{"id":357792,"date":"2025-08-19T21:54:13","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T21:54:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/357792\/"},"modified":"2025-08-19T21:54:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T21:54:13","slug":"hes-smashing-it-im-proud-of-him-noel-gallagher-gushes-about-brother-liam-amid-oasis-reunion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/357792\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;He&#8217;s smashing it&#8230; I&#8217;m proud of him&#8221;: Noel Gallagher gushes about brother Liam amid Oasis reunion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s great being back in a band with Liam. I forgot how funny he was.&#8221;<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1755640452_923_0_DBR_MEN_260725Oasis_05.jpg\" alt=\"Liam and Noel Gallagher ahead of Wembley Stadium gigs\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Liam and Noel Gallagher ahead of Wembley Stadium gigs(Image: Lewis Evans\/Big Brother Recordings)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Noel Gallagher gushed about his brother Liam saying he was &#8216;smashing it&#8217; and &#8216;proud of him&#8217; amid their huge Oasis reunion tour.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The Mancunian brothers joined forces once again in a series of live shows since their 2009 split, taking the Live &#8217;25 Tour on the road for major shows across the UK and the globe.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">After a run of homecoming gigs in Manchester\u2019s <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/heaton-park\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Heaton Park<\/a>, the group, fronted by the Gallagher brothers, are now gearing up to take their performances overseas to the likes of Canada, North America, South America and Australia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Never miss a story with the MEN&#8217;s daily Catch Up newsletter &#8211; get it in your inbox by signing up <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/newsletter-preference-centre\/?view=Solus&amp;mailingListId=b8052254-66af-41f3-9dae-7bbb0e3391c6&amp;utm_source=solusarticle\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"hereLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">In an <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/football\/3487497\/noel-gallagher-opens-up-liam-relationship-oasis-comeback-tour\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">interview with TalkSport<\/a>, Noel, 58, discussed being back on the road with brother Liam and said the pair were &#8216;completely blown away&#8217; by the response from fans, with the tour poised to be one of the highest-grossing in music history.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">He comically admitted to &#8216;being a bit shaky&#8217; during the chat on Tuesday (August 19) after returning home from two sell-out nights in Dublin&#8217;s Croke Park.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;[I&#8217;m] on top of the world, it couldn&#8217;t be any better,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">When asked about his time back on stage with brother Liam, he said: &#8220;It&#8217;s great just to be back with Bonehead and Liam and just be doing it again.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0_Oasis-Attends-Che-Tempo-Che-Fa-Italian-TV-Show.jpg\" alt=\"Noel and Liam Gallagher on stage in 2008\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Noel and Liam Gallagher on stage in 2008(Image: Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;I guess when it&#8217;s all said and done, we&#8217;ll sit and reflect on it, but it&#8217;s great being back in a band with Liam. I forgot how funny he was.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">After a quip that Liam&#8217;s vocal was now &#8216;AI&#8217;, he added: &#8220;Liam&#8217;s smashing it and I&#8217;m proud of him. Having been fronting a band for 16 years, I know how difficult that is and I couldn&#8217;t do the stadium thing like he does it. It&#8217;s not in my nature.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;But I&#8217;ve got to say, I look at him and think &#8216;good for you mate&#8217;. You know, he&#8217;s been amazing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Responding to the success of the tour, which included five sell-out nights at Manchester&#8217;s Heaton Park and further gigs at Wembley, Noel admitted he was &#8216;completely blown away&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;Everyone is,&#8221; he said. &#8220;It&#8217;s difficult to put it into words actually. Every night is the crowd&#8217;s first night, so every one&#8217;s got that kind of same energy to it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Join our Oasis WhatsApp group <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/CIVlg0PdYKZ4CsPkkd7ADQ\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"HERELink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;It&#8217;s been truly amazing, I&#8217;m not usually short for words, but I can&#8217;t really articulate it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Discussing the moment before taking to the stage on the first night of the tour, in Cardiff on July 4, Noel added: &#8220;We aren&#8217;t really a band who have huddles before we go on. For me personally, I grossly underestimated what I was getting into.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1755640453_38_0_Oasis-reunion.jpg\" alt=\"The crowd waits for Oasis to take to the stage at the Principality Stadium, Cardiff\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>The crowd waits for Oasis to take to the stage at the Principality Stadium, Cardiff(Image: PA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;After about five minutes, I was like &#8216;can we just go back to the dressing room and start this again.&#8217; My legs turned to jelly about halfway through the second song and I could have done with going back and taking a minute.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">During the interview on Tuesday, Noel also revealed that the venue he was most excited to play ahead of the upcoming gigs was the River Plate&#8217;s Stadium in Argentina.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">He explained: &#8220;It\u2019s the second last show and we\u2019ve played there a couple of times. The Argentinians are without doubt in the top five places for us to play in the world and it\u2019s the furthest away from Ireland and Manchester.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">\u201cBut yeah, everybody is looking forward to River Plate because it\u2019s a special, special, special place for us.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#8220;It&#8217;s great being back in a band with Liam. 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