It appears that this really is it.
Oasis, one of the biggest bands of the 1990s, with hits like “Wonderwall,” “Champagne Supernova” and “Don’t Look Back in Anger,” is holding its final tour this year.
Oasis first hinted at the tour in August, before letting the cat out of the bag that the get together after 15 years would be taking place, and includes shows in Toronto, Chicago, outside New York, Los Angeles and Mexico City.
But in an interview with Music Week, Oasis co-manager Alec McKinlay threw cold water on the idea that this might be the start of something more.
The band famously split in 2009 amid a public feud between members and brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher.
“This is very much the last time around, as Noel’s made clear in the press,” McKinlay told Music Week. “It’s a chance for fants who haven’t seen the band to see them, or at least for some of them to. But no, there’s no plan for any new music.”
Oasis exploded onto the scene with their hugely successful debut album “Definitely Maybe,” which sold more than 8 million copies worldwide.
But it was their second album in 1995, “(What’s the Story) Morning Glory?” — featuring “Wonderwall” — that truly cemented the band as megastars. The album was the band’s biggest commercial success and sold 347,000 copies in just its opening week, according to the band’s website.
It went on to sell 22 million copies.
The Oasis tour has 41 shows, all of them sold out, between July and November, according to Music Week.
“Probably the biggest and most pleasing surprise of the reunion announcement is how huge it was internationally,” McKinlay said. “We could have sold out half-a-dozen Rose Bowls in Pasadena and probably eight MetLife stadiums in New York in a day.”
Those that miss out on the tour will still be able to hear “Wonderwall” live at any open mic across the world.
