Liam Gallagher’s son Lennon has said he did not understand “the scale” of Oasis until the band split in 2009. The 25-year-old is the child of BBC EastEnders star Patsy Kensit and Oasis bandmember Liam, who is reuniting with brother Noel for a tour that begins this summer – including seven nights at Wembley Stadium.
As well as their music, Oasis brothers Liam and Noel were known for their style – Liam often donning a parka and sunglasses. Lennon added: “I don’t think I understood the scale of it all until the band split.
“People would all of a and be like, ‘Oh, my God, have you heard about this?’ I just remember thinking, ‘Oh, shit… they were massive’.”
Oasis will first take to the stage this summer for two performances at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium. The UK and Ireland tour will also visit Manchester’s Heaton Park, London’s Wembley Stadium, Edinburgh’s Murrayfield Stadium and Dublin’s Croke Park throughout July, August and September.
After tickets for the UK and Ireland shows went on sale last year, there was outrage as some standard tickets appeared to have jumped from £148 to £355. The controversy prompted the Government and the UK’s competition watchdog to pledge that they would look at the use of dynamic pricing.
The band is also travelling to Japan, South Korea, South America, Australia and North America and a movie, produced by Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight, is being made in conjunction with the reunion tour. Oasis, who signed to independent record label Creation Records in 1993, soared to fame after they released their debut chart-topping album Definitely Maybe on August 29 1994.
They had hits with songs including Champagne Supernova, Wonderwall, Supersonic and Live Forever. Noel quit the rock group in August 2009 saying he “simply could not go on working with Liam a day longer”.
See the full feature in the June issue of British Vogue, available via digital download and on newsstands from May 20.
