"What you saw was real"
By Laura Molloy 30th November 2025
Oasis, 2025. CREDIT: Big Brother Recordings
The keyboard player in Oasis‘ live band has shared details on life backstage at their reunion tour and the prospect of new dates in 2026.
- READ MORE: Oasis live in Cardiff opening night review: a supersonic reunion for a new generation
The Britpop icons announced the Live ’25 tour – their first live shows together in 16 years – back in August 2024. After kicking things off with huge UK dates, they took the shows across the rest of the world, and wrapped up the huge trek in São Paulo, Brazil, last Sunday (November 23), after playing 41 shows across 142 days.
AdvertisementNow, the tour’s keyboard player, Christian Madden, has shared his reflections on the colossal string of shows in a new post on his Substack.
Madden writes of his “humble perspective as the least famous person in the most famous band trotting the globe this year”, adding: “This was a year crammed with unforgettable experiences.”
He goes on to answer some of the most frequently asked questions about the band, specifically about Liam and Noel‘s relationship. “Did they really get on? Yes they did, it wasn’t over the top like, it was people being genuinely warm after forgiving each other and starting to tentatively move forward. What you saw was real,” he wrote.
“Which was the best show, which city had the best crowd? They were all brilliant, everyone was amazing etc. Every South American gig was amazing. But it was Buenos Aries, night two. That crowd had to wait an hour due to safety checks too, they really went off when their time came.”
Then, Madden goes on to address speculation that more gigs are coming in 2026. “I’ll get asked that a lot,” he writes. “Do you honestly think I know though? I’m a worker ant when all’s said and done.”
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Oasis fans at the ‘Live ’25’ tour. CREDIT: Press
Since the tour ended, Oasis‘ video director has revealed that the tour had been kept under wraps and in pre-production for 14 months, and the members have also confirmed that there will now be “a pause for a period of reflection” as fans anticipate their next move.
While no more live performances have been confirmed yet, Liam has hinted numerous times that the band will be making more announcements soon – including telling fans that “it’s not even half time yet.”
Rumours circulating about what these new announcements could be include a potential return to Knebworth, a homecoming residency at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, and further concerts at London’s Wembley Stadium.
AdvertisementWhat has been confirmed, however, is that a new film documenting Oasis’ return and comeback tour is also on the way, and is being produced by Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight.
In a glowing five-star review of the opening night of Live’ 25 in Cardiff, NME wrote: “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.”
