Oasis mania Lives Forever! A look back at nostalgic photos from the band’s glory days as the Gallagher brothers finally reunite

Fans have been waiting since 2009 to hear Oasis play live again and now, the Gallaghers finally reunite for a triumphant return.

After 15 years of bitter sibling squabbling, Liam and Noel Gallagher are back with the Oasis Live ’25 Tour, which kicks off tonight in Cardiff, in a move that’s sent shockwaves through the music world. 

Fans lucky enough to snag a ticket for the opening night are bracing for an emotional return, with more than 70,000 expected to fill the Principality Stadium. 

The tour set list will be wall-to-wall anthems, from Supersonic and Don’t Look Back in Anger to Champagne Supernova and Live Forever.

From Definitely Maybe to (What’s The Story) Morning Glory?, Oasis defined the soundtrack of the 90s, and now, they’re ready to do it all again. 

The bands return has sparked a tidal wave of nostalgia from fans, and to mark the moment, a treasure trove of retro photos of the band from the 1990s has resurfaced.

Grainy snaps show Liam and Noel in their heyday with their famous oversized parkas, bucket hats and cult round Lennon shades. 

Double denim, Adidas tracksuits, and Liam’s beloved Union Jack guitar dominate the throwback gallery, transporting fans straight back to 1995. 

From sweaty pub gigs, sold-out stadiums to swooning fans the snaps capture every glorious, chaotic moment. 

Britain was gripped by a fever which was dubbed ‘Oasis Mania’ and fans went wild to catch a glimpse of their musical heroes.  

One image captures the true essence of Oasis mania in the 90’s as fans cheer on their idols during the 1996 Knebworth concert. 

While another showed excited teenage girls with their copy of Be Here Now in 1999, as fans all over Britain queued to get their copy of the eagerly awaited album. 

The band didn’t just create great music, they started a fashion trend which fans embraced wholeheartedly throughout the 90’s and early noughties. 

Music lovers can be seen draped in parka jackets, bucket hats, sunglasses and oversized Oasis T-shirts, embracing the bands grunge style. 

A vintage shot of Noel casually smoking a cigarette while signing autographs perfectly captures his effortlessly cool, rock-star aura.

Snaps of Liam and Noel’s many love interests have also emerged which supermodels, fans and short term girlfriends seen swooning over the brothers. 

A wholesome image of Patsy Kensit, who married Liam in 1997, kissing Liam on the neck in 1996, also emerged. 

Patsy was 29 and Liam 25 when they married,  and they soon welcomed the first Gallagher grandchild, Lennon, in 1999.

However love quickly turned volatile, with Patsy later admitting she ‘cried every day’ during their three-year marriage. 

Liam’s rockstar lifestyle sparked cheating rumours and a confirmed affair -leading Patsy to say, ‘I knew exactly what was going on behind my back’.

Another throwback shows Noel and his then wife Meg Mathews with models Kate Moss and Lisa Walker swooning over him. 

At the time, Meg was a prominent music PR exec and a key figure in the 90s Primrose Hill set.

They tied the knot on June 5, 1997, in a secret Las Vegas ceremony with an Elvis impersonator officiating. 

However divorce papers were filed in December 2000 citing Noel’s adulterous behaviour as one of the grounds.

From fans who queued for physical tickets to gigs in the 1990s before the internet dominated sales, to those who were lucky enough to be in the 250,000-strong crowd at Knebworth for the band’s epic gig, people are sharing their favourite memories of Oasis at the height of the Britpop era – as they look to recreate the magic.

One such fan is Katy Georgiou, who was 12 years old when she fell in love with Oasis. 

Now 41 and working as a psychotherapist and counsellor in London, she spoke to Femail about what Oasis has meant to her throughout her life, and how fans have sought comfort, solace and a sense of belonging from the band’s music over the years.

‘I became a fan in the 90s when I was 12. They’ve been with me all along,’ she said.

‘I can certainly speak for other fans in saying that they’ve been with us, almost in the background, as a comfort.’

Katy, who uses music to guide her approach to therapy and is the host of the Sound Affects Podcast: Music and Mental Health added the band is part of the ‘infrastructure in [the fans’] psyche’.

She explained: ‘They give a lot of joy and comfort through good and bad times.’

As a therapist, she revealed she has noticed the impact Oasis’s music can have on people in an emotional way.

As a teen and in her early 20s, Katy met most members of the band at some point, including Noel and Liam.

Although the once-warring pair are often reported to be somewhat brash, Katy’s experience with them was nothing like how they have previously been portrayed.

‘They say don’t meet your heroes, but I’m so glad I did,’ she said.

‘Noel and Liam were the perfect people to meet. Kind and generous, very friendly and caring actually.’

She added: ‘I was very young and I remember a sense of respect they were giving me as a fan.’

While Oasis naysayers often criticise the band’s lyrics (which were largely written by Noel), Katy disagreed that the songs lacked meaning.

‘Noel’s lyrics, they get a lot of flack from people but actually it’s quite a skill to take universal themes and make them personal,’ she argued.

She also suggested that the lyrics have ‘great therapeutic effects’.

‘It’s very easy to dismiss but actually, at the heart of Oasis, the feeling they gave of belonging and inclusivity was important.’

As the band reunites for a 2025 tour, Katy said the return ‘means so much’ to fans.

‘Whether you wanted the reunion or not, the reality is it sparks a moment of joy.

‘The world is a horrible place at the moment… for so many people this gave them a sense of excitement.’

Elsewhere, Paul Homer, 45, originally from Blackpool but now living in Leeds, has reminisced on his ‘raucous nights’ at Oasis gigs, the first of which he attended at the age of 15 in 1994.

One of his strongest memories of seeing the band was at the Empress Ballroom in Blackpool on the day (What’s the Story) Morning Glory was released on October 2, 1995. It was the first of eight times he saw the Britpop legends live.

‘They were raucous nights,’ he told FEMAIL. ‘Everyone was pretty drunk and enjoying themselves. And no phones!

‘That first gig in 1995 was £17.50 face value. Crazy prices considering [what you pay] now!’

Ahead of tickets being released on Saturday, Paul revealed he’ll absolutely be in the queue, hoping to bag seats to another gig at Wembley Stadium.

‘It means a lot that they’re at it again,’ he said.

Gill, 66, from Lincolnshire, joined Oasis on the Be Here Now tour in 1997 when she was 38 years old.

Working as a camera operator at the time, she spent time travelling around Europe with the band.

‘I don’t think I’d quite understood how big they were, but it quickly became clear when I saw the crowds,’ she told FEMAIL.

‘I remember feeling I was doing something ‘big’ when I noticed masses of fans when we arrived at the venues (in Scandinavia which was the ‘leg’ I was on) and we were only the crew! Oasis hadn’t even arrived.

‘But in many ways, it was just another job and we all got on with what we had to do. It was also quite an unusual start to the show for one crew member to run on stage starkers to get the audience revved up.’

Although Gill won’t be in the ticker queue this time around, she says it’s ‘great that they are back’ and wishes she ‘could be part of the magic’ of touring with them again.

She has fondly hung onto her backstage lanyard which was an ‘access all areas’ pass for the tour – branded with the Oasis logo and signature Britpop colours.

‘I so miss it,’ she said.

I won’t be buying tickets for them this time round, though I think it’s great they are back. Why not! I only wish I could be part of the magic again. I so miss it.

In particular, fans are reminiscing over some of Oasis’s most iconic moments – including their epic performance at Knebworth in 1996 when 250,000 fans descended on the estate in Hertfordshire to see the band at the height of the Britpop era.

One fan who was in the crowd is Fabrizio Chiorando, from Manchester, who travelled down south for the day to the gig, before making the arduous trek back that night.

‘We bought two t-shirts with a fake £20 note,’ he recalled.

‘The Charlatans were also on that day – they were brilliant. They got helicoptered in after Rob Collins had previously, very recently, died and was replaced by Martin Duffy. I think the Prodigy were on, and then Oasis, who were superb.’

He added: ‘Then we drove home and got a speeding ticket on the way.’

Fabrizio has fond memories of buying Definitely, Maybe when he was 17 years old and listening to it in the car ‘all the time’.

Fabrizio is even in possession of an Oasis demo tape which he acquired through his own musical leanings.

‘I was in a band, The Downclouds, with my friends Stan and Lee, and our keyboardist Ollie joined the band Bonehead created after he was in Oasis – he gave me the tape. Our drummer Leon is now in Status Quo,’ he explained.

It was Definitely, Maybe alongside The Stone Roses who inspired us and other people across the country to get into music and start a band.’

As a fan for decades, the father-of-three says he has ‘seen’ and ‘enjoyed’ Oasis the first time around – but unlike some older fans of the band, he’s happy for the next generation to have their chance to catch the Britpop legends.

‘My boy Sam, 21, and his mates are over the moon – it’s better that those guys who have never seen Oasis get to do so. I squeezed the pips of the 90s – it’s time for the new generation to have a go,’ he said.

As the younger generation finally have their time to see Oasis, Sam is desperate to experience what his father did in the 90s.

He said: ‘Me and my mates have been waiting years for this. God knows if we will get tickets, but we will be trying.’

Elsewhere, fans have taken to X to share their memories of Oasis back in the day.

Lily Moayeri remembered meeting Noel Gallagher in 1992 when he was a roadie, before Oasis formed and hit their heyday.

Meanwhile Paul Hawkins joked that he ended up covered in beer and with hair dye from his wig in his eyes when Oasis performed at his student bar at Hertfordshire University in 1999.

And Steve Brown, who saw Oasis at Heaton Park in 2009 on their farewell tour, shared a snap of himself with his ticket at the time, which he has no doubt kept today.