Noel Gallagher has promised that Oasis' newly announced 'Live '27' tour will be «so much better» than the band's comeback shows in 2025, saying the group will be far more relaxed the second time around.
The Britpop icons confirmed the 38-date tour earlier this week, with plans to kick off next May. The run opens with five nights at Glasgow's Celtic Park, followed by 11 gigs at Manchester's Etihad Stadium and shows across Europe. In August, the band will play three shows in Boston and three in Las Vegas, before wrapping up with two stops at Slane Castle in Ireland and four at Knebworth.
Speaking to TalkSPORT, Gallagher said the difference this time will be the band's mindset. «This tour is gonna be so much better because all of us will be way more relaxed than we were last time,» he said. «We were all anxious last time as to how rehearsals were gonna go and how the tour was gonna be received and all the mithering about the tickets and that kind of thing. But this is gonna be a lot more fun this time and we're gonna put on a great show and it's gonna be unbelievable.»
Gallagher also revealed that the idea of another tour took shape early during the 2025 dates, after the band witnessed the scale of the fan response. Reflecting on the first show in Cardiff, he admitted he had underestimated the experience. «For me personally, I grossly underestimated what I was getting into,» he said. «After about five minutes, I was like, alright, can I just go back to the dressing room and start this again? I've done stadiums before and all that, but I don't mind telling you, my legs turned to jelly after about half-way through the second song. It's been an amazing thing, it really is an amazing thing.»
The announcement follows the release of the band's new documentary, 'Don't Look Back In Anger', which arrived in cinemas before a teaser campaign that culminated in a drone show over the Etihad. Directors Will Lovelace and Dylan Southern recently described the apprehension surrounding the previous tour. Lovelace said there was «huge nervousness» at Cardiff, with everyone wondering how the reunion would work, while Southern noted that Gallagher admits in the film he wished he could call a time-out during the first show because he had completely underestimated the moment.
For fans hoping to attend, Oasis have confirmed they will use the same ballot-based on-sale model adopted for their latter Wembley shows, following the chaotic online queue and controversial dynamic pricing that marred the first wave of 'Live '25' tickets. Fans must register before Thursday at 4pm BST, 5pm CEST, 8am PT or 11am ET. Successful applicants will receive a code granting access to an allocated on-sale window, with sales taking place across Friday 25, Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 September in the UK. Registration is the only way to buy tickets, and standard prices are fixed between £71.50 and £266.60, including fees.
Gallagher has also insisted there will be no new music accompanying the tour. Fans have been sharing hopes online about which Oasis songs will feature next summer and whether the band might headline Glastonbury 2027, though no such appearance has been confirmed.