{"id":463228,"date":"2026-05-01T12:55:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T12:55:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/463228\/"},"modified":"2026-05-01T12:55:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T12:55:10","slug":"liam-gallagher-insists-hes-on-the-wind-up-with-swede-and-manic-street-sweepers-says-he-never-said-the-manics-werent-sexy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/463228\/","title":{"rendered":"Liam Gallagher insists he’s “on the wind up” with “Swede and Manic Street Sweepers”, says he “never said the Manics weren’t sexy\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

Liam Gallagher<\/a> has told fans that he is \u201con the wind up\u201d with his recent comments about \u201cSwede and Manic Street Sweepers\u201d, after saying that they were \u201cshit\u201d, \u201clack swagger and style\u201d and \u201cdress like estate agents\u201d.<\/p>\n

His initial comments were made earlier this week, following news of Suede<\/a> and Manic Street Preachers <\/a>announcing co-headline UK arena tour<\/a> for 2026 \u2013 having already hit the road together in 1994, 2022<\/a> and 2024<\/a>.<\/p>\n

When asked by a fan what he thought of the news, the Oasis<\/a> icon got fans talking when he simply wrote \u201cFuck them\u201d, despite being friendly with the Manics over the years and touring with them multiple times.<\/p>\n

He was then urged by fans on X\/Twitter to expand on the comment, to which he replied that they were \u201cboth shit and lack attitude, swagger and style\u201d and also \u201cdress like estate agents\u201d.<\/a><\/p>\n

Now, Liam has told fans that he was simply \u201con the wind up\u201d, and told those fixated on his tweets to \u201crelax, go for a walk, bake a fucking cake, [or] go to the seaside\u201d.<\/p>\n

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I\u2019m on the wind up you lot need to relax go for a walk bake a fucking cake go to the seaside<\/p>\n

\u2014 Liam Gallagher (@liamgallagher) April 30, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

He also responded to a fan who defended Manics, writing: \u201cI never said they weren\u2019t SEXY\u201d, and also quipped that he wanted the two bands \u2013 who he playfully renamed \u201cSwede and manic street sweepers\u201d to open for Oasis if they embark on more tour dates in 2027.<\/p>\n

Although clarifying that he was just looking to have some fun by winding fans up with the comments, Gallagher also kept the quips coming, agreeing with one fans that the joke was \u201cvery funny\u201d, and joking that he was \u201cdevastated\u201d and jealous that Oasis don\u2019t have \u201cany best mates to do a joint tour with\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Swede and manic street sweepers<\/p>\n

\u2014 Liam Gallagher (@liamgallagher) April 30, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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I never said they weren\u2019t SEXY<\/p>\n

\u2014 Liam Gallagher (@liamgallagher) April 30, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

He also made one more lighthearted jab at the two bands, replying to a fan who said that she couldn\u2019t keep \u201cfighting with their fans anymore\u201d while defending his comments.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey can\u2019t have many,\u201d he wrote, suggesting that there are more Oasis fans than there are fans for Manics and Suede.<\/p>\n

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Coz it is<\/p>\n

\u2014 Liam Gallagher (@liamgallagher) April 30, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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DEVASTATED<\/p>\n

\u2014 Liam Gallagher (@liamgallagher) April 30, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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They can\u2019t have many<\/p>\n

\u2014 Liam Gallagher (@liamgallagher) April 30, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

When the comments about the two bands were first made by Liam earlier this week, some were surprised to see Manics in the line of fire, particularly because James Dean Bradfield<\/a> and co. have supported Oasis multiple times throughout their career.<\/p>\n

The band joined Liam and Noel at Oasis\u2019 first-ever stadium headlining shows in Manchester in 1996, as well as two huge shows at Balloch Castle Country Park, the iconic slots at Knebworth, and the US tour of 1996 that was infamously axed halfway through<\/a>.<\/p>\n

They had also spoken very fondly of Oasis over the years too, with bassist and lyricist Nicky Wire telling NME<\/a> in 2021 that the latter was \u201ca great tour\u201d \u2013 despite the feud with Liam and Mark Lanegan<\/a> \u2013 and adding last year in another NME interview that he saw them as \u201ca band that transcend their own time\u201d.<\/a><\/p>\n

Manics also praised the band on Radio X, describing \u2018Champagne Supernova\u2019 stars as being capable of making stadiums \u201cshake\u201d in a way they had never seen before.<\/p>\n

Before poking fun at them earlier this week, Liam also toyed with the idea of choosing Manic Street Preachers to join Oasis for their huge \u2018Live \u201825\u2019 comeback<\/a>, saying that he was stuck between inviting Manics or The Verve\u2019s Richard Ashcroft.<\/p>\n

As for Suede, Brett Anderson<\/a> and co. never toured with Oasis, but both bands were pivotal in the \u201890s Britpop scene \u2013 with Suede being praised as helping ignite the movement in the early \u201890s, and Oasis taking things to new heights when \u2018Definitely Maybe\u2019 dropped in 1994.<\/p>\n

Ahead of the Oasis comeback in 2025, Liam Gallagher<\/a> hit out at Suede after a fan asked if the band would be supporting<\/a> them. \u201cNot happening,\u201d he replied, adding that the group (and Anderson in particular) were \u201ctoo cocky\u201d.<\/p>\n

The comments seemed to stem from Anderson\u2019s past comments about Britpop<\/a>, where he described the \u201990s genre as a \u201claddish, distasteful, misogynistic, nationalistic cartoon\u201d<\/a> in 2019 and said he wanted to \u201cdistance Suede from that\u201d.<\/p>\n

He was also asked if he had once described Oasis as \u201cthe singing plumbers\u201d in the \u201990s, to which he responded: \u201cWell you know, I might have said that 25 years ago, but I\u2019m not going to try and justify things I said a long, long time ago.\u201d<\/p>\n

Liam would later hit back at the comments<\/a>, saying the comments about Britpop were \u201cnonsense\u201d and adding: \u201cI hear Burt out of Suede has said it was very laddish. See I disagree, I thought it was the opposite \u2013 I thought it was very BLOUSEY, which is why I distanced myself from it.\u201d<\/p>\n

He also said at the time that \u201cThe Verve pissed all over Suede\u201d, and wrote: \u201cIf it wasn\u2019t for Britpop you\u2019d never have heard of Suede. That\u2019s my problem a lot of those bands it helped.\u201d<\/p>\n

Anderson clarified his stance on Suede\u2019s history and place in the Britpop scene last year when speaking to NME about latest album \u2018Antidepressants\u2019,<\/a> saying that he was \u201creally proud\u201d of their work and doesn\u2019t think \u201cthere are any other band of our generation that are still making records as vital as the records we\u2019re making.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think there\u2019s any other band that look at making records as something other than a souvenir for a tour or something like that. I feel that we\u2019re still making exciting music, pushing our sound and not just stuck as a self-parody,\u201d he explained. \u201cI never wanted to be the kind of band that rests on their laurels.\u201d<\/p>\n

As for the legacy of being a pioneer of the Britpop movement, Anderson said: \u201cI\u2019m proud of the \u201890s stuff we did, but I don\u2019t think about it all the time. What I think about is this record and the next one.\u201d<\/p>\n

The joint tour with Manics and Suede kicks off in November and includes a slot at London\u2019s O2. Tickets are on sale now and you\u2019ll be able to buy yours here<\/a>.<\/p>\n