Both O’Brien and Brown both grew up in Bradford, near the Gallaghers’ hometown around Manchester. To them, Oasis are “central to how we are,” O’Brien says. The Gallaghers were “working class lads” who “had fuck-all growing up,” Brown says. “I think that’s why we’re drawn to them. “Very relatable,” O’Brien nods. “I’ve waited 20 years for this gig.”

The show was the first of the Live ‘25 tour, which will run for 41 dates - 19 of which are in the U.K. and Ireland. The group will perform Saturday night (July 5) in Cardiff before heading to Manchester, London, Edinburgh and Dublin; the tour will then run through North America, Asia and Australia and conclude in São Paolo, Brazil, on Nov. 23.

LONDON — Oasis is due to take to the stage in Cardiff, Wales on Friday, kicking off a hotly, and somewhat anxiously, anticipated reunion tour. The return of the Britpop-era rockers after a 16-year hiatus is a major moment for fans. Will it be a storming success? Definitely maybe.