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The Gallagher Brothers: Liam and Noel, the Heart of Oasis

Liam and Noel Gallagher are the brothers behind Oasis: their partnership, the famous feud, the 15-year split and the reunion that made Live '27 happen.

By Ishtiaq Turi Updated Facts checked against official sources
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Liam and Noel Gallagher are the two brothers at the centre of Oasis, and their relationship is the real engine of the band’s story, the reason it conquered the nineties, the reason it split in 2009, and the reason Live ‘27 exists at all. Everything else about Oasis, from line-up changes to album cycles, orbits around the two of them.

The dynamic is a study in opposites: Noel, the elder, is the songwriter and guitarist who wrote the anthems; Liam, the younger, is the frontman whose voice and swagger gave them their edge. That tension produced the songs and the spectacle, but it also produced one of music’s most public feuds, a decade and a half of trading insults in interviews and online after Noel quit the band backstage at Rock en Seine in Paris in August 2009.

For fifteen years a reunion looked impossible, which is why the announcement of Live ‘25 and then Live ‘27 landed as a genuine cultural event rather than a routine tour. The brothers sharing a stage again is the show’s whole emotional core. For the full band that joins them, see the Live ‘27 lineup. To plan a night of the reunion itself, start with the tour dates.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do Liam and Noel Gallagher get along now?
They reconciled enough to reunite Oasis for Live '25 and Live '27 after fifteen years apart, which few fans ever expected. The relationship has always been volatile, but the tours are proof the brothers are working together again.
Why did the Gallagher brothers fall out?
Years of public arguments culminated backstage at Rock en Seine in Paris in August 2009, when Noel quit the band. The feud continued in interviews and on social media throughout the years apart.

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