Liam and Noel Gallagher, once locked in one of British music's most bitter feuds, showed they are still on good terms as they boarded a water taxi together in Venice, Italy, on Friday, days ahead of an expected announcement of a second Oasis tour.
Liam, 53, and Noel, 59, are in the city for the Venice Film Festival ahead of the release of their documentary, Oasis: Don't Look Back In Anger, which follows the band's 2025 reunion tour.
Noel was joined in his water taxi by a mystery blonde woman. He split from Sara MacDonald in 2023, and in May he sparked romance rumours with marketing manager Nina Johnson, 28, after they stepped out together. That came two months after Noel, who has been married twice, split from his girlfriend Sally Mash in March following a two-year relationship. Noel wore a navy jacket and jeans for the outing, while Liam sported a khaki coat and waved to fans.
Second tour announcement
The Daily Mail revealed earlier this week that Oasis are just days away from announcing a second tour, following the success of their sold-out comeback shows last year.
The pair are expected to begin teasing the news soon, before formally unveiling the new dates next week, offering fresh hope to fans who missed out during the scramble for tickets when the reunion was first announced.
A source told the Daily Mail: "The new tour has been in the making for some time and now they're ready to get going with it. Unlike last time there's not such a panic about whether Liam and Noel will get on, there isn't the drama around it. It's just a case of them looking forward to getting on stage. Oasis-mania is coming back!"
From feud to reunion
Oasis had not performed together since their acrimonious split in 2009, when Noel walked out following a backstage row with Liam at the Rock en Seine festival in Paris. When the brothers finally announced their comeback in August 2024, demand was extraordinary. The original run of 14 shows across Britain and Ireland was repeatedly extended, with extra dates added amid what the band called "phenomenal" demand.
Ticket controversy
The scramble for tickets was not without controversy. Fans complained of spending hours in online queues before discovering that some standing tickets initially priced at £148.50 were later being sold for £355.20. The fiasco prompted an investigation by the Competition and Markets Authority, which raised concerns over how Ticketmaster had sold tickets for the tour.
Sell-out world tour
Any rows over ticket sales were soon eclipsed by the reception that greeted Noel and Liam when they walked on stage together at Cardiff's Principality Stadium in July last year, the first Oasis concert in almost 16 years. The tour ran from Cardiff to Manchester, Wembley Stadium, Edinburgh and Dublin, before heading to North America, Asia, Australia and South America. Every date on the band's UK Live '25 schedule sold out, including five nights at Manchester's Heaton Park and seven at Wembley.
Documentary trailer
News of the new tour follows the release of the official trailer for Oasis's Disney documentary, Oasis: Don't Look Back In Anger, which is set for release in cinemas worldwide on September 11. The film, from Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight, charts the band's Oasis Live '25 reunion tour, and advance tickets are already available on Fandango.
In the trailer, Noel admits: "I just don't see myself on stage with Liam. I don't really want to go back with the tension, will it fall apart again?" He later adds: "The songs are one thing, but I'd forgotten what he [Liam] means to people. I certainly wasn't prepared for the intense outpouring… a sense of what it meant to people." As the brothers are shown walking on stage hand in hand, Liam says: "We have got a chance to change the narrative of the band."
The documentary includes Liam and Noel's first joint interview in over 20 years and is also due for release on Hulu and Disney+ in the United States later this year.
The 2009 split
Liam and Noel's tumultuous relationship famously saw Oasis break up 17 years ago after backstage bust-ups, walk-outs and numerous booze-fuelled arguments. After years of bickering since the band shot to stardom in the 1990s, a dressing room feud in Paris tore Oasis apart in 2009.
Noel said at the time: "It's with some sadness and great relief to tell you that I quit Oasis tonight. People will write and say what they like, but I simply could not go on working with Liam a day longer." In a further statement days later, titled Tales From The Middle Of Nowhere, he added: "I feel you have the right to know that the level of verbal and violent intimidation towards me, my family, friends and comrades has become intolerable. And the lack of support and understanding from my management and band mates has left me with no other option than to get me cape and seek pastures new."
In the years that followed, a bitter feud saw the brothers trade insults in interviews and on social media, making their 2024 reunion one of the most remarkable comebacks in British music history.
