year Liam revealed that he is would be open to reunite with his brother
once the pandemic is over to raise money for a National Health Service (NHS) charity.
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