It’s been hailed as a thank you to the band on behalf of their fans
More Oasis street art has been unveiled in the part of Manchester where the Gallagher brothers grew up in(Image: Kenny Brown | Manchester Evening News)
A stunning mural dedicated to Oasis has been completed in a special Manchester location that holds close significance to the band.
At the weekend, street artist Pic.One.Art began working on a new design paying homage to Liam and Noel Gallagher on the wall outside the Sifters record shop on Fog Lane in Burnage.
Last year, the exact same wall had already featured a depiction of Oasis to coincide with Liam’s shows at Co-op Live, recognising the band’s debut album Definitely Maybe. The shows came before the band announced their 2025 reunion tour – marking their first time on stage together in 16 years.
Pic.One.Art’s latest creation is based on images of the brothers taken in the 90s by photographer Jill Furmanovsky and has been installed to recognise the 30-year anniversary of Oasis’ second album, (What’s the Story) Morning Glory?, which featured the songs Roll With It, Wonderwall, Champagne Supernova and Don’t Look Back in Anger.
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The art features on the wall of the Sifters record store, which was immortalised forever in Oasis’ track Shakermaker(Image: Kenny Brown | Manchester Evening News)
The Burnage vinyl shop was featured in the lyrics for Shakermaker, which appeared on Oasis’ debut album. In the track, Liam sings: “Mister Sifter sold me songs when I was just sixteen, now he stops at traffic lights but only when they’re green.”
Speaking to the M.E.N. last year, owner Pete Howard said the shop was often visited by diehard Oasis fans with some having travelled as far as the likes of South Korea and Japan to see the Gallagher’s childhood location in real life.
Discussing the impact of the song on his business, Pete said: “I became like a celeb. I was signing autographs and doing selfies in here and have been for the last 30 years.”
Street artist Pic.One.Art, who has recently also completed a design based on Steve Coogan’s character Alan Partridge, said he worked closely with the shop and the original photographer to make the mural a reality.
The new artwork sits alongside last year’s Definitely Maybe mural(Image: Kenny Brown | Manchester Evening News)
“I approached Mr Sifter about extending the previous mural and he was more than happy with the idea,” the artist explains to the Manchester Evening News. “I also contacted legendary music photographer, Jill Furmanovsky, to see if she would be open to lending me her incredible work.
“We talked about ideas of what image to base the mural on and decided a shot from the Wonderwall music video shoot would be a very fitting subject matter for multiple reasons.”
Pic.One.Art, who created the original Definitely Maybe mural, said he is ‘really proud’ of the finished result and hopes it will add to the experience for Oasis fans visiting the shop.
“I wanted to push myself further on this one to get more depth, detail and realism to the best of my ability,” he explained.
The mural of Liam and Noel is inspired by original photographs taken by Jill Furmanovsky(Image: Kenny Brown | Manchester Evening News)
“I’m really happy and proud with the way the mural has turned out and I hope it can bring joy to the community and people who visit Burnage.”
Asked about the significance of Oasis’ second album and how they have impacted music around the world, the artist added: “Their second album had such a gigantic impact in British music, as did, Definitely Maybe.
“The mural commemorates the 30th anniversary, but I also wanted to complete the mural as a thank you on behalf of the fans for the happiness they have brought the people of Burnage, Manchester, and beyond, for their music and their incredible reunion tour.”
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