{"id":44700,"date":"2025-07-07T00:52:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T00:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/44700\/"},"modified":"2025-07-07T00:52:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T00:52:09","slug":"noel-gallagher-says-bonehead-is-responsible-for-oasis-reunion-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/44700\/","title":{"rendered":"Noel Gallagher says Bonehead is responsible for Oasis reunion tour"},"content":{"rendered":"

Noel Gallagher<\/a> has revealed that Paul \u201cBonehead\u201d Arthurs is the one responsible for the current Oasis<\/a> reunion tour.<\/p>\n

The Britpop icons ended a 16-year absence and made a triumphant return to the stage<\/a> on Friday night (July 4) at Cardiff\u2019s Principality Stadium in front of over 70,000 fans.<\/p>\n

It was in the second show at the same venue on Saturday night that guitarist and songwriter Noel told the crowd that the true reason that the Gallagher brothers were able to bury the hatchet and get back together was one of their mutual bandmates.<\/p>\n

While introducing the rest of the band between songs, Noel referred to Bonehead, saying: \u201cOn guitar, if it wasn\u2019t for him, none of this would have happened.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Back in March, NME revealed that Paul \u201cBonehead\u201d Arthurs would be part of the Oasis reunion<\/a>, alongside Gem Archer, Andy Bell and Joey Waronker. Arthurs played with the band on their first three albums, before departing in 1999 during the recording of \u2018Standing On The Shoulder Of Giants\u2019. He also played regularly with Liam Gallagher<\/a>\u2019s solo band in recent years.<\/p>\n

Opening the second Cardiff show, Noel and Liam walked on stage hand in hand, as they had done the previous night, before bowing to each other. They then took their positions on opposite sides of the stage and launched into the opener \u2018Hello\u2019. Check out the moment, the setlist from night two, and some fan reactions, here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

On night one, both\u00a0brothers took turns poking fun at Ticketmaster\u2019s dynamic ticket pricing system<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 something they\u2019ve\u00a0publicly denied knowing anything about<\/a>. The opening gig\u00a0also included a tribute to late Liverpool star Diogo Jota<\/a>\u00a0during a performance of \u2018Live Forever\u2019. Jota\u00a0was killed in a car crash on Thursday (July 03) at just 28 years old<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

NME\u00a0gave the historic night one gig five stars<\/a>,\u00a0in a review that read<\/a>: \u201cAfter a \u201890s heyday and an often maligned post-millennium era, this is Oasis redesigned for the 21st Century. Playing before a pop-art-meets-psychedelia visual spectacular that never distracts but will look sick on a phone, they seem the quintessential stadium band playing the greatest hits of greatest hits.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fans have also shared their takes<\/a>, with one deeming it \u201cbetter than Jesus\u2019 return!\u201d and another adding that the brothers\u2019 reunion is \u201cthe most beautiful thing I\u2019ve ever seen\u201d and \u201cthe moment we were all waiting for\u201d.<\/p>\n

Oasis next play five homecoming shows at Manchester\u2019s Heaton Park, with\u00a0seven nights at London\u2019s Wembley Stadium<\/a> to come, as well as stops in Edinburgh and Dublin. Later on the\u00a0Oasis Live \u201925\u00a0trek, they\u2019ll head to\u00a0North America<\/a>,\u00a0South America<\/a>,\u00a0Australia<\/a>,\u00a0South Korea and Japan<\/a>.<\/p>\n