Oasis have shared a new teaser video pointing to a return to Paris, a city that holds painful memories for the band: it is where the Gallagher brothers' feud reached its breaking point in 2009, leading to the group's abrupt split. The clip, posted on the band's social media channels, shows a man eating a plum before throwing it away, a direct reference to Noel Gallagher's claim that Liam threw a plum at him and wielded a guitar 'like an axe' backstage at the Rock en Seine festival, the night Noel quit the band.
The teaser also features a poster for the 2009 Rock en Seine festival, the event Oasis were scheduled to headline when the brothers' argument turned physical. The man in the video is shown outside Au Marché de la Butte, the grocery store featured in the film 'Amelie,' further cementing the Parisian setting. Fans have been quick to decode the clues, with many noting the significance of the location. 'Please tell me that was a plum he threw. Genius,' one fan wrote on social media, while others pointed out the poetic symmetry of the band returning to the scene of their demise.
Noel Gallagher's departure was announced in a statement at the time, in which he said: 'It's with some sadness and great relief to tell you that I quit Oasis tonight. People will write and say what they like, but I simply could not go on working with Liam a day longer.' The brothers would not share a stage again for over 15 years, until their blockbuster reunion tour in 2025.
The Paris tease is the latest in a series of cryptic videos the band has posted in recent weeks, fueling speculation about a possible 2027 tour that would follow up their hugely successful 'Live '25' reunion shows held around the world last year. Reports have claimed a 12-night residency at the Etihad Stadium, home of Manchester City Football Club, and a return to Knebworth are on the cards. A clip shared yesterday showed two men being chased by police, with one stopping to flip two fingers at the officers before being dragged away by another man in an adidas tracksuit. Fans claimed the tease was for dates in Amsterdam, drawing attention to the band's notorious drunken brawl on an overnight ferry to the city in 1994.
Another teaser video last week showed two boys waiting in a chip shop, with Oasis' 2002 hit 'Little By Little' playing on a television. Eagle-eyed viewers noticed that numbers on flyers posted around the shop added up to the longitude and latitude of Celtic Park in Glasgow. Then, in another video, two boys were shown playing football against a brick wall, leading some fans to believe it was a tacit confirmation of the Etihad residency, while others saw hints at Knebworth.
The band's activity comes as Liam and Noel Gallagher appeared together at the UK premiere of 'Don't Look Back In Anger' at Cineworld Leicester Square in London on September 7, after the documentary made its debut at the Venice Film Festival over the weekend. The film, which chronicles the band's reunion tour, will be released in cinemas worldwide for a limited theatrical run from September 9, and will stream on Disney+ alongside Hulu in the US from a later date in 2026. NME gave the documentary four-and-a-half stars, calling it 'masterfully done' and noting that 'the impact of the band has never been clearer than over these two hours.'