Oasis make last minute tour changes for this week as it's 'such a new line-up'

Oasis are heading into ‘extra time’ in Cardiff’s Principality stadium - by holding rehearsals this week at the venue.

Some bands would only soundcheck on the day of gigs, but with this being such a huge comeback show when they have not played together for over a decade, Noel and Liam Gallagher are leaving nothing to chance. The band, which also includes new drummer Joey Waronker and guitarists Andy Bell, Gem Archer and Paul ‘Bonehead’ Arthurs, have lined up rehearsals this week in the rugby and football stadium to make sure they sound their best right from the start of the tour.

A source close to the band told the Mirror: “With a new line up and it being such a huge first show, the boys will do some songs inside the venue too.

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“Some tours would start with a smaller show or take a week or two to get into the groove again. But there is no time for that and also Liam and Noel want every night to be massive.

“This is such a huge comeback show and they are taking it very seriously. It all points to it being an incredible comeback tour.”

Liam Gallagher confirmed the band will walk on stage in Cardiff for the first night’s show at 8.15pmon Friday night. He posted on X about the start time adding “don’t be late or we’ll start without you and you don’t want that now”.

He later removed the post but the timing has been confirmed to the Mirror with support act Cast on at 6pm and Richard Ashcroft playing at 7pm. The band have also lined up DJs for anyone going into the stadium early, as the gates open at 5pm.

The band are expected to play a set of around two hours for the 74,500 fans.

Noel told TalkSportlast week he has the weekend off but that in rehearsals last week the band were sounding “huge”.

On X, formerly twitter, Liam was asked on Friday if the roof of the stadium would be open or closed for the gigs. Liam replied: “It’ll be coming off either way.”

As well as Cardiff there will also be dates in Manchester, London, Edinburgh and Dublin as part of the tour. New merchandise by the band made with Adidas has been a huge hit with some items selling out.

Noel, 57, quit the Manchester rock group on August 28 2009, saying he "simply could not go on working with Liam a day longer", and the brothers had made negative comments about each other for more than a decade.

That all changed with the announcement of the tour in August last year. The pair posed for several photos together confirming the band's long-awaited reunion on Tuesday, saying: "The great wait is over."

In April, Live Forever by Oasis was crowned the best British song of all time in a new poll ahead of the band’s highly-anticipated reunion tour this summer.

The Manchester band led by Noel and Liam Gallagher had an incredible 16 tracks in the top 100 results by Radio X. As well as Live Forever, ‘Don’t Look Back In Anger,’ ‘Slide Away’ and ‘Champagne Supernova’ also made the top 10. It was Radio X’s 10th annual Best Of British with B&Q poll.

The new live shows will also feature special guests Richard Ashcroft and Cast, who are friends with the band.

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