{"id":3705,"date":"2025-04-06T11:58:16","date_gmt":"2025-04-06T11:58:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/3705\/"},"modified":"2025-04-06T11:58:16","modified_gmt":"2025-04-06T11:58:16","slug":"original-drummer-tony-mccarroll-shares-message-to-oasis-ahead-of-reunion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/3705\/","title":{"rendered":"Original drummer Tony McCarroll shares message to Oasis ahead of reunion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tony McCarroll, the former drummer of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/oasis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oasis<\/a>, has shared his message to the band ahead of their highly-anticipated reunion tour this year.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-content-read-more\">\n<li><b>Read More: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/who-was-oasis-first-drummer-3788214\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Who was Oasis\u2019 first drummer?\u00a0<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>McCarroll was one of several founders of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/oasis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oasis<\/a> in 1991, performing on debut album \u2018Definitely Maybe\u2019 and singles \u2018Whatever\u2019 and \u2018Some Might Say\u2019 before his departure in 1995. He was sacked from the band and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/oasis-1172-1393773\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">later sued them for royalties<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier today (April 4), McCarroll shared his letter to the band on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DIBHSjZNSa5\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a> accompanied with a older picture of himself. \u201cAlmost a lifetime ago, a few Burnage lads got together and created something special,\u201d he wrote. \u201cSomething that time can\u2019t out date, the start of a wave that\u2019s evidently still rolling with the last real band before the world changed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOasis captured the time and minds of the people; we were the same as them, and they felt it. The connection,\u201d he continued, adding that, over the last two years, he\u2019s noted more young people attending Q&amp;A events of his.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe circle has started again lads. A new generation ready to start a journey of listening,\u201d he stated. \u201cActually, I\u2019m a bit jealous of that blank canvas they\u2019re about to start on.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DIBHSjZNSa5\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cLads, the world is excited to see this, it\u2019s all people are talking about. The time \u2018feels\u2019 right, I can\u2019t wait to see how it all goes down,\u201d he expressed. \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/liam-gallagher\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Liam<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/noel-gallagher\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Noel<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/bonehead\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bone<\/a>, Gem\u2026.<br \/>(I better stop there as I\u2019m not sure who else) Good luck with everything, and don\u2019t forget to stop and take it in! If the drummer fancies a stage partner for Supersonic at Heaton Park, give us a buzz ;)\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat we started back in The Boardwalk days, has become this,\u201d he added. \u201cBe proud. I fuckin am! Enjoy it\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Drummer<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/alan-white-teases-joining-oasis-reunion-line-up-3789548\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Alan White got fans talking last year after he posted an image of his drum kit<\/a> with a swirling Union Jack design, while<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/former-oasis-drummer-tony-mccarroll-opens-up-about-reunion-tour-3789516\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> McCarroll said that the band \u201chadn\u2019t reached out yet<\/a> and to be honest I\u2019m not holding my breath\u201d following their public legal battle.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3788588\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/tony-mccarroll-oasis.jpg\" alt=\"Tony McCarroll Oasis\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1270\"  \/>Tony McCarroll CREDIT: Des Willie\/Redferns<\/p>\n<p>In March, ahead of the tour, which kicks off on July 4 in Cardiff, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/oasis-line-up-band-reunion-tour-members-2025-3845348\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sources close to the band told\u00a0NME\u00a0that the band\u2019s line-up<\/a>\u00a0will include\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/andy-bell\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Andy Bell<\/a>, Gem Archer, Paul \u2018Bonehead\u2019 Arthurs and Joey Waronker, alongside Noel\u00a0and\u00a0Liam Gallagher.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/noel-gallagher-breaks-silence-on-oasis-ticket-chaos-reveals-favourite-songs-3850608\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Noel broke his silence on the controversy surrounding tickets when they went on sale last August<\/a>. \u201cI thought it\u2019d be a big deal, but I was a bit taken aback by just how much of a big deal it was,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Ticket sales drew further ire from fans when it was found tickets<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/oasis-fans-react-to-ticketmasters-dynamic-pricing-3789361\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> were listed for hugely inflated prices due to \u201cdynamic\u201d pricing<\/a> (an automatic surge increase due to demand). Both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/oasis-reunion-tour-cma-launches-official-government-enquiry-into-dynamic-surge-ticket-pricing-3790957\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the CMA<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/the-european-commission-reportedly-investigating-dynamic-pricing-amid-oasis-tickets-controversy-3790240\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the European Commission<\/a> are investigating the issue.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/oasis-reunion-tour-band-say-they-at-no-time-had-any-awareness-that-dynamic-pricing-was-going-to-be-used-3790679\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">In response, Oasis said that they \u201cat no time had any awareness<\/a>\u00a0that dynamic pricing was going to be used\u201d in the sale, claiming that \u201cprior meetings between promoters, Ticketmaster and the band\u2019s management resulted in a positive ticket sale strategy, which would be a fair experience for fans, including dynamic ticketing to help keep general ticket prices down as well as reduce touting, the execution of the plan failed to meet expectations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/oasis-wembley-stadium-extra-reunion-dates-tickets-invite-only-no-surge-pricing-3790552\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The band later announced \u201ca small step towards making amends for the situation\u201d with \u201ca special invitation-only ballot ticket sale strategy\u201d<\/a> for two additional Wembley gigs on September 27 and 28.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Some Might Say\u2019, which was the final song McCarroll recorded with Oasis, is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/oasis-to-re-release-some-might-say-on-vinyl-to-mark-30th-anniversary-3852002\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">set to be reissued on vinyl later this month to mark its 30th anniversary<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/heres-what-oasis-played-at-their-their-last-show-together-before-they-split-3787774\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fans have also been revisiting the group\u2019s final setlist from 2009<\/a> to get an idea of what they might play this July. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/features\/opinion\/oasis-2025-reunion-dream-setlist-3788142\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">See NME\u2019s dream setlist for the forthcoming massive gigs here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tony McCarroll, the former drummer of Oasis, has shared his message to the band ahead of their highly-anticipated&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3706,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[480,77,453,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-3705","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"tag-britpop","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-rock","11":"tag-uk","12":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114290904431129321","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3705","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3705"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3705\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3706"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3705"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3705"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3705"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}