Oasis message goes viral minutes after being shared – “This is really happening”

A message shared by Oasis spread like wildfire across the internet within minutes of being posted on social media, and the rock band's website crashed when fans tried to access their homepage.

The English group – whose members include brothers Liam Gallagher (51) and Noel Gallagher (57) – announced their highly anticipated reunion tour OASIS LIVE '25. The band has sold an estimated 75 million albums worldwide, thanks to hits such as Wonder Wall, Champagne Supernova And Do not look back in anger.

“'This is it, this is happening,'” Oasis wrote on X, formerly Twitter, Instagram and TikTok.
“Tickets go on sale this Saturday, August 31st (🇮🇪8am IST / 🇬🇧9am BST).
Dates:
Cardiff Principality Stadium – 4th/5th July
Manchester Heaton Park – 11/12/19/20 July
London Wembley Stadium – 25/26 July and 2/3 August
Edinburgh Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium – 8/9 August
Dublin Croke Park – 16th/17th August.”

Within 13 minutes, X's post had more than 2.3 million views. At the time of publication, it had over 8.8 million views and counting. On Instagram, her message had 15.8 million views and on TikTok, 197,000 views.

In the comments, fans shared their enthusiasm.

“2 million views and 100,000 likes in 10 minutes… The biggest band in the world is officially back,” wrote @StokeyyG2 on X.

“THE WORLD IS HEALED,” said @ellis_platten in a message with over 247,000 views.

“Coolcoolcoolcoolcoolcoolcoolcoolcool, no doubt, no doubt,” says the official Guinness World Records account.

“Are you already sweating at the thought of the tickets 😭,” added skin and body care brand Nivea Men via Instagram.

“DOESN’T FEEL REAL,” said British publisher The Manc, while fellow Instagrammer @tobydrummer_ chimed in: “Ticketmaster is on the verge of collapse.”

The official Oasis website was briefly unavailable on Tuesday morning, with users seeing an error message that read: “An error has occurred. Error 20 oasisinet.com. What happened? The proxy was unable to connect to the web server due to a TCP connection timeout.”

At the time of publication, the website has been restored. A message shared on their website reads: “Oasis today end years of feverish speculation with the confirmation of a long-awaited run of shows in the UK and Ireland, forming the national leg of their OASIS LIVE '25 world tour. Oasis will perform in Cardiff, Manchester, London, Edinburgh and Dublin in the summer of 2025. Their only shows in Europe next year will be one of the biggest live moments and most coveted tickets of the decade.”

They added: “Plans are underway to roll out OASIS LIVE '25 to other continents outside of Europe over the next year.”

A message from Oasis shared on their website and social media said: “The guns are silent. The stars are aligned. The great wait is over. Come and see it. It won't be televised.”

Tickets for the UK dates can be purchased via ticketmaster.co.uk, gigsandtours.com and seetickets.com. Tickets for Dublin are available via ticketmaster.ie.

Rumors of a reunion emerged over the weekend when a teaser appeared on Oasis' social media. “27.08.24,” read the message on Saturday, followed by “8am.”

At the Reading and Leeds Festival on Sunday, Liam Gallagher dedicated “Half the World Away” to Noel Gallagher and called his brother the “greatest songwriter”.

The moment seemingly marked a truce between the brothers, who have been separated for 15 years. Their tour announcement came just one day before the anniversary of their split on August 28, 2009, before they took the stage at the Rock En Seine festival in Paris.

At the time, Noel Gallagher released a statement. He said: “It is with some sadness and great relief that I have to tell you that I am leaving Oasis tonight. People can write and say what they want, but I simply could not work with Liam for another day.”

Months earlier, Noel Gallagher said of Liam Gallagher: “He is the angriest man you will ever meet.”

However, their arguments go back to the early 1990s, when Liam often changed Noel's song lyrics during their first US tour, for example.

Appearing on BBC Breakfast, Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham shared his excitement about Oasis’ announcement.

“This is the news we have all been waiting for. It promises to be a great day for Manchester,” Burnham said, according to the Daily Mail. “It would be the most Noel and Liam thing ever if one of them woke up this morning and said they'd changed their mind… That will be one of the biggest things we've experienced in recent times.”